# Itchy hands and feet.. I mean really itchy 😖

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975>\
**Category:** Everyday living\
**Tags:** relapsing-MS\
**Created:** [15 August 2022 17:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975 "2022-08-15T17:40:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Amz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@Amz](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Amz)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 17:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/1 "2022-08-15T17:40:20Z")

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Does anyone suffer from the same symptom every now and then? I feel like using a sharp object to scratch the life out of 😩

Any tips or tricks?

Thank you 😊

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**Author:** ![greenhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@greenhouse](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/greenhouse)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 17:54 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/2 "2022-08-15T17:54:05Z")

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Oh I do and it drives me mad + on back, right where you can’t get to it, for me I just do my best not to itch, or put something cold and wet on it.

Jean

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**Author:** ![Amz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@Amz](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Amz)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 20:34 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/3 "2022-08-15T20:34:17Z")

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Wow I can’t not itch. It can get so bad!  
I’ve run my hands under a cold tap but it doesn’t help at all. Assuming it’s the heat that is causing this as it’s only happened three times during the heatwave. 🥵

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**Author:** ![alison100](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/alison100/32/1019_2.png) [@alison100](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/alison100)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2022 08:45 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/4 "2022-08-16T08:45:15Z")

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Try putting your hands and feet in cold water. I get MS itch in my hands and cooling is the only thing that works.

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**Author:** ![whammel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/whammel/32/1005_2.png) [@whammel](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/whammel)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2022 08:56 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/5 "2022-08-16T08:56:24Z")

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This is general advice from NHS.

[Itchy skin - NHS (www.nhs.uk)](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/itchy-skin/)

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**Author:** ![NS-London](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@NS-London](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/NS-London)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2022 13:32 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/itchy-hands-and-feet-i-mean-really-itchy/68975/6 "2022-10-14T13:32:46Z")

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I had the same spot on the same toe - my second toe on the right - which was itchy every single day for months! I itched it so much that the skin was starting to crack and discolour. When I told my neurologist said that isn’t an MS thing but I still think it was!