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[MicheleMaBelle]

Hi ladies- any advice you can give me here please?  >:(Only 10 days into new regime but feel I'm going to claw my skin off. Started last week with rash/ itchiness on top of feet and hands but that settled and I've now got it all down the side of my neck ,arms and legs to a lesser extent. It feels like prickly heat. Even my face and inside my ears itch like mad and I've got scratch marks everywhere. Is this a common side effect and is there anything you can do about it?
I'm so fed up.
Thanks x

[CLKD]

I bet!  As oestrogen levels dropped off my insteps itched, as did across my back at 'bra level (I don't wear one) and around my waist.  I didn't have a rash fortunately.

[MicheleMaBelle]

Hi CLKD- I've been on HRT for more than 16 months now so not sure if it's because of my new routine or if I'm not getting enough oestrogen or have it as a side effect. I'm like Edward Scissorhands x

[CLKD]

Do you have an anti-histamine ? 

[Tempest]

According to my Anaphylaxis Consultant, estrogen raises histamine levels so this is why I have had to be very cautious with not raising any HRT too high. I first developed anaphylaxis and urticaria in perimenopause when my estrogen levels were high in relation to lower progesterone.

I don't take any HRT currently and am post menopause  (surgical menopause) and my histamine issues have now resolved.

It might just be the HRT  type you are using, but I would certainly bear this in mind and see your GP as soon as you can as this shouldn't be happening.

Low estrogen (very low) can cause formication from dry skin primarily so it might be worth have your levels checked.

 xxxxxxx

[Babsm67]

Hi Michelemabelle,
I had this problem after using Oestrogel last year -  I was ok for the first few days but then I started to get intense itching all over - it got to the point where it was unbearable, especially on my scalp (I also developed spots).  The meno gp that I see, told me that it was probably a reaction to the Oestrogel.   After stopping the Oestrogel, the itching subsided within a couple of days and I haven't had it since.  Since December, I have been using low dose patches and haven't had any problems with these.  My intolerances and allergies started up when I was in late reproductive stage/early peri in 2013.
Tempest, that's interesting about the raised histamine levels - I was unaware of this but it explains a lot!  Thanks for the info.
Xx

[MicheleMaBelle]

Thanks ladies- I'm now so pissed off with HRT that I feel like chucking it. I'll e mail my consultant as GP isn't great x

[CLKD]

It may be fillers/packaging rather than the active ingredient.

let us know how you get on?

[Sinead]

Hi Tempest,

I am 4.5 years into perimenopause and my histamine levels are off the scale.  I can barely eat a thing without reacting - itching all over and especially hands and feet.  I am interested with regards to the way yours stopped after you were post menopausal.  Do you take HRT? 
Thanks