Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I feel like since I turned 40 I've had so many weird problems, but I really hate to add this one to the list. I'm itchy, itchy, itchy! No new products or food in the house that I can think of and there is no visible rash. This has been going on for about a week. Any ideas/suggestions, Dr. Hive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsha Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I don't know what it could be, but taking Cod Liver Oil always helps us with crazy skin problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I forget what its called, but it can be a side effect of menopause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 I forget what its called, but it can be a side effect of menopause. Don't make me drive to Canada just so I can kill you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyscrapperinid Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I forget what its called, but it can be a side effect of menopause. wow- I hope so!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Oh. Errrm. You're developing severe allergies to oxygen. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Seriously, though, it can be a sign of perimenopause http://www.minniepauz.com/35symptoms.html *runs before someone hurts her* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I have this and it gets really bad at night. I hate it. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I wish I knew! I've had horribly itchy legs for months now and no rash or any other visible signs of anything. It's driving me nuts. As for that list, I have many of those things already but I insist I am just too young.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 When I was about 38wks preg, the doc told me the itchiness was a sign my liver wasn't functioning properly. Nothing helped except delivery. Another time I took a drug for a UTI. 2-3 weeks later I got that same itchiness. Turns out I'm allergic to sulpha drugs. While they were trying to figure it out, though, one doc said it was also a symptom of cancer and gall bladder problems. :( This itchiness, though, wasn't a dry skin itchy. It was a "scratch-my-skin-raw" itch. I'd wake up bloody from scratching so much. Hope you get some relief soon and that it's minor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Oh. Errrm. You're developing severe allergies to oxygen. :leaving: Aha! That must be it! (Because I'm waaaaay to young to start menopause, right? Right?????) I have this and it gets really bad at night. I hate it. Dawn Yes, mine does too. :( How long have you been dealing with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I get that itchy from dry skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyscrapperinid Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Seriously, though, it can be a sign of perimenopause http://www.minniepauz.com/35symptoms.html *runs before someone hurts her* Thanks for this link..... I have almost all of those symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Aha! That must be it! (Because I'm waaaaay to young to start menopause, right? Right?????) Whats your family history like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 SInce I turned about 40! :glare: It does get better when I go to the chiropractor, but I have opted to stop that as my insurance isn't covering as much anymore. Dawn Aha! That must be it! (Because I'm waaaaay to young to start menopause, right? Right?????) Yes, mine does too. :( How long have you been dealing with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Whats your family history like? The only one I can go on is my mom, and she was early 50's I think. I'll have to do some research I guess, but google always comes back with so much crap it's hard to dig through it all. Seriously though, thanks for the link. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 SInce I turned about 40! :glare: Dawn It IS the magic number! I swear, it's freakish how I started having problems after my 40th birthday, almost like someone flipped a switch. Hope I don't have to add "itchiness due to some horrible disease" to the list. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Liver and gallbladder problems cause itchiness ("cholestatic pruritis"). I had it when I was pregnant. It's the kind of unrelenting itchiness that makes you want to dig at your skin and can drive you mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Is it all over....or in just particular spots? I've been getting this weird itching on the inside of my elbow, on just one arm. It seems to be associated with the change in the weather (like heat rash. But, why only that spot?...I don't know). I just got an RX yesterday for it. I hope you get some relief soon. Take an antihistamine, like Benedryl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Has your swimming season started? I've been itchy for the past week from the chlorine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 It IS the magic number! I swear, it's freakish how I started having problems after my 40th birthday, almost like someone flipped a switch. Hope I don't have to add "itchiness due to some horrible disease" to the list. :tongue_smilie: Me too! I even used the flipped a switch analogy with my dh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) . Edited June 7, 2011 by Mejane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Yup. Suzanne Somers calls it the "Seven Dwarfs of Menopause: Itchy, B*tchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful, and All Dried-up." :D :lol: I'll definitely be sharing this with my mom! She's complained about every single one of these at one time or another. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) Could be a gall bladder or liver issue. I have had cholestasis of pregnancy 3 times and that was the biggest symptom. With that the itchiness is the worst at night especially on the palms and feet. Edited June 3, 2011 by twoxcell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Dry itchy skin can be a sign of thyroid issues but I have too much bile acid salts and I have incredible itchy skin. Its like chasing an itch. Sometimes its my hands, arms, back, legs, chest...and sometimes I scratch and the itch moves. I only know it is BAS because I went to the GI doc because I couldn't keep my irritable bowel syndrome under control no matter what I did. The doc tried a new med that only works with BAS and it was a miracle. The itching was gone and the GI symptoms, too. I had a horrible problem at work today because I haven't taken my meds for a while (my bad) and my entire arms and chest were on fire, even up my neck to my chin. It looks like I took a bath in poison Ivy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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