Itch (Latin: pruritus) is a Wikt:sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to classify it as any one type of sensory experience. Modern science has shown that itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant Sensory system exp...
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Medications for Itching
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Benadryl
An average number of patient posts reported that Benadryl helped them when used for Itching
Hydrocortisone
Fewer patient posts reported that Hydrocortisone helped them when used for Itching (19% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Prednisone
Fewer patient posts reported that Prednisone helped them when used for Itching (41% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Aveeno
More patient posts reported that Aveeno helped them when used for Itching (34% higher than average of other Itching treatments)
Zyrtec
An average number of patient posts reported that Zyrtec helped them when used for Itching
Vaseline
Fewer patient posts reported that Vaseline helped them when used for Itching (7% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Piriton
Fewer patient posts reported that Piriton helped them when used for Itching (5% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Nizoral
Fewer patient posts reported that Nizoral helped them when used for Itching (22% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Monistat
Fewer patient posts reported that Monistat helped them when used for Itching (31% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Diflucan
Fewer patient posts reported that Diflucan helped them when used for Itching (30% lower than average of other Itching treatments)
Anyone itchy?
OMG the past few days ...feel great apart from my itchy skin on my hips and ...the skin wrinkling, and I've had to use Benadryl gel for the itch but I only get...
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...have itchiness from menopause, I would get total body itchiness seemed like my skin would crawl and I had to take benadryl for the itchiness a side benefit ...benadryl for the itchiness if you c...
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...when first took the itch from PBC and ...antibiotics she rescirbed made the itch worse so stopped them and eventually lumps disappeared. I take Questran Light for the itch you need to get...
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I have also had itchiness, redness and swelling around ...meds twice a day. I have started adding Benadryl as well for the itchy belly. The surgeon checked/cleaned ...adhesive fades the itchin...
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...for a few nights of itching enough to keep me up ...much like most weeks. I tried benadryl for the itching, which used to knock me ...I had a full body itch that wouldn't quit (prior nig...
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...URSO if you had the itch upon starting and how is ...area. I still get the itch sometimes but I have found ...chocolate makes it worse
I take Sertraline for the itch prescribed by my consu...
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