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Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Oct 12, 2023 | Replies (63)
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Itching can happen at any time of the day or night, water or no water. Personally, I find my ankles itch horribly starting around 7-8 PM. This itching drives me nuts all night long. I used to wake up in the mornings with my ankles all scratched up and red with blood...which is why I now have my anti-itch protocol that I wrote about elsewhere.
I THINK my itching gets much worse in the early evening from excess red blood cells pooling in my ankles/feet after me walking and then sitting all day long. The excess blood causes a histamine reaction which causes itching. I scratch (big mistake) and then the histamine reaction gets worse and I REALLY start itching terribly. This is the itch/scratch cycle.
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I find my legs itch the most unless I take a shower or bath, then it’s random. It’s miserable and makes me crabby. My regiment is chewable Benadryl and ibuprofen before a shower . I only wish I could really control this. I’m very active and drink tons of water, don’t know what else to do without taking a chemo drug and not sure if that doesn’t help one symptom and cause another problem.