Night misery
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Extreme itching at night found relief!
Night misery replied to Night misery's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
I crush one pink 25 mg Benadryl tablet in a small glass muffin cup and add approximately 2 tsps of water. I keep stirring it with my finger as I dab it on the itchy spots ONLY. As I stated before Benadryl will absorb through the skin so don’t bathe in it or put it over large areas. I rub the spot with my finger and massage it in. It drys white on the skin. ... -
Extreme itching at night found relief!
Night misery replied to Night misery's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Yes I have DH and the itching drives me insane. Having a nursing background I thought there would be no harm in trying an antihistamine topically (out of desperation) and the OTC Benadryl was ineffective. That’s because they don’t use ENOUGH Diphenhydramine in the Benadryl cream. I made my own (previous post) and it stops the itch dead approximately 5-1... -
I just wanted to share with everyone here that I found something that works for the extreme night itching that literally drives me to the crazy! I would scratch off skin and make myself bleed and it still itches! So out of desperation I smashed up two 25 mg Benadryl tablets and added a little water and put that on my arms. It took about 5-10 minutes but...
