just curious, do any of your kids get itchy all the time?

[kferricks]

Just wonding if this is something else to connect to the lyme..

[Suzan]

Just wonding if this is something else to connect to the lyme..

 

dd9 was itchy all the time. She would even scratch in her sleep. Going gluten and dairy free helped a lot. She also has bad allergies so staying on a daily zyrtec and nightly benadryl helps too. But still, she has flairs of itchy skin and I think it's related to lyme somehow.

 

dd8 has not been so itchy but now that she's on lyme treatment, she seems to itch more. I don't know if it's the medication or the lyme.

 

Susan

[MichaelTampa]

This can be connected with lyme. I have had a lot of itching over the years, it is much better with lyme treatment. During treatment I have had some spiking of the itching (presume "herx"). I have heard this itching is actually neurologically related, as opposed to there actually being something on the skin. I also have sometimes felt things on the skin sometimes that were not really there.

[kferricks]

Thank you both.

[sf_mom]

My itchiness migrates... currently its the soles of my feet.

 

-Wendy

[ptcgirl]

So glad you posted this. My daughter has very bad allergies, but since starting the Lyme meds is itching like crazy. She is on singular as well, but one of her DES told us that some of the Lyme antibiotics reduce the effectiveness of the singular. It is hard to know if the itchiness is a herx or just allergy. The pollen count here is very high right now.

[philamom]

I've been away for a while, so trying to catch up on all the posts. My daughter is also itchy, especially at night. She itches herself while sleeping. It started when she began antibiotics for PANDAS over two years ago, so I do feel it's some sort of herx. It's not so bad for her during the day.