AIBU to ask what this is?

[Justpickaname]

So, I've just come up to bed, settling down to go to sleep and I can't stop scratching, I'm itchy all over and it happens most nights. I drives me mad, what is it?

It happens to me too. For me it’s the change in temperature that triggers it. So if I leave a nice cosy sitting room and go to bed I’d be scratching like crazy. I’m on a daily antihistamine for this (prescribed by gp).

Menopause
Thyroid
Hormones
High sugar diet
Heat
Washing powder
Fleas :-)
Neurological issues ?

Could just be dry skin, do you use body lotion regularly?

My itching is caused by the peri menopause. Honestly drives me bonkers and is the reason I’m awake now

Bed bugs?

Lice
Ringworm
Scabies
Covid 19

Vit d deficiency
Vit 12 deficiency
Perimenopause
Too much booze before bed/blood sugar drop
You only generally get the itch from pests the next day if memory serves

Nope, dont have dry skin,
Don't regularly drink before bed.
It could be pre menopause maybe?
It's only at bed time so don't think it's my washing powder.
I deffo don't have bed bugs or fleas lol

Low iron and vit d can cause itching

Sleep in long sleeved cotton PJs, it helps me.

Does the fact it only happens at night make a difference to what it could be?

I have this but mine is caused by anaemia. I take antihistamines which help a bit.

Well it does help to narrow things down if it only happens at night. For instance nocturnal pruritis is itching at night and is caused by our circadian rhythms. The body is a mysterious thing!