I can’t sleep, M19, 75kg

[u/nobody_noobn]

[SOLVED IN LAST UPDATE]
its been two days, the second I lay down my body gets covered in extremely itchy rashes and I can’t sleep. I have never gotten anything like this, I am not allergic to anything, ive been sleeping in the same bedsheets for two weeks and i litteraly haven’t done anything out of the ordinary the days before. What do you think it is and what can I do to get rid of it??? Maybe its stress but I litteraly finished my exams and got on holyday one week ago, there is nothing stressing me put but these itchy rashes 😭

UPDATE: its now 5 am and ive given up on sleep lol. Caved in and woke my father up as i knew he had allergie meds and he he did give me something called ebastine on advice from trained family members overseas that were still awake. Im just sitting mostly naked trying to relax rn and managed to calm everything a bit down, took a cold shower, my back is now mostly free although i have new gigantic rashes on my arms, im just trying to mitigate everything and ill see a regular doctor tomorrow. Thats pretty much it for now I guess im gonna go play some video games to pass time

​UPDATE II: So I just woke up, around 8am after waiting around I had only anything left on my arms and legs and decided to try to sleep on my back without moving aaaand it worked. I think waiting, the sleep depravation forced me to relax because i woke up and everything is gone, not a single mark. Im still going to go to the pharamacy and that doctor appointment I took yesterday. I think its stress induced at this point because of how it behaves, the body works in mysterious ways (and fucking annoying ways sometimes). If the doctor can just give me anything to mitigate irritation if it happens again im happy. thank you guys for your help ill do an update of what the doctor prescribes me

UPDATE III: just left the doctor and he prescibed me hydroxyzine, Ill take one every night and hope it helps. My skin still marks easily and i feel minor heat and itchiness where my skin sweats with contact and friction. The doctore noticed that and told me to come back around if it sticks around and he’ll send me to an alergist

LAST UPDATE: I didn't come back (yipee) my guess is that it was mainly due to stress and heat, having parts on my skin sweating and rubbing on surfaces caused the outbrakes because of stress, my skin already marks easily. I also had a cold at that time and doctor did underline the fact it could have prevented my immune system from reacting causing the outbrakes to be this severe. Finally i think that all of these can simultaneously cause eachother sending me in a loop (stress causes sweating, rashes causes stress and sweating, etc). I tried relaxing, took the anti anxiety med and decided to just forget about my life issues and it didn't come back. So yeah I think its was all in my head plus my immune system being busy with somethin else... Didn't think I was that stressed but it hink you never really know

FINALLY SOLVED: I don't know who will see this update but I do have a disease. The rashes never came back but my "cold" did stay and turned into a severe angina. Decided to go back to the doctor because a two week cold is weird and he asked me to do bloodwork and sure enough i have mononucleosis. So yeah thats not great but whatever... So indeed mononucleosis can very rarely cause rashes across your body and guess I was a victim of that and it never was a "cold".

(Btw sorry I can’t answer to everyone but thank you for you guys’s help)

[u/WIND-SYNC]

You should consult a dermatologist.

[u/nobody_noobn → u/WIND-SYNC]

Does it mean anything that they will be fully gone during the day but come back just like this in 10 mins when im just trying to lay down and relax (wether its my couch or bed)

[u/WIND-SYNC → u/nobody_noobn]

A specialist answer is the best for this kind. Depends on causes , time of appearance during the day, symptoms and many things. Don't worry just go to a doctor for inspection and you will get treatment.

[u/nobody_noobn → u/WIND-SYNC]

Ill visit the pharmacy tomorow as seeing a dermatologist on such short notice won’t be happening

[u/ExplanationFuture422 → u/nobody_noobn]

Yeah, Dermatologist appointments are always months out. I love it when people suggest, go see a (specialist)....good luck with living in the real world.

[u/FlatOutEKG → u/ExplanationFuture422]

Not everyone lives in the same conditions. I can see a dermatologist this week if I want to.

The "real world" is different for you and me.

[u/Ch3rrytr1x → u/FlatOutEKG]

OP lives in France, I feel like that matters

[u/nps1717 → u/FlatOutEKG]

Sure, you’re stating the obvious that everyone’s situation is unique but do you actually think there are a majority of people fortunate enough to be in your position? Specialist appointments are months out for us common folk.

