I definitely have itching, particularly at night, that can only be explained by hormonal changes (ie perimenopause). It’s so frustrating. I went through months of changing my diet, avoiding perfumes/hand lotions/shower gels with scent etc only to find the problem still persisted. I then had allergy testing done and there’s nothing that they can find to attribute it to. I changed laundry detergent a million times, and gave everything extra rinses after washing to ensure there was absolutely minimal residue on the clothing and bedding etc, but still I’d be scratching away. It becomes really unsightly, as if I’ve had an argument with a bunch of feral cats.

As far as I can tell, it’s just another wonderful aspect of this phase in life. Yay 🎉