[les24655Participant]

Hi – my head has become incredibly itchy – horribly so. Is this a side effect of treatment? It might be a reaction to detergent of shampoo. If it is a side effect, what treatment is there. So far used sufacreme and germolene but doesn’t seem to hwelp.

[rabbitParticipant]

Hi Les,

An itchy skin – including/especially an itchy scalp – is sometimes a Lenalidomide side effect.

It is not something that I experienced, but if you go to the Home page of this forum and search for “Itch”, it has been mentioned a few times.

In terms of what seems to have been effective for any itchy scalp, I have had a look to save time and effort:
– Pam said “Now taking antihistamines which have helped.”
– Shropshiremum said “I take loratadine [an antihisamine], and it definitely helps”
– Lilib said “I think the hospital pharmacy gave him some creams and shampoo (sorry, I cannot remember the names)”. You could ask you doctor or nurse?
. Maidmarion said “I also bought him some Aveeno sensitive shampoo, which doesn’t contain parabens”.

I hope that this is some help.

Regards
Rabbit 

[blobgobParticipant]

Hi Les,

I suffer from this as well, although I suspect not as badly as you do.

I keep my hair short, which seems to help, but I’ve not been brave enough to try shaving my head!!! 😉

I also use a tea shampoo a few times a week, which also seems to help, but doesn’t completely remove the itch.

• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 3 days ago by  blobgob.

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