Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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TWGarrett 03/26/2012

I will get an itch but when I go to scratch it's like I can't find the spot. I will be scratching right on top of where the itch is but the scratch is like it's not touching it. It's really a weird feeling. If you get this please pass it on. I know I'm not crazy.lol Love and hugs to all. Terri

tgik 03/26/2012

hello, i had surgery on the back of my neck. i had a lamenectomy in 2001. now if i get an itch right on the back of my neck i can feel the itch but i can't feel it being itched. it's numb there and i have a terrible time trying to itch it. it is the weirdest feeling. hugs, tgik

deleted_user 03/27/2012

omg i get that too its so weird i have loads of weird things go on glad im not the only one :)

nopainplease 03/27/2012

Count me in!

PegZo 03/27/2012

Count me in too! I get that quite often. Scratch it and it should help but it doesn't work.

deleted_user 03/31/2012

I do too...just lastnight I was trying to relieve that itch and couldnt!!lol

deleted_user 04/04/2012

yes i itch a lot but i also get a rash no talways but do ...hugs

Sprawling 04/05/2012

I get annoying strong itches from my meds. Any topical creme menthol might help, even through scar tissue.

deleted_user 04/05/2012

I get his itch too and it seems to be triggered by heat for me. If I do not give myself a cold rinse after a shower I tend to get it. When I do get it to help make it go away I rub it with an ice cube or a wash cloth with really cold water on it works. I can scratch til my skin comes off and it will not go away.

deleted_user 04/05/2012

I get the same thing, usually in my back, which makes it even harder to get rid of lol. Either I can't find it, like you said I'm scratching where it itches but just doesn't scratch the itch it seems. Or it'll move! I'll scratch the spot that itches and then a few inches down it'll itch. Not sure if it's connected to FM or not, but i get the same thing.

deleted_user 04/05/2012

I lived abroad for many years and for quite a few years at night i would get bitten by mosquitoes, i would wake with painful itchy arms, the whole arm would feel bloated with the venom and scratchy all over, only in the morning i could find the bite, day time normal bites with normal scratch. I think it must have had to do with being supine, hence circulation.
The last few years abroad it stopped happening...so off on thing as usual...i did not know i had fibromyalgia then,,but had all the symptoms

tonirexx 04/05/2012

Yep. It's like the itch is somewhere inside, under the skin but not the skin. I've given up trying to scratch, after I left bruises on my thighs. Benedryl helps when it gets really bad.

I think for me it may have something to do with hormones and menopause. I noticed it's much worse just before that time of the month...

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