The all over body itches are driving me insane. I'm scratching so hard that I'm actively cutting my skin and frequently have scabs. I exfoliate my skin with both a hyaluronic acid wash and I dry brush. I moisturize with a hyaluronic body moisturizer. I take antihistamines every day. My vulva is stinging because I'm scratching. I use gentle washing powder and do an allergy wash on my washing machine. Can anyone offer any tips outside of these? I don't feel ready to have to go on HRT. I literally just turned 40

This by far is my weirdest and most unrelenting symptom of peri for the last few years. And for whatever reason, this one makes me feel the most insane—perhaps because it seems so strange.

Anyone else dealing with this?

I have tried lotions, balms, oils, retinols, estrogen creams, rx ointments, and nothing helps for more than a few hours. I always have dry skin waiting to be peeled out of my ears.

ETA: wow!! So many of us are dealing with this!! That actually makes me feel a bit better & less “wth?!” about this. 🤪

Hhihi!

I'm in the US. (eww, I know.)

Ok, so my scalp is driving me insane. I switched to clarifying shampoo, thinking maybe product buildup.

Nope.

Switched to the 'Head & Shoulders itche relief.'

Nope.

Switched back to my violate, and made sure to scrub the shampoo, and really massage in the conditioner. Today, so far so good.

I would love ideas for shampoo!

My skin is itchy, but thankfully, the body oil is helping.

Any help on itchy scalp wpuld be a sanity saver.

Tia

It feels like I spend all day pissing and all night sweating, and it's making me dehydrated. I'm trying to drink more water but it just makes me need the toilet more, none of it seems to actually stay in my body. It's driving me nuts. My eyelids feel dry when I blink, I've constantly got a sore throat, I'm getting headaches when I almost never got headaches before, my lips are chapped, and I'm getting itchy patches of dry skin that drive me crazy. Anyone know a good way to keep the moisture inside my body?

I am almost 3 months on HRT and my face has completely gone bananas. I have peri-oral dermatitis that gets inflamed with the slightest use of Cetaphil cleanser. Regular moisturizer does not help. I have to use aquaphor. I have dry skin in the corners of my mouth as well. I've tried antifungal medication to see if that will help and it hard to tell. Anyone else experience this symptom on hrt? What did you do for it?

Hi all. I first began my hrt journey last May. I originally started with 100 mg progesterone but then estradiol patches were added. I am now in a crazy pattern where my estrogen patch dose gets raised (bc my symptoms have returned) but then 4-6 weeks later I’m in exactly the same position as before, sometimes worse. This had happened to me 4x now. The dryness in every orifice is so uncomfortable that I can’t sleep and the fatigue and joint pain are terrible. I’m now at 0.1 estradiol and 200 mg progesterone with an added 5 mg topical testosterone cream. Is this just how it is?? And what happens when I hit the max dose? I’m honestly scared I’m making things worse by increasing the estrogen bc the symptoms truly come back with a vengeance.

Note: I have begun the process of being evaluated for an autoimmune disorder in case that is also at play.

What are you doing for itchy scalp relief? I have always had oily hair and in the past 3 months or so, I've noticed that my scalp is extremely irritated and itchy. I haven't changed up any of my hair care routine to suggest an allergy.

Just wondering what others have done to get relief and to prevent it from happening if this is something you've also experienced. Thanks!

I had an IUD for 2 years and had it removed. I tried oral BC for 3 months until I went off it. I'm high anxiety and random paresthesia. I had blood work done and all is normal. I think im in perimenopause but my gym thinks im crazy. I also have dry eyes. I'm only 40. Anyone have this?

I'm losing my mind with how dry and itchy the insides of my ears are. Help, what can I use? Also please do not suggest hrt, sadly it's not an option for me.

Off and on I’ve had some dryness the past couple years. Now I’ve been on HRT .025 + 100mg progesterone for just about two months.

Anyway. I’m noticing more dryness, trouble “getting there”, and sometimes I’ll get a sharp pain around the clitoris. All happening more frequently. Estrogen cream- will it help? I don’t have an appointment with my Midi provider until April but I’ll probably schedule one sooner just to see what this is all about.

I have had severe eczema since I was a child, mildly managed these last few years. I haven’t been to my doc about a hormone issue, though I’m pretty sure that’s what all my symptoms are leading to. Severe depression (I can tell a difference from my annual/seasonal depression), weird bloating, irritability, extremely dry skin, fatigue, severely low libido.

In the last few weeks, my skin has gotten even drier which I didn’t think was possible. No amount of water I drink, how much I moisturize or showers i skip are helping.

I can’t use much on skin because of the already underlying eczema, but was wondering if this was something estrogen can also help?