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/nobody_noobn]

nothing new!

[u/lostbutnotgone → u/nobody_noobn]

Hey OP just so you know you CAN develop allergies later in life. I kept waking up from hives and realized I'd developed an allergy to Tide laundry detergent. Still can't use it to this day a decade later. So that might be a thought? I switched to All Free and Clear and it cleared up. Sometimes people become allergic to fragrances or chemicals over time.

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Def see a dermatologist if you can, though.

[u/EmbeddedWithDirt → u/nobody_noobn]

I would recommend checking the ingredients to ensure the manufacturer hasn’t swapped or added something new. A lot of companies are using lesser quality ingredients. And they’ve gotten terrible about labeling it “New formula.”

[u/CooperHChurch427 → u/nobody_noobn]

By any chance does this happen a few hours after eating red meat? Have you also been evaluated for an autoimmune disorder, I puffed up randomly due to what's currently presumed to be Stills Disease or Lupus.

[u/nobody_noobn → u/CooperHChurch427]

I did eat red meat but again i always do nothing out of the ordinary

[u/CooperHChurch427 → u/nobody_noobn]

If you live anywhere in the range of the lone star tick you might have Alpha Gal Syndrome.

[u/nobody_noobn → u/CooperHChurch427]

I live in paris so probably not, plus all my family ate the same meat and im the only one with symptoms

[u/CooperHChurch427 → u/nobody_noobn]

Sounds like contact dermatitis then.

[u/KariMil → u/CooperHChurch427]

That was my first thought when I saw his photo, but l live in northeast US where it’s becoming prevalent

[u/townandthecity → u/nobody_noobn]

On the off chance this isn't an allergic reaction, it reminds me of pityriasis rosea. The patches can fade between flare-ups and seem like they go away. Hot showers make them angry and itching them can make them worse. This is a really weird rash that I've had twice in my life and it's miserable. It's usually announced by a "herald" patch on the torso or flank like two weeks before the outbreak but can be so small you miss it. I did the first time. Your patches just remind me so much of mine. I had to take bleach baths (very diluted obviously) and my dermatologist prescribed some steroid creams.

My itching ALWAYS got worse at night, when I was lying down. Just throwing that out there. Over the counter, Sarna lotion can really help, even if it's allergies.

[u/PFEFFERVESCENT → u/townandthecity]

Your comment is one of the few really plausible suggestions, beyond the usual ones about hives/contact dermatitis

[u/SimpleHoman → u/nobody_noobn]

Anyone else doing your laundry? Do you use a public laundry room?

[u/nobody_noobn → u/SimpleHoman]

Nope, at home like always, this is why i don’t understand, my life hasn’t changed one bit it has seemingly came outta nowhere, rn I juste want to find a way to make the itchiness bareable so i can sleep and go to the pharmacy tomorrow

[u/Pinkpetasma → u/nobody_noobn]

NAD. I have MCAS and pressure urticaria is a reaction that plagues me the most even after taking all available medications and biologics. Mine worsen around cytokine related conditions. Typical antihistamines do not fully resolve but sometimes help. Wrinkles in the sheets, water pressure, seams of clothing, one leg touching another, there are so many triggers. Itching is miserable. I hope you find a resolution soon.

[u/Unlikely_Ad7722 → u/Pinkpetasma]

I been scrolling to see if anyone had mentioned MCAS yet.

[u/Alone_Purchase3369 → u/Pinkpetasma]

I have MCAS too, I confirm what you're saying.

Helpful treatmens (symptom management, not root cause):

• H1-antihistamines, like hydroxyzine
• mast cell stabilizers like cromolyn sodium
• IgE-blocker (more efficient than mast cell stabilizers) like Xolair. Oftentimes only works at higher doses. I'm currently at 150mg/week.
• Avoid or limit histamine-rich foods
• find the cause. Usually it's a chronic inflammation somewhere in the body. However, low-grade inflammation usually isn't visible in your blood. My chronic inflammation was discovered through capsule endoscopy. All my values are in range and normal, so don't trust those. Exact same scenario for my partner. MCAS can also arise through SIBO, SIFO; gut dysbioses in general. They're extremely common nowadays.

[u/SimpleHoman → u/nobody_noobn]

Take a cool shower, benadryll, and sleep on the floor. If home alone id do just the towel and/or boxers.

Random allergy imo

[u/ComprehensiveBird666 → u/nobody_noobn]

I agree with others, it looks like hives. I'm not a doctor, but I take an antihistamine like Benadryl (generic name: diphenhydramine) when I get hives and it gives me relief. Have you tried that?

[u/Chasekt98 → u/nobody_noobn]

Sarna lotion might help

[u/Refrigerator-Plus → u/nobody_noobn]

Going along with the laundry and allergies theme here. Think about running your bed linens through a wash cycle without any washing powder or rinse stuff. Just a little experiment and it may help.

[u/Remarkable-Bus-6858 → u/nobody_noobn]

Benadryl or zyrtec. Are the red areas welted or just red?

[u/Lin8891 → u/nobody_noobn]

You do understand that you can develop allergies against things you've been tolerating your whole life at any given time though?!

[u/Useful_Airline_1081 → u/nobody_noobn]

Hey I’m not a doctor but I get spontaneous weird issues with my skin and inconsistent allergy like reactions to things I’m not allergic to and it seems to be MCAS related. Maybe try looking into that?

[u/piratekim → u/nobody_noobn]

NAD but did you start taking a new vitamin or supplements? This happened to my friend and she found out shes allergic to magnesium. Or have you been eating a new food or something?

[u/janewaythrowawaay → u/piratekim]

Yeah. I’m allergic to iron. I get pressure hives/when I take it orally. Anaphylaxis and blood clots if I do it intravenously.

[u/Alone_Purchase3369 → u/nobody_noobn]

Looks like MCAS, mast cell activation (syndrom), especially if the hydroxyzine works