Itchy Rash?? Please Help!

[ChaosQueen]

So about a year ago I developed an extremely itchy rash below my navel where the metal button from my jeans lays...

The doctor claims I am allergic to the metal and should cover it with clear nail polish so it doesn't touch my skin. I've done this and it doesn't seem to help. The doctor also gave me creams to try which did help..But only temporarily...I am 18 and how could a rash ALL OF A SUDDEN just show up? I'm thinking I'm "out of alignment" with something? It has spread to the back of my knees and around my neck..It used to be all over my arms but seems to have went away....I'm thinking that I "just need to stop itching" and it will go away after it has been healed up for a while. But it's EXTREMELY hard. Sometimes I don't even know I'm scratching it. But obviously the "bumps" or "rashes" are a result of my scratching...

A couple months ago I had to take some steroids with some Allegra to clear up an allergic reaction I was having to some antibiotics (steroids increase the affect of the Allegra I guess) I was taking for a bladder infection and during that two week period of taking the steroids with the Allegra, my scratching had stopped and all my rashes were undetectable unless closely examined. But after those two weeks, it started itching again...Sometimes I think I do it when I get nervous. But then sometimes it just itches out of nowhere...Maybe 'cause it's healing???

If ANYONE has any suggestions, homeopathy, acupressure, energy work, etc..PLEASE do not hesitate to comment!! My boyfriend is a message therapist and knows a GREAT deal about the body so whatever techniques or advice anyone gives, I'm sure we could figure out how to work with it.....THANK YOU!! =)

   

[CFTraveler]

How old are you? I ask because when I was 12-13 I suddenly developed an allergy to the sun (yes, the sun- it's called dermograph) and I suffered from it for a year and it went away, and has never come again.  From what I was told, some allergies have to do with growth (in my case going through puberty.  Once the hormonal stuff settled down my body stopped reacting.  Later when I was older (thirties) I developed an allergy to my wedding ring- a kind of dermatitis only in that area.  I changed my ring to the other hand and had it for about 2 years.  After having my son, I put it back on the left finger and the rash never reappeared.  My point is maybe you should change the style of pants you wear for a year (the height, or material, put cloth under the metal instead of putting chemicals on your skin), and wait a while (a year minimum for me) and see if you "grow out of it".  Of course any reiki or energy work or whatever anyone else suggests may help even out whatever unbalance you may have, but IMO, you should remove the offending metal while the therapy is being implemented.
I hope this helped even a teeny tiny bit.