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arabel
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 Posted: 05/17/06 - 00:00 Post subject: Burning skin |
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Two months ago I started to sense something strange on my skin. There was nothing on it for real, but it felt as though I had spent several hours in the sun. Literally burning. This awkward feeling never actually withdrew. I visited all possible specialists, went on CAT scan check and had to do all bunch of tests and nothing. There is no visible, traceable and explicable reason for my burning skin. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Please, I don’t know what to do, this is killing me. No way can I lead a normal life with this.
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denice
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| Posted: 06/16/06 - 05:16 Post subject: |
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I am 46 and I have really high cholesterol level. In order to reduce the level of my LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides my doctor prescribed statins, and I used Crestor for a while. Crestor is notorious for causing muscle problems, especially when older people take the highest doses allowed (40 mg). I was 43 when this happened to me, and I took less than 40 mg. I suddenly started to wake up with this awful tingling sensation on my skin. It would disappear during the day, but in the evening it came back. Very soon I literally couldn’t move since I had this feeling that my skin was burning. I mean really burning, I couldn’t sit still, nor lie down, the touch of my clothes was so painful and irritating. My doctor did all tests and couldn’t find any normal reason for this. And then, when I started feeling weak and tired all day, my doctor remembered the side effect Crestor can cause - myopathy. Since I was still young and relatively healthy, the signs were not as severe as they could be, and the important thing was that the dose was lower than this highest possible of 4o mg. So I stopped taking Crestor (gradually) and used something else to lower my LDL. I also had to take some medications for the initial stage of myopathy, which was in my case manifested in this awful burning sensation. So I suggest you talk to your doctors about all the pills you are currently using and their possible side effects. That could be the answer.
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Janet Hamm
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| Posted: 07/20/06 - 15:11 Post subject: Re: Burning skin |
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| arabel wrote: |
Two months ago I started to sense something strange on my skin. There was nothing on it for real, but it felt as though I had spent several hours in the sun. Literally burning. This awkward feeling never actually withdrew. I visited all possible specialists, went on CAT scan check and had to do all bunch of tests and nothing. There is no visible, traceable and explicable reason for my burning skin. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Please, I don’t know what to do, this is killing me. No way can I lead a normal life with this.
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I also for the past month have had burning feeling in my stomach, exactly what you said feels like you have been in the sun all day. Did you ever find out what was wrong. I am gonna go to the doctor tomorrow, hopefully will get some answers at least good answers. |
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| Posted: 03/11/07 - 21:16 Post subject: burning skin sensation |
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does anyone know what can cause the side of your neck (both sides)
Upper stomach,upper legs,and upper arms to have a burning sensation.
No doctor so far seems to know what is wrong with me.
I'm a 56 year old woman.
Any answers to this post would be greatly appreciate
thanks so much |
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| Posted: 06/23/07 - 18:52 Post subject: burning sensation on neck like sun burn but no burn or rash |
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| it is sensitive when touched or when i move my head .Does any one have any idea what this is. |
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parlyvous
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| Posted: 07/09/07 - 20:08 Post subject: Re: burning skin sensation |
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| Guest wrote: | does anyone know what can cause the side of your neck (both sides)
Upper stomach,upper legs,and upper arms to have a burning sensation.
No doctor so far seems to know what is wrong with me.
I'm a 56 year old woman.
Any answers to this post would be greatly appreciate
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I wish I had an answer for you, because then I'd have an answer for the very same thing affecting me! It is especially uncomfortable on my forearms, tho it 'travels' on the rest of my body.
Being 57 myself I wonder if this is a stage of post menopause? I'm trying topical bioidentical hormones to see if my skin 'moistens' up.  |
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| Posted: 07/09/07 - 20:18 Post subject: |
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Oopsy posted twice so editing/deleting this one.  |
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| Posted: 08/29/07 - 09:18 Post subject: Same symptoms, shorter period of time |
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| I am in the same boat... it started with my back near my shoulderblades, now its my full back, and front.... I have only left a message with my dr and haven't heard back yet - being pregnant, I was guessing it had something to do with that.... its just totally out of the blue... and has been present for 5 days, with each day spreading. |
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| Posted: 11/05/07 - 18:59 Post subject: Any Answers |
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I am 20 weeks pregnant and just started to feel a burning sensation on my inner thigh and forearm. Now it has spread to my other side of the body. It's just uncomfortable, especially when something, such as clothes, rubs up against it.
I thought it might be the hormones from my pregnancy but I haven't read anything about it until I found this chat room. |
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| Posted: 11/23/07 - 13:22 Post subject: Burning sensation in skin |
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| I believe I suffer from the symptom you explain. Do you ever take niacin? the feeling you get when taking niacin is what I feel. That a hot sensation, I realize it only happen when I sit down and it seems to be only in my chest down to my belly-button and I feel the same thing in my foot also. I notice when I am active: exercise the feeling goes away. I have no answer but I figure if niacin cause the same reaction them maybe our body is producing /lack some type of substance that would cause this. It’s been some 10 to 15 yrs now I have this condition. |
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