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What Causes Severe Itching Behind The Head?

Hello. About 10 years ago, my the back of my head itched terribly, especially when I was trying to sleep. The itching was awful; I hardly got any sleep. I went to my family doctor. Then I went to the dermatologist, who found nothing in or on my scalp. From there I went to an allergist. My head continued to itch for a long time, when I went back to my primary care doctor. Many years ago I was in an auto accident, and my neck was injured. As a result, I began to have migraine headaches, and was prescribed amitriptyline. (I hardly have anymore headaches, and when I do, I take an excedrin, which stops the headaches.) Regarding the Itching head-- Is this a result of my accident--nerve endings, maybe? My doctor prescribed duloxetine, which has alleviated some of the itching. My question is this: does duloxetine help with the itching, or is it prescribed exclusively as an antidepressant?
Mon, 9 Oct 2017
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itcan be dandruff and fungal infection. can get checked by dermatologist.for dandruff nizral can be applied and repeated with nizral shampoo.candid ointment can be applied if indicated as fungal infection. not related to head injury or migraine.follow my advise as for treatment
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What Causes Severe Itching Behind The Head?

itcan be dandruff and fungal infection. can get checked by dermatologist.for dandruff nizral can be applied and repeated with nizral shampoo.candid ointment can be applied if indicated as fungal infection. not related to head injury or migraine.follow my advise as for treatment