Eric Taylor55
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10 messages
joined Apr 2019
Hey everyone... I'm 19, and up until about a year ago, everything was perfectly fine. Then, out of nowhere, my skin just became incredibly hypersensitive. If I even brush my hand against my face, I turn bright red. I used to get these intense itching fits all over my body, and if I ran my nails over my skin, it would look like I had massive welts or bruising... I went through the whole drill—seeing my primary doctor and then a dermatologist—and they finally told me I have what's called dermographism.
The specialist mentioned it isn't technically a "disease" per se, since some people are just born with hyper-reactive skin, but that wasn't my case; I was fine before this. She suggested it might be triggered by stress, and honestly, I've been under a hell of a lot of pressure lately. So, I've been on antihistamines for seven months now. The itching has finally subsided, and the redness has mostly cleared up on its own, but I can still basically "write on my skin"... if I rub it too hard or scratch it slightly with a fingernail, a physical mark appears right there...
I'm wondering if anyone else here deals with this or something similar? How are you managing it, and does it ever actually go away for good??
thanks