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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Itching In The Back
I have a very itchy back for the past year or so and it is getting worse. It is on the right side of my back just below my shoulder. I have rheumatoid arthritis and take Remicade & methotrexate also high blood pressure and take atenolol 50 mgs and candersarten. Please help with any answers.
Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Hello,
It seems to be a nostalgia paraesthetica. I would recommend you to take antihistaminic like tablet Cetirizine once or twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and tablet Gabapentin twice daily.
It is a chronic condition and medicines need to be continued for a few months.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
It seems to be a nostalgia paraesthetica. I would recommend you to take antihistaminic like tablet Cetirizine once or twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and tablet Gabapentin twice daily.
It is a chronic condition and medicines need to be continued for a few months.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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