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What Can I Do To Stop The Itching In Upper Arm?

My arms itch everyday, it seems to be my upper arms, I scratch so much I dig them open, the doctor put me on cream and pills for itching said I have anxity, what can I do to stop the itching? I am a 54 years old women with a stressful job, and have been doing this since my Dad died back in 2005. What can I do?
posted on Fri, 18 Oct 2013
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Hi,

I can understand your concern for itching in upper arm. There can be multiple possibilities of your concern and it is too early to make a diagnosis.
It can be simple dryness or pruritus seen due to anxiety also.

The only precaution you must follow is not to touch, pinch pop or squeeze any of them other wise it can get infected and can cause complications.

You can apply medium potency steroid cream application such as mometasone or fluticasone cream. You can take antihistamine benadryl or loratadine by mouth.

Take care.
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What Can I Do To Stop The Itching In Upper Arm?

Hi, I can understand your concern for itching in upper arm. There can be multiple possibilities of your concern and it is too early to make a diagnosis. It can be simple dryness or pruritus seen due to anxiety also. The only precaution you must follow is not to touch, pinch pop or squeeze any of them other wise it can get infected and can cause complications. You can apply medium potency steroid cream application such as mometasone or fluticasone cream. You can take antihistamine benadryl or loratadine by mouth. Take care.