Hep C Discussion Forum

I use Biotene dry mouth gel to coat my mouth before I go to bed.

My nose is so dry/irritated that it constricts my nasal passages and makes it hard to breathe.  I use those nasal strips designed for snorers to help open up the passages.  Then I use nasal gel or vaseline to coat my nasal passages so they hopefully don't crack and bleed.  Most nights this enables me to breathe through my nose.  For the nights I can't, the Biotene keeps my mouth all lubed up

Is that why my guy told me to up the intake?  I thought I had the water thing down, but I definately need to be more conscious of it.

Margo,

As i suspected, the professionals were clueless when it came to my scalp itch.  He totally fluffs things off like it's a frivilous complaint because I've come through the nightmare part.  It bums me out because I do believe it's important to document these sx so others can benefit from the treatments we guinea pigs come up with.

Tea Tree Tingle shampoo and conditioner from trader joes are my best escape yet, and Mythic oil from my hair salon at bedtime brings comfort.  I still do the bedtime antihystimine but one of these nights I'm gonna get the courage to go without.  It's supposedly non-addictive, but my little addict brain gets uncomfotable around that. (Thinking I'll only be able to sleep if I take it).

Hope you are finding some relief for yourself.

Kate

I stoppd Incivex for 2 days and the iching is getting worse. I thought the iching would be better when you stop Incivex. I askked my doc for Zolpidem ( insomnia) which I'll take tonight.

I still use Hydroxyzine at night and Zyrtec during the day for what has become the most itchy scalp I have ever experienced.  I came to be on these drugs for Incivek body rash but have continued even four weeks post-Incivek.  It seems I must be experiencing Riba rash as the itchiness doesn't have the pox of Incivek, but has that feeling from the inside that you decribe.  I'll see my practitioner Tuesday and see what he says, but I tend to get more info from you guys than from him.  They just don't seem to know as much as those of us who are actually going through this because we are little guinnea pigs.

Squeek, squeek! 

Hi Margo, you must be on the Incivek triple TX. I remember that "just under the skin", weird,  prickly feeling.  For me, that was definitely the incivek.  The surface little bump itch was from the Riba.  That one drove me nuts.

I found ceterizine (generic Zyrtec) helped the skin stuff the most. I took a one-a-day pill every day.  I upped it to 2 times a day later in TX when I developed a tolerance.

You might want a prescrition  for Hydroxyzine (generic for Atarax)  It is actually broken down in the body into ceterizine, among other things.  But it has additional side effects, including drowsiness, and is even used for mild anxiety.

From "Drugs.com":

"Hydroxyzine is used primarily as an antihistamine for the treatment of itching, allergies, hyperalgesia, motion sickness-induced nausea, and insomnia, as well as notably for the treatment of mild anxiety.^[3] Even though it is an effective sedative, hypnotic, analgesic, and tranquilizer, it shares almost none of the abuse, dependence, addiction, and toxicity potential of other drugs used for the same range of therapeutic reasons."

Sounds kinda perfect for TX, huh? (At night, for sleep & itch control)

I haven't used it, but many here have,  and they said it helped a lot.

Good luck, hang in there,

Brad