For the past month or so, I have been waking up, sometimes after having slept for only an hour or two, but other times at my regular time of awakening, with hives, although they go away sometimes within minutes after getting up, but, at other times, they will persist; in those cases, aloe vera gel seems to take care of it.
It began on the anterior portions of my elbows, but I have later experienced them at the bend of my knees, and sometimes on my lower legs. Usually, I sleep on my side, turning over several times during the night. When I sleep on my back, I am more likely to get them on the backs of my legs, lower back, or buttocks.
I've tried sleeping in different places, such as the futon downstairs rather than the bed upstairs. We've changed sheets and washed bedding, tried different types of sheets, different detergents, and washing sheets with no detergent at all.
Some of these things will seem to work for a day or two, but then the same thing no longer works. I thought I had solved the problem when I began wearing pajamas and had a couple of nights sleep without difficulty, but then that quit working.
It doesn't happen every night, which is a relief, but makes it difficult to understand. Some night, I can sleep through and wake up with clear skin.
No, I don't think its bedbugs, mites, or other critters because, first of all, we've never had that problem before, and my wife is usually far more skin-sensitive than I am, yet she is having no such problems.
My doctor suggested dry winter skin, but I've never had that problem before, and moisturizers seem, if anything, to make it worse, plus it usually goes away within minutes of getting up.
I have had far too many nights with only an hour or two of sleep, however. Sometimes, I'll fall asleep at my desk, which isn't particularly restful, and, on nights when I don't have this problem, I might sleep for twelve hours.
It began on the anterior portions of my elbows, but I have later experienced them at the bend of my knees, and sometimes on my lower legs. Usually, I sleep on my side, turning over several times during the night. When I sleep on my back, I am more likely to get them on the backs of my legs, lower back, or buttocks.
I've tried sleeping in different places, such as the futon downstairs rather than the bed upstairs. We've changed sheets and washed bedding, tried different types of sheets, different detergents, and washing sheets with no detergent at all.
Some of these things will seem to work for a day or two, but then the same thing no longer works. I thought I had solved the problem when I began wearing pajamas and had a couple of nights sleep without difficulty, but then that quit working.
It doesn't happen every night, which is a relief, but makes it difficult to understand. Some night, I can sleep through and wake up with clear skin.
No, I don't think its bedbugs, mites, or other critters because, first of all, we've never had that problem before, and my wife is usually far more skin-sensitive than I am, yet she is having no such problems.
My doctor suggested dry winter skin, but I've never had that problem before, and moisturizers seem, if anything, to make it worse, plus it usually goes away within minutes of getting up.
I have had far too many nights with only an hour or two of sleep, however. Sometimes, I'll fall asleep at my desk, which isn't particularly restful, and, on nights when I don't have this problem, I might sleep for twelve hours.
shocked out of me all the time in the winter months from lack of humidity in the house. Now I do not!! If you have a two story house, you may need 2 humidifiers. Our humidifier covers 2000 square feet.