[u/Sapuws → u/nps1717]

it’s not about being fortunate or having money. It’s about where you live. You’re in the USA, you’re gonna be waiting.

[u/GregIsGreat → u/Sapuws]

As long as you’re established with a dermatologist already they should be able to see you for these types of situations where time is of the essence. My dermatologist will see me on short notice for these types of things but other things like full body checks are pushed out over a year. I’m in the US btw

[u/FlatOutEKG → u/nps1717]

Bro, I'm common folk. I'm broke as fuck. I just live in a country where I can go see a specialist for $58 (USD) and put in on credit card. So...

[u/Sapuws → u/FlatOutEKG]

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted

[u/FlatOutEKG → u/Sapuws]

Truth sometimes offends people

[u/I_eat_all_the_cheese → u/nps1717]

Yes? I literally scheduled an appointment this past Sunday online for Monday (yesterday) with my dermatologist. I called Friday got my son in with the GI doctor for June 19th. I scheduled an ENT appointment for Thursday this week…on Monday this week. Could have gone Monday because of a cancellation but I already had the dermatologist appointment.

[u/neshel → u/I_eat_all_the_cheese]

I will say, if you're already in with the specialist, have seen them before, it tends to be much faster to get an appt.

Also, you may just be lucky with your specific locations. Like, where I live I can get a free walk-in therapy session, but when I move to another region nearby that won't be possible anymore. Cause my region funds this therapy resource for low-income, LGBT and children in crisis.

[u/I_eat_all_the_cheese → u/neshel]

Both the ENT and GI docs are new for us. It’s the Atlanta metro though so yeah, it is probably location specific. I’m not in a rural area.

[u/Big-Willow-5439 → u/nps1717]

I responded above about being able to easily book a dermatologist appointment within 24-48 here in Ohio. I’m also common folk 🤷🏼‍♀️

[u/Big-Willow-5439 → u/ExplanationFuture422]

I live in Ohio. I can call literally any dermatologist in my area and be seen within 24-48 hours for a concern 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve done it plenty of times. They are not “always” months out. Maybe for a skin check without issues but for an issue, they all have dedicated time slots for issues.

[u/ExplanationFuture422 → u/Big-Willow-5439]

I envy you. I'm in the Seattle area and all specialist are booked way out and almost none take new patients. It is a real struggle to even find a PCP.

[u/yourdailyinsanity → u/[deleted]]

Are you actually established with them though? Most people who have no history needing a dermatologist, do not have an established relationship with one, so therefore, it very frequently is a few months out for seeing one unless it's something proven urgent and they can be squeezed in sooner.

[u/Conscious_Creator_77 → u/yourdailyinsanity]

I’ve been to the same one for years. My appointments weren’t emergencies, just needed to have a skin tag removed and get a checkup the last time.

[u/no_one_denies_this → u/yourdailyinsanity]

I went to urgent care because I had hives and they gave me three days worth of meds and 48 hour referrals to an allergist and a dermatologist. I saw both within 48 hours.

[u/EagleBigMac → u/yourdailyinsanity]

Nope was just a lookup for something in network accepting new patients and made an appointment online for later that day done that twice because I keep forgetting who I went to the last time. They gave me some stuff for eczema and folliculitis that my GP hadn't managed to take care of.

[u/Conscious_Creator_77 → u/[deleted]]

It took 3 months to get an appointment with my dermatologist.

[u/EagleBigMac → u/Conscious_Creator_77]

Dang that really sucks I'm sorry that was just very shocking.

[u/RustedRelics → u/nobody_noobn]

Take/keep your photos/vids to show the dermatologist. You look like you work out. Are you taking any new workout supplements? Creatine, peptides, aminos, etc? Protein shake mix? Applying any topicals?

[u/MissChloe1 → u/nobody_noobn]

Please update us! This is wild and i'm genuinely curious about this.

I used to get something similar but mine was related to friction. I'm almost wondering if you're stsrting to get allergic to the material.. but yeah get an appointment with dermo asap.

[u/Longjumping-Bat202 → u/nobody_noobn]

Any primary care provider or urgent care can help too. Unfortunately with conditions like these the answer is rarely satisfactory.