I've always had issues with this (since around the time of my suspected tick bite), but never has it been this bad. Literally nothing helps - I've tried coconut oil, lanolin, just about every sensitive skin cream on the market, but to no avail. The skin on my hands is particularly bad, despite washing my hands sparingly and using aqueous cream as soap (or no soap at all). I'm hoping anyone else dealing with super sensitive skin can give me some recommendations/ideas of what to do when it gets this bad.

I'm also wondering if this might be connected with Bartonella die off? Is dry skin a symptom any of you have experienced with Bartonella?

This all started about 5 days after I introduced Pyrimethamine into my treatment regime, and apparently that is predominantly used to treat Bartonella.

Edit: Things have settled down somewhat, as I think my body has adjusted to having the Pyrimethamine in my system. Considering skin issues are one of my long standing symptoms, could a flare up be part of a herx?

Post Edited (Reicheru) : 9/8/2016 10:24:29 PM (GMT-6)

Thanks for your reply Traveler. At first I did think it might be a side effect of the Pyrimethamine, but having had these symptoms on and off so many times over the years (not quite this intensity, but close to!), I am beginning to think the dry skin might be connected to either Lyme or one of the co-infections I have. I'm hoping anyone else with skin issues linked to their condition can chime in with their experiences.

I did take a bath last night with 1 cup of baking soda, which was quite soothing on my skin and allowed me some relief for the night.

This is all so confusing, as there are so many variables at play! I don't know if my headaches are just my usual Lyme symptoms, die-off, or a side effect of the medications! Thankfully the nausea and vomiting was just that one time. My brother had a bug at the time too, so it could have been a mild version of that...Ughh, this all feels like one giant puzzle with too many pieces that don't match up!

I used to have extremely oily skin but now due to Lyme it has become dry, also. I use a glycerine spray that I mix myself and it has helped a whole lot! I got one of those little spray bottles at Walmart or they have them at beauty supply stores also, I put RO water up to about 3/4 full and then got an organic glycerine at sprouts from NOW company and fill the rest of the bottle with that. You can also put in essential oils, smell good, whatever you like a few drops to your liking. After I dry brush and shower in the morning, I pat dry and then get back in the shower and spray all of my skin down with this mixture (you will need to shake well before usin) and then just quickly rub it in. My skin has improved dramatically since starting this routine. I purchased some orgainic pomegranate oil from Amazon that I'm using now in my mix and I like it very much.

Mornings are usually toughest for me as I'm trying to get dressed and off to work but I find this is so fast and easy, it doesn't bother me to add it to my routine and the results have been very good!

I hope this heps you!