• silverwhisper said on Jan 30, 2007....

  OK, that sucks and i'm sorry but i can't help chuckling just a little bit. :D
  
  i've never had an itch that bad before, i have to say. ugh.
  
  ed

• kruuyai said on Jan 30, 2007....

  I'll have to lend you my spare guillotine!   lol  Seriously, have you tried foot powder?  Maybe you're having an allergic reaction.

• secretlife said on Jan 30, 2007....

  lol i hope it's stopped itching by now!

   

• yani said on Jan 30, 2007....

  Ooops! sorry! can't help you here he he he
   
  I just itch when it's itchy LOL!
   
  I hope it stopped though, did it?

• sweetsoul said on Jan 30, 2007....

  Like kruuyal said...perhaps an allergy or try calamine lotion for the itch.

• gingersoul said on Jan 30, 2007....

  Alyss...i suggest a bath in baking podwer and warm (not too hot) water....then dry and wear cotton, not wool, socks....peppermint foot lotion might help or powder....

  I bet you are having some circulation problem...or is it a psycosomatic reaction to your emotional situation?..your feet are telling you to run as soon as possible....

  good luck.... :-)

• polarheart said on Jan 31, 2007....

  Alyss, i can sympathise.  I have itched so badly in the past (from an outbreak of eczema) that I actually thought of jumping out of a first floor window (no jokes).  When you itch your mind cannot rest either.
   
  I do hope you are feeling better.
   
  Polar x
   

• mom said on Jan 31, 2007....

  Ok could it be athletes foot?  Sorry had to ask.  If it is then some Tinactin works.  Fast actin' Tinactin.

• EvilTwin said on Jan 31, 2007....

  <Gently rubs Alyss' foot to take her mind off the itching...>
   
  =)

• shichi said on Jan 31, 2007....

  Me again...I have no idea what causes your itch.  I will tell you though I moved to a part of the country where in July black flies and no seeums ran rampant.  I think they took after me because I was new and fresh meat.  To make a long story short, I would be in tears as the itch and swelling drove me nuts.  The doctor told me it was something I had to build an immunity to.. Calamine lotion, baking soda  and all the other so called remedies did nothing.  One day while going through the sale bins at the local grocery store ( a ritual of mine)  I came across an ointment called "CALMITOL". Having nothing to lose but a couple of bucks I bought it. Once in the car I tore the package open and applid it to the most annoying itch.  Instant relief..The best stop itch cream I have ever come across.

• infinite_conundrum said on Jan 31, 2007....

  I have to say that I can sympathize!  One time I had an allergic reaction on the soles of my feet that I was scratching them with a hard-bristled hair brush and popping benedryl like candy.  It took hours to calm down and my feet were quite swollen.  Don't know what caused it,  but the benedryl worked.

• CreativeWoman said on Jan 31, 2007....

  I might suggest lavender oil and or tea tree oil.  Lavender is very soothing to the skin and tea tree oil is anti-fungal.
  
  CW
  

• Alyss said on Jan 31, 2007....

  Thank you for your suggestions. It did eventually stop of its own accord but that was probably as I was distracted by something else. However should it happen again I now have a wealth of suggestions to fall back on! Thank goodness for Soulcast!
  
  I have all of the various remedies that were suggested available to me here and not one of them occurred to me at the time...
  

• silverwhisper said on Jan 31, 2007....

  [quietly mocks alyss from the corner now that it's passed]
  
  :D
  
  ed

• sidhe said on Feb 01, 2007....

  You know, it could have been a nerve ending thing which is why scratching didn't help, but distraction did. 

• smyths20 said on Jun 23, 2008....

  I have the same thing you do, seriously, When I read your blog it perfectly described how my foot feels. I bet the itch is underneath the thick part of your skin on the bottom of your foot. None on these people know what your itch feels like, but I do. My foot itch is mild and i've had it for over ten years. I forget about if most of the time. The itch is most irritating when I take my shoe off after wearing it for several hours. However, I can usually feel it all the time. I'll give you two tips. 1) rubbing your foot aggressively on "sidewalk" type concrete is the best way to get any hope of relief type itching. 2) see a foot doctor, i'm making an appointment this week, i'm tired of this sh%$!

• anonymous said on Jan 05, 2009....

  omg' I feel same it is driving me crazy I can't stop itching it is black and blue'and won't stop its been 24 hours now and it is on the sole of my foot'. I am hiding from my family because they would take me to the hospital' I know they won't do any thing'.Does anyone know if there is a drug that will stop this??I really feel like I will go crazy soon'"

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