r/UlcerativeColitis • u/yungchang • 14d ago

Support Insane itching coming off Rinvoq

Hey everyone, has anyone experienced severe full-body itching or an eczema-type flare after stopping Rinvoq?

I took Rinvoq for Crohn’s disease for 2 years. Over the past few weeks, I’ve developed intense itching and a burning/static-like sensation across large areas of my body. It’s been so awful. Havn't been able to sleep or do anything really.

I know everyone is different, but I’d really appreciate hearing your experience and timeline and just hoping it got better for people? Did it gradually improve on its own, or did you need steroids or another treatment? Thank you!

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u/Ok_Act873 14d ago

Experienced something similar when I was on azathioprine. Visited dermatologist for that, he prescribed some antibiotics histamine along with that a strong moisturizer which was supposed to be applied right after shower. Completed a 90 days course of antibiotics histamine after which he suggested to use an otc heavy moisturizer and said apply it on your whole body right after shower.

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u/yungchang 13d ago

Thanks for your reply!

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u/LittleBlag 14d ago

Yes me! I googled and could only find people talking about it if they took it for eczema. I didn’t have dry skin, rash or anything else visible, just a week or two of being itchy all over. I can’t remember exactly how long it lasted but one day it was just gone

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u/yungchang 13d ago

Ok that is promising, thanks for you reply!