Is itching a symptom?

[Tamistwins]

Hi,

Both of my children are being treated for lyme by Dr. Jones in Ct. I was wondering did anyone after beginning treatment start to be itchy? It does not seem like it is a reaction to the medication as there are no hives. They say they are itching on the chest area and it may look slightly red under the skin but nothing has surfaced. I'm just wondering anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Oh and by sons ocd and behavior is off the wall and he can't sleep, disturbs me all night.

 

 

Thanks,

Tami

[adkmom]

Hi,

Both of my children are being treated for lyme by Dr. Jones in Ct. I was wondering did anyone after beginning treatment start to be itchy? It does not seem like it is a reaction to the medication as there are no hives. They say they are itching on the chest area and it may look slightly red under the skin but nothing has surfaced. I'm just wondering anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Oh and by sons ocd and behavior is off the wall and he can't sleep, disturbs me all night.

 

 

Thanks,

Tami

 

Tami,

 

My son complained of itchiness all over, no redness, after starting combo abx. went away after a few days. he could function though. didn't seem to bother him too much. Can't recall your situation, did your son present with OCD as Lyme symptoms or did he have physical symptojs as well? what state are you in?

 

darlene

[sf_mom]

Yes, I had this symptom myself and it migrated all over for about two weeks. It was towards the front end of my treatment as well. I do believe this symptom was discussed in another post. It will pass. There are some over the counter anti-itch creams but its really coming from underneath skin, its deep itch. Try Motrin or similar too... it will probably help with symptoms. I definitely felt it was related to the Lyme bugs going crazy.... so, yes a herx response.

[MichaelTampa]

Yes, some itchy, also some feeling of something crawling on or under skin. I hear the docs think it's neurologically caused.

[Tamistwins]

Hi,

Both of my children are being treated for lyme by Dr. Jones in Ct. I was wondering did anyone after beginning treatment start to be itchy? It does not seem like it is a reaction to the medication as there are no hives. They say they are itching on the chest area and it may look slightly red under the skin but nothing has surfaced. I'm just wondering anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Oh and by sons ocd and behavior is off the wall and he can't sleep, disturbs me all night.

 

 

Thanks,

Tami

 

Tami,

 

My son complained of itchiness all over, no redness, after starting combo abx. went away after a few days. he could function though. didn't seem to bother him too much. Can't recall your situation, did your son present with OCD as Lyme symptoms or did he have physical symptojs as well? what state are you in?

 

darlene

Hi Darlene,

We live in nj and have been dealing with Pandas for several years since I have been aware of it. We have been on several different antibiotics but not at the same time. After having ivig, and still no improvement we finally had igenex test. My daughter tested positive and my son was negative. But, we are still treating both. So to answer your question my son first presented with ocd, sensory issues, seperation anxiety, extreme rages, urinary issues, sleep issues, etc. At times he did complain of leg aches, headaches, stomache aches. He has few tics and odd.

Thank you for your response,

Tami

[Tamistwins]

Thanks everyone for your responses, I have benadryl on hand too. What do you do for sleep issues, melatonin does not seem to work.

[sf_mom]

We use benadryl nightly. Often individuals with chronic infections have elevated histamines. Getting the histamines down will help with symptoms and they will sleep better. I'd do it nightly for a minimum of six months until bacterial load is down.

 

-Wendy