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Suggest Treatment For Itching And Chills While Treating Eczema And Restless Leg Syndrome
Question: I have eczema restless leg syndrome extreme itchiness on my my back and I'm getting continual chills lately. Any thoughts
Brief Answer:
Keep body moisturised, apply steroid and take antihistaminics
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
For eczema and itchiness on the back keep your body as moisturised as possible. Go for frequent and liberal use of moisturising creams containing white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin.
Besides this avoid hot water bath, avoid wearing synthetic clothes and don't use harsh soaps on the body.
In such cases I also recommend my patients to apply corticosteroid cream like cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily along with oral antihistaminics like chlorpheniramine 4 mg twice daily.
For restless leg syndrome you have already mentioned you are taking levodopa and carbidopa. If you are not having much improvement with these drugs their are many new agents available for treating restless leg syndrome like gabapentine, pramipexole, ropinirole and oxycodone. You need to consult your doctor and discuss regarding starting any of these.
Continual chills can be due to any infection in the body. Are you having fever along with chills?
Regards
Dr Asmeet
Keep body moisturised, apply steroid and take antihistaminics
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
For eczema and itchiness on the back keep your body as moisturised as possible. Go for frequent and liberal use of moisturising creams containing white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin.
Besides this avoid hot water bath, avoid wearing synthetic clothes and don't use harsh soaps on the body.
In such cases I also recommend my patients to apply corticosteroid cream like cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily along with oral antihistaminics like chlorpheniramine 4 mg twice daily.
For restless leg syndrome you have already mentioned you are taking levodopa and carbidopa. If you are not having much improvement with these drugs their are many new agents available for treating restless leg syndrome like gabapentine, pramipexole, ropinirole and oxycodone. You need to consult your doctor and discuss regarding starting any of these.
Continual chills can be due to any infection in the body. Are you having fever along with chills?
Regards
Dr Asmeet
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
The chills are frequent throughout the day. pramipexole was prescribed for me, but did not seem to help. I might not have given it enough timeto work.
Brief Answer:
Take paracetamol and consult doctor
Detailed Answer:
Take Tablet PARACETAMOL 650mg after food for chills every 6 hourly if temperature is more than 100 degree Fahrenheit.
Consult your doctor if chills persists and get examined clinically to find out the cause of them.
Let Me know if I can assist you further
Thanks
Take paracetamol and consult doctor
Detailed Answer:
Take Tablet PARACETAMOL 650mg after food for chills every 6 hourly if temperature is more than 100 degree Fahrenheit.
Consult your doctor if chills persists and get examined clinically to find out the cause of them.
Let Me know if I can assist you further
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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