tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2196899591477689243..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Vanda cristatamr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77302703827289341312013-12-16T13:26:52.535-08:002013-12-16T13:26:52.535-08:00It did itch every day, it got worse over time as ...It did itch every day, it got worse over time as they spread and it was always worst at night and early morning. It took them a while to start getting bad though, which is why it took me almost a month to go in and figure out what the rash even was.Tomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51592075177328229162013-12-15T01:54:29.237-08:002013-12-15T01:54:29.237-08:00Itching, RLS, mood swings, insomnia, that's me...Itching, RLS, mood swings, insomnia, that's me. I get prescribed clonazapam, buproprion and pramipexole to good effect. Drinking used to work, but I quit. At 50, I've killed or witnessed the slaughter of more plants than most people I've met, by dint of working for years in nurseries / greenhouses. Houseplant-wise: "You have failed to please me sufficiently" I say Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964733111264455825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-65545849286682141752013-12-12T18:36:27.740-08:002013-12-12T18:36:27.740-08:00I always have a hard time throwing away plants unl...I always have a hard time throwing away plants unless they are clearly dead. However, if they are causing you more aggravation than pleasure, I think it's ok to throw the agaves away. <br />Better to focus ont he plants that make it fun than to stress over the ones that make it miserable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56174657434435873932013-12-12T17:53:46.888-08:002013-12-12T17:53:46.888-08:00The Last Capitalist:
There are no signs of bedbug...The Last Capitalist:<br /><br />There are no signs of bedbugs (no marks on my body, the husband's not itching too, we're not seeing droppings in the sheets, no sightings of the bugs themselves). <br /><br />The orchid isn't mine; I took the pictures at an orchid show in the Quad Cities in March.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34425483356339711642013-12-12T17:18:33.440-08:002013-12-12T17:18:33.440-08:00For the itch, try TechNu. Anything that will make...For the itch, try TechNu. Anything that will make Poison Ivy Itch go away (and it does) should work. :-) Have you checked for bed bugs?<br /><br />WRT the orchid - you got a ribbon - what more you want? :-)<br /><br />cheersThe Last Capitalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754042472688020407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63210802145734956842013-12-11T21:28:05.461-08:002013-12-11T21:28:05.461-08:00Tom:
After researching some more, I'm incline...Tom:<br /><br />After researching some more, I'm inclined to think that I don't have scabies, though like with all the other theories, I can't quite rule anything out. One source I consulted noted that although the itching is worse at night with scabies, because that's when the mites are most active, most types of itch are worse at night, especially while trying to sleep, because mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-11693216929834104752013-12-11T18:17:15.033-08:002013-12-11T18:17:15.033-08:00When I had my run-in with the damn mites it never ...When I had my run-in with the damn mites it never really developed any redness or crustiness. It might be something to consider if it continues to get worse? Or just go spray yourself with pyrethrin since that's what they give you for it lolTomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41103574070541306372013-12-11T15:32:44.920-08:002013-12-11T15:32:44.920-08:00just a thought... my herbalist friend recommended ...just a thought... my herbalist friend recommended willow bark tea for excessive itching. Which kinda makes sense since Aspirin was originally made with willow bark, and aspirin makes nerve endings less sensitive. <br /><br />I know ibuprofirin or acetominiphin is usually recommended instead nowadays, but Aspirin thins blood, relieves pain, and does a few other things that the others don't.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43645489872130886022013-12-11T15:18:08.120-08:002013-12-11T15:18:08.120-08:00Tom:
Yes. (Generally starts between about 9:30 an...Tom:<br /><br />Yes. (Generally starts between about 9:30 and 11 PM, though some nights there's nothing at all, and other nights it starts at like 5 PM.) Though I usually don't have any red marks or crusty areas, as per Wikipedia / Google image search. That wouldn't rule it out entirely (apparently some people can be completely asymptomatic, even?), but considering that I almost nevermr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12609219874646444032013-12-11T13:10:51.238-08:002013-12-11T13:10:51.238-08:00Last time I had an absurd itching, it was scabies ...Last time I had an absurd itching, it was scabies that I got from riding mega-bus (at least that was the most likely cause of it). Is your itching generally worst at night?Tomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19175054589217847612013-12-11T06:53:01.756-08:002013-12-11T06:53:01.756-08:00Bad Kitty:
