itchy tingly thighs after walking?

Maybe you need to start off slower....bad circulation??? I have no idea :huh: I hope someone can give you better advice. All and all I hope you are ok

I have experienced the same thing It is your circulation... nothing to be concerned about. Just keep walking! As you do it more, the less it will happen... If it adds to my credit, I'm a registered nurse. The blood is flowing... vessels are dilating... muscles are moving... it's all good for you. If you ever feel that you can't feel your toes or there is a red streak up your leg, or it is warm or swollen, then you should call an advice nurse... they will want you to see your doctor. Hope that helps!

Thanks guys for helping me out, I really didn't want to lead her in a bad direction.:flowerforyou:

I've had that before...it's very bothersome. Is there any immediate temp. relieve to that?

I have had this problem before and it does get better after you continue to walk. If I got a few days without walking the same thing will happen so I make sure that I get a little time on the treadmill or on the street everyday...even if it is just a few minutes. I don't have this happen on the elliptical or bike...just walking on the street or treadmill. Thought I was the only one in the world that this happened too, but it appears that I am not.

Just keep walking..after a few days it won't happen anymore!!

Ok, the itchy part I can relate. My legs and lower torso used to do the same thing when I would walk. The last time I tried to lose weight (about 5 years ago), I walked every day 5-8 miles a day, and the itching would be so bad at times that I would be in tears. Scratching didn't help--it only made it worse and left angry looking marks on my skin.

I finally went to the doctor and asked because it didn't get better with more exercise. The doc said that it sounded like an allergic reaction to her. She said that some people have a form of allergy that expresses itself through itchy skin. Turns out that basically, I'm "allergic" to exercise!

When my body temp raises due to exercise, my body reacts by having an allergic reaction. That's why it never got better and that's why it didn't get better in cold or hot weather and that's why it itched no matter if I wore long pants or shorts. It was a form of allergy that was tied to my body temperature.

The doc said it's really not all that uncommon but I just happened to have a more severe reaction than many.

She told me to take a Claritin a day--those are over-the-counter allergy pills. They don't make you drowsy either. It took a few days to get in my system but after that, the itching stopped!

That was 5 years ago. I've continued to take one Claritin a day. I buy the generic version by the bottle at my local drug store. Two months worth costs about $15 or so. I still have not itching when I walk or bike or work out at the gym. AND, as a wonderful side benefit, I have stopped having my usual winter colds. I had asthma growing up and ALWAYS got a cold around Christmas that often went into asthma and last for up to 3 weeks.

Since I've been on the Claritin, no Christmas cold! I think that in 5 years, I've had 2 spring/summer colds and they were minor and lasted 3-4 days.

Anyway, what I'm saying is that from my experience, it might be something other than "muscle" getting used to exercise.

Go to the drug store and pick up some Claritin or generic of it (the generic is called Loratadine). Try taking it for a few days and see what happens.

Oh, and give your doc a call first if you're on any other drugs to make sure they will be no drug interaction! But it might be the solution you need. I'm Diabetic with high blood pressure and I have no problem taking it.

Good luck!

I have the same problem sometimes. If I walk really early after just getting up it happens or if I haven't walked in a few days and start again. The more I walk the less I have the problem though!