Dry skin during cold weather.?

It does sound like eczema, but as a fellow fibromyalgia sufferer, I can also say that itching like a flea-bitten mongrel - which gets worse in winter - is, sadly, just one of the list of 1001 symptoms we can get. Sometimes I have had this so bad that my skin gets a crackled pattern, like the skin of a lizard and it feels like it's burning and will tear.

A pharmacist in Spain recommended Eucerin lotion to me (it's available in the US and UK via the respective Amazon sites.) It is a Non-Irritating, Fragrance Free, Dermatologist Recommended, Dry Skin Therapy that works well for isolated, particularly bad areas - I get those on the insides of my forearms.

Beyond that, I suggest that you look at your water supply. Hard water will make this worse, so you might consider having a softener installed. And then do a "chemical audit" of all your personal products, cleaning products, etc. Chemical sensitivities, which we also tend to have alongside the fibro, also exacerbate the problem.

What works for me are natural products that contain soothing aloe vera, such as shower gel and a lightly moisturizing mist, which I can spray all over and reach all those hard to get at itchy places.

Hi,

I am always impressed that there is oftentimes some good advice and good links from people helping others through Yahoo_Answers.

If it is 'just' dry skin maybe the remedies at this link will help: <> http://www.mothernature.com/Library/bookshelf/Book... <>. Petroleum products like Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly or mineral oil have inflamed my lymph glands in the past so I would recommend organic olive oil and wipe the excess off with a tissue.

OR possibly have become allergic to something and/or might be suffering the symptoms from lean nutrition to one's organs which was the primary cause of my own disease, although I truly hope I can become totally healed of it.

Itch and rash problems can be miserable and will always get worse if not resolved, so I would strongly encourage you to see a ‘good’ doctor to learn about what might be the triggers and become a ‘good’ doctor yourself from sites like the following is the best ‘advice’ anyone might give you today. [SEE: <> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-rash/SN00016 AND http://dermatology.about.com/cs/dermphotos/a/dermg... <>]

IF you are interested I will share what I have learned from my own and others itch and rash problems with the hope it might help you today or someday in your future.

I have seen them all to be either all nutritional and ‘dryness’ related or partly nutritional and/or viral or bacterial or fungal or parasitical lice etc or an allergic reaction to some things that are toxic in one’s food or air or skin applications or meds. If meds are needed Monostat 7 for yeast infections has worked for me for moist jock itch regions also, since it is the same antifungal that is in most jock itch meds.

So some people like myself react allergically to the chlorine or fluoride that is being re-absorbed through the skin after the hot water washes out all the skin oils or to a skin lotion or meds or toxins in one’s foods. In addition to toxins in these things I have also become allergic to the Vitamin Palmitate enrichment within milk products. I suggest organic cow’s milk or organic goat’s milk for babies until they can be weaned to solid food like green beans, lentils, or boiled/de-acidified spinach.

When my liver started to become severely weakened from bad nutrition and too many mineral supplements that were toxic and I never knew it, the first sign was rashes and itchings when I became a little warm under the covers at night, in the backs of my knees and inside the arms that eventually spread to other places.

My own problems with my fragile liver began to become ‘very’ severe after several months of eating considerable nutritional yeast that had much too high of copper %DV's. After having a severe copper taste for several weeks I eventually recognized that the base grains %DV's did not have near as much copper. So I concluded that the super high copper %DV’s was not a non-toxic plant source of copper within the grain, but was a toxic metallic copper from the pots the yeast was brewed inside.

IF I may let me explain further why if I were you I would make the choice to look for "toxic-triggers" and to reduce them in order to allow the skin/organs to become stronger.

In the past I also have had many problems with asthma and with skin rashes and itchings. I have learned that all the things that trigger these problems are very very toxic to everyone's health and I have learned to ‘run’ from them.

I also 'eventually' learned that my nutrition was below what it needed to be, so that I could easily have an allergic reaction to something that was toxic, AND my skin and/or lymph and/or kidney and/or liver organs were not strong enough to deal with it quickly, so the rash/itchings were a continual 'warning.'

I have since learned that better nutrition will make the skin and 'purifying' organs and entire body stronger in order that they can more easily deal with toxins that we all might have a hard time identifying and running from. (Google browse: “Pellagra-Wikipedia” beriberi scurvy & rickets)

I know this from my own experiences with myself and others since these were also my triggers and when we are all under stress we usually consume-apply things that are more toxic to us, whether alcohol, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals, or eating too many calories or high- glycemic calories from carb-sugar-starches.

Toxins include chlorine and fluoride in the drinking and shower water, or pesticides preservatives nitrates chemicals synthetics or enrichments in foods, or pharmaceuticals you have consumed or applied on your skin, or molds or smoke or aerosols.

It took much research and money and sufferings to learn that all of my triggers were due to poor nutritional choices. My hope is that you will learn from my past experiences for the sake of your future health and longevity and would methodically look for your own triggers and would thoughtfully consider the nutritional component and then make the choices to become stronger.

My best to you,

A1 – nutritionist

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PS I saw your question of:"Can taking B-12 vitamin be a cause for insomnia?" Perhaps you are having an adrenaline reaction to one of the three B12's. If I were you I would change to either the methyl or most probably the hydroxy and would not use the cyanide-b12 just because it is cheaper. I have studied this and also think in the months or years ahead you need to investigate the way you were tested and see if they have come up with better tests. Some tests that were first used in the 1950's use radioactive B12 in order to 'show' you 'might' have pernicious anemia when your body will not absorb the radioactive and synthetic B12. But some people's bodies will not absorb it since their intestines consider the synthetic B12 a toxin and their healthy body then would pass it all through to their stools. They need other ways of testing but I have not heard of any yet. I hope you will stay in touch on this. I am still not a vegetarian because I think the synthetic B12 would hurt my liver that I am trying to heal with better nutrition and time. I hope I gave you some things that will help. Take care. A1

go to a dermatologist, it is prob eczema