laurandisorder
02-09-2013, 06:32 PM
I recently read about someone on this forum discovering that they had KP (Keratosis Pilaris) and wondering if that was associated with anxiety - I'm guessing not because I have had it for my entire life and there's not much that can be done about it.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else had developed a horrible rash due to anxiety? I'm so used to looking at what my body decides to manifest and thinking 'anxiety' that I just want to make sure that it isn't a normal symptom.
I haven't had too many issues with my anxiety flaring up lately, but this skin thing is getting me down - it's seriously messing with me and the little confidence I have.
It started as an allergic reaction just before New Year - I'm almost certain it was due to a skin product I used. My skin was red, itchy and inflamed - that cleared up after about 2 weeks and then I peeled everywhere - the palms of my hands were the worst.
Since then I have been developing some other kind of rash. It's not itchy, it's angry and purple looking and is either in isolated dots on the pore or larger clusters of the dots. It is now covering 80% of my legs and is slowly creeping up my torso.
I have been to my GP three times now and I got my blood tests back at the last session - they were fine except my RAST showed up a moderate allergy to a whole bunch of things including mites, cats and dogs (I have 2 cats and a dog), various grasses, pollens and also penicillin. I have NEVER been allergic to anything before this year. I have taken penicillin and had no problems and I have had cats and dogs my whole life. I had hay-fever once about five years ago and haven't had it since.
I have just started taking antihistamines to hopefully help - but they make my heart race and dry out my mouth - which leads to heightened panic alert. I also have a referral for a dermatologist, but that's going to be a wait.
This is making me so miserable - it's the height of summer here and I have to keep covered up constantly. And the rash is just getting worse every day :( :(
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else had developed a horrible rash due to anxiety? I'm so used to looking at what my body decides to manifest and thinking 'anxiety' that I just want to make sure that it isn't a normal symptom.
I haven't had too many issues with my anxiety flaring up lately, but this skin thing is getting me down - it's seriously messing with me and the little confidence I have.
It started as an allergic reaction just before New Year - I'm almost certain it was due to a skin product I used. My skin was red, itchy and inflamed - that cleared up after about 2 weeks and then I peeled everywhere - the palms of my hands were the worst.
Since then I have been developing some other kind of rash. It's not itchy, it's angry and purple looking and is either in isolated dots on the pore or larger clusters of the dots. It is now covering 80% of my legs and is slowly creeping up my torso.
I have been to my GP three times now and I got my blood tests back at the last session - they were fine except my RAST showed up a moderate allergy to a whole bunch of things including mites, cats and dogs (I have 2 cats and a dog), various grasses, pollens and also penicillin. I have NEVER been allergic to anything before this year. I have taken penicillin and had no problems and I have had cats and dogs my whole life. I had hay-fever once about five years ago and haven't had it since.
I have just started taking antihistamines to hopefully help - but they make my heart race and dry out my mouth - which leads to heightened panic alert. I also have a referral for a dermatologist, but that's going to be a wait.
This is making me so miserable - it's the height of summer here and I have to keep covered up constantly. And the rash is just getting worse every day :( :(