The stress theory makes at least as mu...Bad Kitty:<br /><br />The stress theory makes at least as much sense as the imidacloprid theory, and for the same reasons, since the imidacloprid is directly related to the biggest source of stress in my life. Though this would be the first time my body has ever responded to stress by <i>itching</i>. Usually I just get headaches, or my stomach gets weird.<br /><br />Though if I get stress mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10387558807532297092013-12-11T04:02:24.925-08:002013-12-11T04:02:24.925-08:00It's none of my business but some medications ...It's none of my business but some medications make people itch. Yes, really. I tried a new one recently that made my scalp itch like crazy (it also didn't work, thank goodness, so I don't have to put up with that anymore. My head is itching just remembering that!). <br /><br />It doesn't sound like the imidacloprid, unless you are getting re-dosed when you handle plants, but Bad Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941032497575225274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89752665649757731502013-12-10T16:38:55.080-08:002013-12-10T16:38:55.080-08:00Liza:
Well, and I've always taken really hot ...Liza:<br /><br />Well, and I've <i>always</i> taken really hot showers (save for occasional overheating emergency showers during the summer, which are merely a little warm), so if hot showers are the problem on their own and there's a direct cause-and-effect there, then I should be able to match up showering and itching directly, which I can't. <br /><br />It does sometimes seem like mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66674695198531146262013-12-10T16:30:24.536-08:002013-12-10T16:30:24.536-08:00Davis Sue:
Well, we can't rule it out; I wash...Davis Sue:<br /><br />Well, we can't rule it out; I washed my hands <i>a lot</i> during the application process for all the plants, but I didn't wear a respirator or anything like that. The timing of onset is also slightly consistent with imidacloprid exposure: I first started itching in July, after I dosed the first batch of plants in May. I applied a bunch more imidacloprid in Septembermr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41941640003457373652013-12-10T15:56:26.175-08:002013-12-10T15:56:26.175-08:00How careful were you when you were treating the pl...How careful were you when you were treating the plants with imidacloprid? It IS a systemic for animals as well as plants, and lasts for quite a while in the body. If you are sensitive to it, it might be why you're itching.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876157448125007929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75454759311403977622013-12-10T13:42:21.908-08:002013-12-10T13:42:21.908-08:00The inconsistency part is weird. What about all th...The inconsistency part is weird. What about all the times you've taken hot showers and not itched? Very weird indeed. <br /><br />Well good luck. I'm sure it's no fun.<br /><br />Scale's no fun either. Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48170949477656177112013-12-10T13:30:36.903-08:002013-12-10T13:30:36.903-08:00Liza again:
I just realized that I didn't ans...Liza again:<br /><br />I just realized that I didn't answer the allergic-to-the-plants question. <br /><br />I don't <i>think</i> I am. Some of the plants (notably the <i>Pandanus</i>, <i>Ficus</i>, and <i>Agave</i>) leave me itchy for a while after I deal with them or get stabbed by them, but that's always been the case. I itch on days when I don't deal with the plants at all, mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22907353352333211852013-12-10T11:46:53.072-08:002013-12-10T11:46:53.072-08:00Whats going on with the Agave desmettiana and Agav...Whats going on with the Agave desmettiana and Agave americana? Scale? Agaves are usually so trouble freePaul VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88443986076136720642013-12-10T07:46:40.279-08:002013-12-10T07:46:40.279-08:00Liza:
No doctors so far. I've tried benadryl ...Liza:<br /><br />No doctors so far. I've tried benadryl and chlorpheniramine maleate (both antihistamines), showering more often, showering less often, changing soap, and changing laundry detergent. It's hard to determine whether any of those work, because the itching is intermittent even when everything is kept exactly the same. Yesterday was almost completely itch-free, for example, butmr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15804528943042459972013-12-10T07:00:07.338-08:002013-12-10T07:00:07.338-08:00oh you poor dear. Itching is the worst. I had shin...oh you poor dear. Itching is the worst. I had shingles a few years ago - on my forehead - and after the intense pain fried my nerve endings, the nerves were too weak to register pain, so they registered itch. Which I found out doctors have no idea how to treat. So I tried everything topical - caladryl, aveeno baths, etc. But since the itch was on the inside, none of those worked. I drank a lot ofLizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com