Eczema extemely itchy at night…can't sleep?
I’ve had eczema since I was a baby, and have been on various medications, usually topical. Right now I use steroidal creams which have ceased working and only make my skin thinner in areas, so it just comes right off, causing more pain than necessary.
The past few months though I’ve had extreme eczema flare-ups, and so I took prednisone I was prescribed, which usually dampens the eczema enough that I can get it under control. Unfortunately, even while I was taking it, I was miserable with eczema symptoms. I wouldn’t mind the itching so much, except that I wake up and realized I’ve clawed myself have to death during my sleep and am then in extreme pain, and can’t go to sleep.
Even when the pain is there, I can’t stop scratching. Or rather, I can’t stop itching. I do take hydroxyz for itchiness and it doesn’t help at all. I’ve taken benadryl, and other antihistamines.
The worst part is at night when I go to sleep, my neck becomes extremely hot and itchy. It does not resemble the eczema on the rest of my body, which confuses me. I’ve tried sleeping with my hair up to keep it from causing my neck to sweat, tried sleeping on my stomach so that it doesn’t rub my pillows, bought new hypoallergenic pillows and pillowcases, and still, it just itches and bleeds and hurts so much.
I have done everything it seems….from trying various cleansing teas to everything doctor recommended. I’m particular to avoid allergens, and I use hypoallergenic soaps and detergents, as well as tar shampoo. When I use oatmeal baths, it only makes me itch more. I’ve tried vaseline, and taking lukewarm showers. I can’t shower everyday or it dries out my skin entirely.
During the day it is not as bad, but I do know that any kind of sweating or humidity automatically worsens it.
Is there anything strange out there that I haven’t tried? I need something to help this go away…
Edit: I’ve even had sleeping medications prescribed to me, which only make me drowsy but do not cause me to sleep through the pain. I also keep my nails very short, but that, once again, does not seem to hinder my night-scratching.
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The main cause of eczema is overreaction of the immune system. Identifying certain foods, chemicals, etc can be very helpful in battling this disease. I try to avoid soy and milk products which trigger my flare-ups.
After using number of prescription drugs I’ve turned to the natural treatments.
Now I use herbal remedies from serenaskin.com, which aim at the root of the disease – the immune system, and are steroid-free.
After about 2 weeks of using ointment and spray my skin has been cleared up and now I just continue with anti-eczema extract, which controls the immune system. My skin has been clear for months now.
It is the only treatment I have found that provides me complete relief when I use it as directed.
I had eczema too. But I usually only get it in the winter, because in the summer when I am in the sun the sun seems to help it a lot.
hy urm…iv also got eczema. iv had it ever since i was 3 months old. now im 14. When i was around 5-8 years old, my eczema got worse…it was just like yours…actually, i think that it was MUCH worse than yours. i looked like a zombie!…all my skin was all red and i was itching all over. i even had eczema on my face. it was more worse on my face, than it was on my body. I couldn’t even talk coz i had broken skin near my lips..it hurt soo badly…just like YOU, i couldn’t even sleep at night…i kept itching and scratching…my attendance in skwl got worse by the minute.
When i was around 10-12 years old..my skin improved sOO MUCH..it got better…it got better because i was given a cream ( cream name = elocon) by my doctor. he told me to use elocon over and over again. my skin got much better, once i started using the ointment. i was soo glad!. my eczema seemed as if it VANISHED!. even tho i did use the cream…i still had a few eczema marks left. those also kind of faded away coz i started using coco butter.
when i was about 13…i stopped using the cream coz i thought it was alll gone. but unfortunatly it came back.. so then i started using the cream AGAIN..then, my eczema lukily wiped out again
..i was soo happyy 
Now…i would definatly reccomend u to use elocon and butter cream to get rid of that horrable eczema. once youv started using it, dont stop….carry on using it and ul be fine
….i hope i helped you out…
REMEMBER, USE ELOCON OINTMENT/ CREAM AND BUTTER CREAM!!!!