I had a very bad anxiety attack in March. I ended up with hives. I took benedryl by mouth and it all went away except in the bad of my scalp. It itched real bad, could not get rid of it no matter what I tried so went to the doctor. He diagnoised me with shingles and treated me. It wouldn't get better so I went back to him. He gave me steroids and a kenolog shot. It came back as soon as I got off the steroids so I went back. In the meantime I got a bad rash all over my upper torso. He gave me a double dose of steroids and another double dose of the kenolog shot. Again I got the rash all over and always starts at the back of my scalp. I called him and he recommended I go to dermatologist. I had 4 different cultures. Was given yet more steroids and was advised to shampoo and body wash with Ketoconazole and Ketoconazole cream. That didn't work so went back. They did a biopsy, nothing was found and recommended that I go see an allergist. They gave me Desoximetazone ointment and cream thinking I had some kind of an allergic contact determatitis. I went to an Allergist and I do have allergies which was surprise BUT they diagnoised me with a neuro immunitity imbalance. I am now on steroids once again, taking steroids for the itch, again starting on the back of my scalp. Also has me on Dove soup with cold 3 minute showers, Atarax 10mg, 1-2 tablets, 3-4 times a day, Cetirizine 10 mg. 2 tables a day. Dexomethazone cream for scalp, Doxepin 10 mg. 1- tablets at bedtime, Flonase 1 spray in each nostril, 2 times a day, Prednisone 4 times a day until rash is gone, once I get to 2 and the rash comes back increase. The 4 hasn't done its job for 5 days so I increased it to 5 today. Xanax 1 mg. 1 daily. I am beside myself with all this medication. Feel very zoned out. To be seen again on Nov. 6th. Can you give me any advice. 8 months is such a long time to be going through this horrible itch and the steroids are thinning my skin so bad that it bruises major and tears so easily... Please any advise??? Thank you... Nevermind, I have been bled dry financially and cannot pay anymore. Thank you letting me vent.
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Sat, 1 Nov 2014