Non-stop itching, please help

[WalkingTittyBar]

I have been itching, mainly on my legs and back for about a week and a half now. It seems like it gets worse at night. When the itching first started, I was broke out in little pimple-like bumps all over my back, some on my legs and a patch on my arm. It wasnt clusters of them, but more like 5 or 6 bumps spread over a small area.

The bumps were very itchy but now they have went down and there are just scabs. (yuck) But I am still itching like crazy. I am scratching everyday until I have big red marks all over my legs. Its driving me nuts.

I havent changed meds, soap, detergent or anything that I can think of. The only thing different that happened was I walked out in the grass one day and some weeds (not poison ivy or anything like that) made my legs itchy. But that was about 2 weeks ago.

Ive been using Cortizone but that isnt helping at all. Any suggestions or ideas?

[RedheadbyChoice]

Cortizone was going to be my suggestion, dammit. What about benadryl? Topically or orally, that could ease the itching. I wonder if the skin is super dry now, from all the itching? Perhaps eucerin or the like?

A bit of oatmeal in a lukewarm bath?

[bocarioja]

Aveeno makes a great cream that helps with poison ivy, bug bites and excema. I've had excema for years, and I get poison ivy if I stand down wind from it.

http://www.aveeno.com/segmentAction.do?segid=1007&catid=1000

[SingingMom]

Any fever? How are you feeling otherwise? I second the Benadryl suggestion. There is also a topical Benadryl cream. I don't know how effective it is, as I've never used it, but it might help.

Any discharge? Or dry scabs?