Does anyone have itchy legs when walking or being active

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  • ivasmom2011
    ivasmom2011 Posts: 41 Member
    eluvscats wrote: »
    ivasmom2011 wrote: »
    eluvscats wrote: »
    YES!!!! OMG YES!!! I have had this horrific itching since I was a child! It wasn't until my mid-twenties that a doctor told me to take a 24-hour allergy med every day, and as long as I do that, I can exercise again and walk like a normal person! If I sound like I'm shouting, I sort of am because OMG the itching is unbearable and to finally have relief was a godsend. :) But you're not crazy, others have this too!!! :)

    And for the other posters that think what she described is just from "being out of shape" or that "you can walk past it," THAT is something else. This is distinct and different and horrible. Just want to make sure we're not demeaning the OP's situation, because if it is exercise-induced urticaria, this is way more than "just itching." :)

    Wow, thank you so much! I feel like you definitely get it!!! So has the allergy medicine taken away so of that? I mean literally to walk again would be the greatest dream lol. Disney trips are the worst, I'm only 25 and sometimes I'd have to use those electric scooters because it's so bad! And I'm not that out of shape do it's not what the other posters are saying. My doctor is trying to piece together the puzzle to make this not an issue for me. What kind of allergy medicine do you take? I will take it if it really helps! when I was younger and we used to walk to the grocery store it would be so unbearable that my mother would have to call a taxi because she couldn't pick me up while holding grocery bags

    Yes, yes, yes, I definitely get it! I take a 24-hour store brand Zyrtec, but have also taken the 24-hour store brand Claritin and both work just great. I can't handle Benadryl because it makes me too sleepy to function, but these daily allergy needs are pretty low dose and have no side effects for me, at least. Also, if I miss one day's dose, I start to feel the itching returning about 12-24 hours later, so the condition isn't cured but it's managed with the daily pill. After suffering for so many years, just taking a tiny pill every day is such a simple and effective fix. I will likely take this pill every day for the rest of my life. With it, I can function and participate in life like a normal person. Without it, I can't. *hugs*

    I will buy them tomorrow because it will make my social life alot better, I don't like to do anything but hike and i can rarely do that
    Hugs back
  • nowNOTthenmylife
    nowNOTthenmylife Posts: 47 Member
    I've had that my whole life, and so does my sibling and mom. I do not think it has anything to do with being out of shape or obese because I was slim as a child and preteen. No matter how active I am I barely sweat but man my legs start itching badly. You should try wearing those. Long breathable running leggings that works for me, no shorts
  • ivasmom2011
    ivasmom2011 Posts: 41 Member
    nowNOTthenmylife wrote: »
    I've had that my whole life, and so does my sibling and mom. I do not think it has anything to do with being out of shape or obese because I was slim as a child and preteen. No matter how active I am I barely sweat but man my legs start itching badly. You should try wearing those. Long breathable running leggings that works for me, no shorts

    Does that completely work ? I'm glad im not crazy about being the only one with this I started to think I was in it alone
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