Itchiness and chills-what’s going on?

Hi everyone,

i wanted to post to this forum because I have some symptoms that I’m not sure what to do about.  Around the beginning of last year (2018) I had begun to experience itching that would just come on randomly.  It almost felt like a sensation of bugs crawling over my body.  I also was experiencing chills.  I went to my doctor, and long story short, they ran a lot of blood tests, including liver, LDH, mono, EBV, as well as a chest x-ray.  All tests came back clear and they put it down to allergies and advised me to take antihistamines.

The symptoms went on and off the past year but lately they have come back more frequently.  The itchiness gets worse at night and, combined with the chills, makes it very hard to sleep.  I had experienced some night sweats but after turning on the fan and wearing lighter clothes I haven’t been having them lately.  I don’t have any noticeable lumps.  What should I do about this?  I feel like if I go to the doctor they’re not going to do much because I’ve already gotten tests done for the exact same issues.  But at the same time I feel like something is going on because my symptoms aren’t resolving.  Does anyone have any idea of what could be going on?

Any advice would be appreciated

  • Hi Mercedes, 

    Unfortunately no-one here will be able to tell you what this is as we're not medically trained but as you've noticed your symptoms have become more frequent and you're worried about them, it would be best to see a doctor. I know you're reluctant to do this but they really are in the best position to advise you on this.

    If you have more than one doctor at your GP surgery, maybe you could book an appointment to see a different doctor to get a second opinion.

    I hope you're able to get some answers and peace of mind soon Mercedes.

    All the best, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hi Mercedes, did your symptoms go away or did you get an answer. I hope things are okay for you now. Im also getting fevers and chills and am worried whats causing it :( 

  • Mercedes, I'm getting the exact same thing. But it also looks like bites and I can't understand what it is. I have nothing that I can see biting me and itchiness gets bad around 7pm and I wake up with more itchy bumps. I get chills too with this. Did you ever find out what it was?