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Hey everyone... I'm 19, and up until about a year ago, everything was perfectly fine. Then, out of nowhere, my skin became incredibly sensitive. If I even brush my face with my palm, 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 felt like I had been bruised... I went to see my primary doctor and then a dermatologist, and they told me I’m allergic to grass and various weeds, and that I also have what’s called dermatographism.
The specialist mentioned it isn't exactly a disease, since some people just have hyper-sensitive skin from birth, but that wasn't my case; she suggested it could be triggered by stress (and honestly, I've been under a massive amount of stress lately). So now, for the last seven months, I've been on antihistamines. The itching has stopped, and the redness mostly cleared up on its own, but I can still basically "write on my skin"... if you rub it or scratch it even slightly with a nail, a mark appears...
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
The specialist mentioned it isn't exactly a disease, since some people just have hyper-sensitive skin from birth, but that wasn't my case; she suggested it could be triggered by stress (and honestly, I've been under a massive amount of stress lately). So now, for the last seven months, I've been on antihistamines. The itching has stopped, and the redness mostly cleared up on its own, but I can still basically "write on my skin"... if you rub it or scratch it even slightly with a nail, a mark appears...
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