# The Itch is Killing Me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127 "2000-05-21T19:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/1 "2000-05-21T19:49:18Z")
I spent yesterday working out in the garden and I don’t know if I have an allergy to something or if I got bitten, but my arms and legs are covered in hives today and I’m dying of the itch. I called the doc and he phoned in a cream for me. It makes the itch even worse. Does anybody have any remedies? Anybody want a date tonite with a big red blotch? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tipiwoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6bbea6/32.png) [@tipiwoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tipiwoo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/2 "2000-05-21T20:00:26Z")
have you tried putting the cream in the freezer for a while? this usually helps my itchies. Also, I have become a firm beleiver in Aveeno’s anti-itch lotion. It’s not nearly as runny as caladryl or those sorts of lotions. It doesn’t seem to help the itching at first, but after a few minutes, it really seems to help. Plus, it has camphor in it to dry up those weepy itchies. If no cream works-- plain ice or an ice pac _really_ helps the itch for me. Sure, it kind of numbs the area, but when I’m itching so bad that I want to scratch my leg off, numb is better than itching. well, Hope this helps. love, tipi ---
**Author:** ![stmc62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@stmc62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stmc62)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/3 "2000-05-21T20:00:31Z")
Take some benedryl ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/4 "2000-05-21T20:06:39Z")
This may sound weird, but try oatmeal. Make some oatmeal and let it cool some before putting it on (don’t want to add a burn on top of the itch). As it dries, it helps the itching subside. My mother did this to me once when I had a run in with some poison ivy. It really worked. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/5 "2000-05-21T20:06:43Z")
yep eat a couple benadryl take an oatmeal bath ---
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/6 "2000-05-21T20:16:58Z")
Benedril and anti itch lotion. Something with cortisone in it. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/7 "2000-05-21T20:34:52Z")
One more vote for Benadryl. It will cure what ails ya. Also hydrocortisone cream works well, if that’s not what your doctor prescribed. ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/8 "2000-05-21T20:53:41Z")
Take the Benadryl and a long nap; After the Benadryl, that’s all you’ll be good for anyway! And yes, I’ll date you; I’ve always had a thing for big red blotches! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/9 "2000-05-21T21:01:40Z")
Benedryl does work pretty well. If you can find it up there, try some Quadraderm. If nothing else, get really drunk. You’ll be too happy and numb to feel the itch! ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/10 "2000-05-21T21:21:12Z")
Thanks guys!! I just got out of an oatmeal bath, have taken some benadryl and will wait till it kicks in… the itch isnt as bad as it was. Vestal Blue, you are the man of my dreams 😉 Sealemon, now that I have taken the Benadryl, I can’t drink but hey I’ll keep that in mind for next time! ---
**Author:** ![Initial\_Entry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@Initial\_Entry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Initial_Entry)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/11 "2000-05-21T21:37:26Z")
Ooohhh, you have _an_ itch. Talk about false advertising… ---
**Author:** ![Asmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Asmodeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asmodeus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/12 "2000-05-21T23:45:47Z")
Try heat…either with your blow dryer or hot water…make it as hot as you can stand it. Just be careful…don’t burn yourself. It will make it itch like hell for a few seconds then it will stop. Again be careful not to burn yourself. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/13 "2000-05-22T00:07:45Z")
I’m a firm believer of Benadryl and hydrocortizone cream! -Sam ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/14 "2000-05-22T00:36:35Z")
Canadian sue, Listen to me…if your doctor hasn’t already prescribed it ask for… Cyclocort /w AQUATAIN hydrophilic base ( 0.1% Cream ) Generic name is amcinonide. It’s the best you can do. Also take baths using lubriderm lotion, it’s expensive (11.00) a bottle but worth it. Don’t take benaydryl it will make you slobber on yourself when sleeping. 😛 Your friend in scratching, aha ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/15 "2000-05-22T11:34:33Z")
A Lubriderm bath sounds like a UTI waiting to happen… ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/16 "2000-05-22T11:40:58Z")
I’d suggest Alcohol, both rubbed on your back and drunk in copious quantities… you wont feel a thing!! ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/17 "2000-05-22T12:02:52Z")
I know that rubbing deordorant on mosquito bites gets them to not be itchy… ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-itch-is-killing-me/20127/18 "2000-05-22T15:20:11Z")
You might go back to the yard & look at what you were brushing against. Poison Ivy, poison sumac, poison oak? You’d be surprised how some of those are just coming out of the ground now. Or Sue, you could come here & I would coat you with chocolate from head to toe & lick it off, that would do it.