What medicine to use for itchy skin

Itchy skin is a very distressing thing, because itchy skin not only affects a person's mood, but also affects normal work and life. After all, when you are out, it is not suitable to scratch it with your hands all the time even if your skin feels itchy, especially during meal times, which can easily make people feel annoyed. In fact, there are solutions to skin itching. Choosing the right medicine is crucial. So what medicine is good for skin itching? Let’s take a look below.

1. For the treatment of skin pruritus, Western medicine mainly focuses on calming the itching. If your skin is already dry and itchy, remember not to scratch the affected area, as this will only make the itching worse and cause the area to expand. Maybe everyone has had this experience: sometimes when you suddenly enter a warm room from the cold outdoors, or when you take off your thick coat and lie down in bed before going to bed at night, your skin will suddenly feel itchy under the stimulation of cold and heat, and you can't help scratching it, but the more you scratch, the more itchy it becomes, and the more you scratch, the more severe the itching becomes, creating a vicious cycle. Moreover, scratching is likely to damage the skin and increase its reactivity. If you scratch too hard, it may cause dermatitis or leave pigmentation and lichenification, which will make it more difficult to treat.

2. So in many cases, if the itching is not very severe, try to endure it and don’t scratch it casually. You can use some moisturizing products on the dry and itchy areas. If the itching is severe, you can also apply some anti-itching ointments/lotions with cooling ingredients such as mint (such as calamine lotion, cyprodinil cream, triamcinolone urea ointment, etc.) to relieve the symptoms and gradually return the skin to normal; or you can use a towel soaked in cold water for local cold compresses to relieve the symptoms of itchy skin. In terms of oral medication, people with dry skin can take cod liver oil capsules three times a day, one capsule each time. Oral administration of multiple vitamins (such as Clindamycin and Centrum tablets), calcium tablets, etc., also has a certain auxiliary effect in the treatment of itching. When common itching symptoms occur, you can take non-sedative drugs such as astemizole and cetirizine during the day, and take sedative antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine and cyproheptadine half an hour before going to bed at night. If the itching all over the body is unbearable, you can take anti-allergic drugs such as phenergan or cyproheptadine to relieve the symptoms. As for topical medications, the situation is more complicated. The medications should be selected according to the different conditions of the patients.

3. Generally speaking, if it is facial skin itching, you can use 4 to 6 layers of gauze soaked in 3% boric acid solution for wet compresses on the face for about 1 hour, and then apply a thin layer of Elocon ointment. Use it once a day. This type of topical medication has astringent and skin protective effects, as well as anti-allergic and rash-relieving effects. It has no adverse stimulation to the facial skin and will not cause corticosteroid side effects such as facial skin atrophy and capillary dilation. In addition, all skin care products must be discontinued during treatment. Back of the neck, back, limbs, back of hands, and back of feet If skin itching occurs on the back of the neck, back, extensor sides of the limbs, back of hands, and back of feet, you can choose medicines such as dermatitis cream, Wuji ointment, and anti-allergic and antipruritic water. This type of drug has neuroparalytic antipruritic and anti-allergic effects, but it is also quite irritating to the skin. Since the stratum corneum of the epidermis in the above-mentioned areas is relatively thick, the skin can tolerate mild adverse stimulation from this type of drug. Chest, abdomen, and buttocks: Skin itching occurs on the front of the neck, chest, abdomen, buttocks, and flexor sides of the limbs. You can use calamine lotion or zinc oxide lotion. These drugs have soothing, protective, cooling and antipruritic effects on the skin and are non-irritating. Because the stratum corneum of the epidermis in these areas is relatively thin, medicines with alcohol as solvents, such as anti-allergic and antipruritic water, dermatitis tincture, etc., cannot be used. Underarms, navel, and groin Skin itching occurs in the armpits, navel, groin, vulva, and anus. You can choose compound miconazole soft cream, pyridoxine cream (also known as compound Daktarin cream), Fukangwang Cream, Baolongkang Cream, and compound Kangnale Cream. This type of drug has anti-allergic, antipruritic and anti-fungal effects. Because the skin in the above-mentioned areas has more secretions and is often moist, when the skin in these areas becomes itchy, it is often accompanied by various types of fungal infections. Therefore, the above-mentioned drugs are very suitable for use on skin itching in these areas.

4. It should also be emphasized that the above-mentioned drug use information can only be used for reference. Whether it is an oral or topical medication, it should be used reasonably under the guidance of a professional doctor after diagnosis, because blind use of medication is likely to cause adverse effects on the skin and produce side effects. Pay special attention to the fact that when skin itching occurs, do not use some hormone-containing topical ointments such as Psoriasis Cream, Wuji Cream, Fuqingsong and other corticosteroid creams at will. This type of hormone drug may be very effective when it is first used, and certain skin symptoms can disappear quickly after one application. However, after long-term use of this drug for a period of time, it is very likely to cause skin abnormalities in the application area, such as secondary infection, folliculitis, capillary dilation, hormonal dermatitis, skin atrophy, pigmentation and other side effects. Women may also experience serious reactions such as increased hair growth.

5. In addition, the use of hormonal drugs can easily lead to dependence or drug resistance, and may also cause allergies, causing the skin in the affected area to become dry, rough, scaly, and even have shallow cracks. . Therefore, it is recommended that if the skin is only slightly itchy locally, you should use some hormone-free and moisturizing topical medications (cod liver oil ointment, urea ointment, etc. can be used). If the itching is more serious and the rash is obvious over a large area, or if the skin shows symptoms of dermatitis such as redness, swelling, ulcers, and exudation, do not choose medication for treatment without authorization. You should go to the hospital immediately and use topical and oral medications under the doctor's guidance to avoid further deterioration of the condition.