Feeling itchy all over - hormonal?

[notimpressedatm]

I often feel itchy all over - legs, arms, stomach, back, feet… everywhere! Usually at night in the second half of my cycle.

It’s driving me mad and I’m not sure what to do. I don’t think it’s allergies and I use cream but it makes no difference.

What is this, has anyone experienced the same?

I’d try taking an antihistamine and see if it helps.

Yes, I get it a lot around timings in my cycle. I take an over the counter anti-histamine. It find it gets worse in winter too. It lasts a few days and then I'm fine. Very frustrating.

I had horrendous facial skin itching until going into HRT.

I had this . Realised I’d developed an aversion to red wine

I have it when I am extremely tired for me it is a sign I need to go to bed. Itching is the worst on my back and legs/feet.
A cool fresh cotton night shirt helps a little. My skin isn’t dry.

I get this if I take Codiene

How old are you?

Me! I’m 50 and peri. I think it’s quite a common symptom but it drives me mad, I have to get out of bed and give myself a good scratch.

Me too! I wake up scratching in the night - especially my calves and under my boobs.

This is one of my main perimenopause symptoms

If it’s peri then it’s called Formication and is caused by lack of oestrogen. Can be relieved with HRT

oh bless you that sounds absolutely maddening. hormones definitely play a huge part as they make your skin so much more reactive in that second half i found that my skin just couldn't tolerate the dust mites in the bed during that week even if i was fine the rest of the month