There is no quick fix for itchy skin. General itchy skin is considered pruritus, urticaria, eczema, insect bite dermatitis and other diseases, you can target the cause of the disease, take general treatment, topical drugs, oral medication and other treatments to stop itching.
1. Pruritus: usually avoid scratching the skin, so as to avoid secondary infection; external antipruritic agent treatment, such as glycerine lotion, zinc oxide lotion, etc.; local use of lidocaine cream and other surface anesthetics, can reduce itching; itching is more serious, the use of antihistamines, such as epinastine, loratadine, etc.; can also use tricyclic antidepressants to reduce itching, such as doxepin and so on.
2. Urticaria: the use of antihistamines, such as cetirizine, ibastine, etc.; if belonging to the chronic urticaria, can be combined with the first generation of antihistamines, such as chlorpheniramine, etc.; local itching is obvious, the use of antipruritic agents, such as glycerine lotion, etc.; the condition is serious, need to be sent to the hospital in time to save treatment.
3. Eczema: itching is light, external use of glycerite, zinc oxide lotion and other antipruritic agent treatment; symptoms are more serious, the use of glucocorticoid therapy, such as mometasone furoate ointment, etc.; intense itching, the use of antihistamines, such as benadryl, etc.; serious, oral glucocorticosteroid therapy, such as prednisone.
4. Insect bite dermatitis: external antipruritic agents to reduce itching, such as glycerite menthol lotion; glucocorticoids to inhibit inflammation, such as compound fluoxetine cream, etc.; if necessary, oral antihistamine to reduce itching, such as cetirizine.
When itchy skin occurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, under the guidance of the doctor’s reasonable use of medication, do not self-medication.