Do you get this symptom........

There is always a reason for everything. Skin is a very sensitive part of our body, therefore it can be the reaction of the food,drinks and also reaction from your stress. Once, I had a glass if white wine and my skin was itching and irritable whole day. Certain chemicals or products can activate the itching or burning sensation of the skin. Try to notice when is more irritable than less, this way you will know why. Wishing you to solve this problem soon. God bless you.

Thanks for trying to help.

The symptom is all the time. All the time, and worse during a fibromyalsia flare up.

Not quite sure where it is coming from. Its not food or allergies. This has been my whole life, since I can remember. Nobody ever believes me.

I have met others on the internet with the same problem, they have always been told its in their heads as well. Nobody believes them.

It is frustrating when one is not believed - almost like they want attention. I have been told that as well. I am just trying to figure it out now that I found a website that has people with similar diagnosis' as myself.

Back to square one! :-/

Is it possible that it is a symptom of the Fibro, I ask this because it gets worse during a flare up??

Yes it very much could be but my Dr's don't seem to think so.
And other people on the net that have this, haven't had fibro. Unless maybe they have been undiagnosed. ??

Thank you for helping me to try and figure this out. I am leaning towards FM cuz it has to do with my nerves.

I was just wondering if others on here felt sunburned. Again, not hot to the touch, just a sensation of having sunburned skin if the skin is touched. Any skin over the entire body.

I feel like a crazy sometime. ugh

could it be a side effect from your medication?

I'm w/marcie & tright, I hope your doctors can help you find the reason. I've had skin cancer cut off me so I understand that feeling of being stung all over when I get into the sun.

Good luck & let us know what the findings are friend.

April

Is it just you skin? Rosacia maybe? It stings and itches and looks like reds blotches Sam (I probably spelled it wrong)

It feels like you spent too much time in the sun. Sunburned feeling minus the heat. Hurts all over to even lightly touch, not red,blotchy,itchy...nothing like that. Skin looks normal, just feels like a bad sunburn and it hurts to where anything snug fitting like a bra etc cannot be worn.
I have had it almost my whole life. I remember telling my parents when I was a little girl and they pretty much ignored me because it didn't make sense to them.
It is nerve related, that's for sure. I get achey flu like symptoms with it. So its a fibromyalsia flare up because thats how my fibro flares up.

I am thinking it has to be nerve related with the fibro. There is so much they don't about fibromyalsia anyways. All that is pretty much proven is its overactive nerves and causes muscle pain etc.
For me, its skin as well.

I am just curious because so many people on line (if you look up burning sensation on skin surface) do have the same thing. Most have not been diagnosed with Fibro, but that doesn't mean anything. One day they might be diagnosed like me.

Thanks for posting everyone. Its hard to know if my symptoms are real or not. I have been told by many Dr's its all in my head. But so do the people on the internet, they get told its in their heads as well.

Oh its just odd to not have an explanation. Bugs me. But have to live with it I guess. No changing that! lol So, whatever.

Nothing takes it away, not my gabapentin. That just helps the muscle/nerve pain. Not the skin surface. So I just suffer through it.

Thanks again peeps! You guys are great - love this site!!! :-)))

God be with you all and bless you!!
Jeanna

Jeanne, I looked on line, the only thing I could find said you could have poor circulation in the blood vessels of your skin. This would cause pain like a sunburn with no visible side effects. It would be everywhere because your skin is constantly being nourished by these small vessels (search WebMD) Sam