Itching and bleeding

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Please help .

For years now I have suffered with a^^ very itchy scalp. To the point it keeps me awake at night for several hours at night.

I have been to the GP previously and was told "I can't see anything " after she examined my scalp . There are no open sores, no scaling / flaking .

Just this intense itch and burning sensation.

I have tried :
-over the counter shampoos such as Aphosyl which has 5% coal tar extract ,
-the usual head and shoulder type shampoos for dandruff
-phosphate and pharabens free shampoos

• a range of conditioners both wash out and leave in and oils incase the itching was due to scalp dryness

My hair comes out a fair bit when brushing although still plenty left . My hair is also extremely dry and feels like hay on my head and at this point I have also developed greys .

It is extra itchy when I am on my periods and my periods are awfully long , heavy and together with the itching of the scalp my life is hell for about 2-3 weeks out of each month . I have been referred for the bleeding but the wait is long .

I am not sure if it's related but I also have thick facial hair and body hairs .

In a nutshell , an ugly , hairy , itchy , bleeding , greying mess 

Any help ?

Maybe hormonal something by the sound? Was it pcos that gives facial hair etc... Have you tried just using your normal shampoo instead... and coconut oil? Nhs is terrible with the waiting times... im dealing with scalp spots of some sort too and painful periods and havent made any progress ..just waaaaitiiing.... my god...

Hi @Somerandomgirl ,

Yes I have tried coconut oil , olive oil , caster oil , black seed oil , argan oil etc some made it significantly worse

I did ask the GP whether the itching could be hormonal and she looked at me and said "in what way could they possibly be related "? As if I had asked a very stupid question.

She also didn't seem to think it was fungal .

Google 'pcos itchy scalp'.. it definitely says same things youre suffering from xx

I dont understand this new generation of gps now..not to insult anyone but... they expect us to tell them exactly what is wrong with us...and they just write the prescription...