How to treat rheumatic skin itching

Rheumatic skin itching can be relieved by topical medication, oral medication, physical therapy, and psychological counseling.

1. Topical medication Some topical medications

can be used to relieve the symptoms of itchy skin. For example, calamine lotion, halometasone cream, etc., these drugs can reduce skin inflammation and relieve itching. However, please note that the specific effect may be related to personal constitution and itching degree, and may not be able to relieve itching quickly. If itching is caused by dry skin, you can apply moisturizing lotion or vitamin E cream, silicone oil cream, etc. after bathing to keep skin moist and reduce itching.

2. Oral drugs

If the skin itching is serious, oral antihistamine drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor, such as loratadine tablets, cetirizine hydrochloride tablets, chlorpheniramine, ketotifen, cyproheptadine, etc. These drugs can block the release of histamine, thereby alleviating skin itching symptoms. However, please note that antihistamines may also cause some adverse reactions, such as lethargy, dry mouth, etc., so you need to follow the doctor's advice when using them. For rheumatism itself, immunosuppressants can also be used, such as cyclosporine capsules, methotrexate tablets, etc. These drugs can inhibit the excessive response of the immune system, thus reducing the symptoms of rheumatism, including skin itching. However, please note that immunosuppressants need to be used under the guidance of a doctor and need to regularly monitor related indicators.

3. Physical therapy

patients can use cold water soaked towels and applied to the affected area to reduce the temperature of the skin surface and reduce skin sensitivity, thus helping to relieve skin itching symptoms. However, please note that cold wet compress has limited effect and may not completely eliminate skin itching symptoms.

4. Psychological counseling

Because rheumatism may bring greater psychological stress and anxiety to patients, psychological counseling is also an important part of the treatment process. Psychological counseling can help patients relieve anxiety and improve the treatment effect.