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@irajoyce

Hi I am Joyce. I suffer from a neurological itch that effects my entire back and eyebrows. Wakes me up and keeps me awake. Scratching sometimes helps for a short period. Losing confidence that I will find help. Thanks for being there

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Hi @irajoyce, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I always have an itch that effects my back but I'm not sure mine is neurological. I think @artscaping may have some thoughts for you as she has posted about neurological itching. There is also a discussion that Chris started that you may be interested in viewing here:

- What do you do for Neuropathy itch?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-do-you-do-for-neuropathy-itch/

I'm sure it must be awful if it wakes you up and keeps you awake. Have you discussed the itch with a doctor or skin specialist?

Hi Joyce, I also had the problem, but know permanently gone. Read through my past posts and you will find the details. Good luck, and never give up!

Good evening "@irajoyce". Welcome to Connect. You mention something I have never encountered: eyebrows that itch. You state that you are losing confidence that you will be able to find help. Would you be able to tell me what you have tried? The neurological itch falls into the same category as neuropathy itself which has no cure. Most folks find that hard to accept. How could there not be a magic pill, a new machine, a better exercise that would end your search for tolerance and freedom from pain. There just isn't a cure right now.

The Itch, as I call it can has brought me to my knees......crying in agony. I have been to a dermatologist and she has been able to try a few things that help a little with the irritation of itching or the intolerable pain that can accompany it.

Will you take a few moments to send me a little more about your itch suffering and your attempts to ameliorate it? Do you stick to a regimen? I can then review what else might be worth looking at and introduce you to some other folks who are coping as well as they can.

May you be safe and protected.
Chris