I have exactly the same symptoms as you all, like a prickling and itchy sensation. When I scratch so, it escalates into a nightmarish and uncontrollably intense feeling of like something crawling sort of under the skin. I put on ice water and stick my arms into the air and it subsides slightly leaving a nasty feeling of tingling and burning. There is nothing to see until I have scratched holes in my arms. The sensation moves around from time to time mostly switching from one upper arm/shoulder area to the other, but sometimes on the lower arm and wrist too. I have had this for about 15 years and when its intense have actually stuck my arm into the freezer. When its bad it makes me want to scream and I can hardly bear the sensation. I'm now trying a diet free from nuts and gluten and detoxing liver and kidneys and staying away from yeast products. So far its no better. I also have spurs on my backbones and a pretty bad neck ache most of the time. I'm 59 and going bonkers with not finding a silution to this manic itchy horrible horrible thing. But also releived that I'm not the only one!
Posted By julie macnabb on October 23, 2006 at 17:18:55:
In Reply to: Intense localized itching on arms
posted by Christie Baker on January 25, 2005 at 14:29:14:
