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Pins and needles during exercise?
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I know you said you eat clean, but does your husband drink coffee, caffeinated sodas or take supplements with caffeine? The reason I ask is because the exact thing used to happen to me while running or exercising hard. I would sweat, then break out in hives all over my body and they itched like crazy!!! Just as you thought, I also thought it was because of sweat toxins making contact with my skin.
However, no matter how clean I ate and how many cleanses I did it still happened. So then I decided no more caffeine. Which made me very sad because I loved drinking Diet Coke. But I stopped and have never had that problem again.
Just a thought, as different things work for different people because all our bodies are different. So if he does have caffeine he should give it a try to see if that helps.
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I have the same problem for a while now though somehow it doesn't happened in summer! My local dermatologist describs these pills -in the pic down- for a month and surprisingly it worked! YAY, not for too long tho it actually screwed my immune system really badly, I got really sick from influenza. Also the antihistamines made palpitation especially in bed time... I guess this condition has something to do with dry skin and weird immune system respond to the sweat!! Any way am trying to embrace for what it worth
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Hi, and welcome to Mayo Connect. What you (and @stevenson ) experienced, hives when starting to sweat, is a new one on me. Good you were able to attribute it to an allergic reaction to caffeine. Since you posted this in the neuropathy section I am wondering if you or your husband suffer from that? I am caregiver to my wife who is greatly debilitated from it. If you want to share what your symptoms are I am all ears. I have learned a great deal by listening to everyone here who is suffering from PN. My wife counts on me to be the family researcher. I feel so badly for her, and by extension all those who suffer from this frustrating disease. Best to you! Hank