Anyone else have this? I'm just 40, no signs of menopause and everything is as regular as clockwork. I take no contraception (OH had the snip).
About 3 days before my period I start to itch, its worse at night. I can wake up in the morning covered in blood where I've literally scraped my skin away. It's worse on my chest though my back can and does come in for it as well.
To try and solve the issue I take an antihistamine at night, it does seem to have calmed things slightly but still I'm waking up bleeding.
This seems to last for the 3 days or so before my period and up to about the third day of it, then it subsides again until the following month. I've tried every kind of skin cream, I've tried showering, not showering. Nothing helps that I have found so far.
I've ruled out allergy etc because I've been tracking the symptoms with an app on my phone and the itchy only ever starts at this time of the month.
Does anyone else go through this and if so have they found a cure? I currently look like I've been attacked by a tiger.
