At, seemingly, any given time my body will break out. It itches worse than anything i can describe and ive shredded my body and broken my nails ive scratched and scratched so much. Went to see a doctor, said it was staph, gave me antibiotics, and here i am, still suffering. The antibiotics didnt do anything, because its not an infection. Its a reaction. I am certain. Ive come to the conclusion that it is heat induced. HOWEVER! When i go for my run every morning, needless to say, everywhere i have scratched burns like i poured caustic acid on it. But only for a minute. A literal, actual, minute. After the sweat starts pouring, the burning and stinging stops completely. My limbs feel “normal” as long as i am working out. I stop, cool down, come down, and the itching starts again. The only hypothesis i can come up with is based in ignorance. It has something to do with the sweat flushing out my pores. Essentially cleaning my pores from the inside, and thats why i have relief for a while. I do not know though, im not sure how to test this. I am also not a licensed dermatologist. Not like that would matter, id probably prescribe myself antibiotics, wouldn't i? Pfft! All i know is that it is NOT an infection, the affliction flares up seemingly randomly, (unless im in direct sunlight or in a hot environment) and the only things that seem to help is sweating and topical anesthetics. Ive tried hydrating and vitamin rich creams. That doesnt seem to help much.
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These types of responses are often difficult to diagnose.. The obvious advice is to see a dermatologist. Take plenty of pictures. (As you have done) It is an immune response of some form and you seem to have found the trigger points. This is good news sometimes it's hard to consistently find the cause. Hopefully with this data in hand they will find a solution for you.. Good luck..
Ive been to one and he ignored everything i said (i assume its because he had a fancy piece of paper hanging on the wall and i didnt) and he literally took one, single, look at my arm and said “its staph, heres a script for antibiotics” and as i expected, the script did nothing at all. No point in seeing a doctor when they ignore all the information i have gathered, take 2 minutes to collect their own data, and make a hasty diagnosis so they can sell more scripts. It really sucks@Majorlatency
