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Formication..the crawlies
by lisadee48, Aug 01, 2009 06:49PM
I am losing it! I am 50 years old and probably for 6 months have experience periods further apart and less in flow. Then I will have one a month and then spread out. Never know when its coming. OK so what you say...exactly. However, not I am getting vibration, skin crawling that travels around my body. Last month it got really bad the day before my period started....today the itchy, crawlies are bad...I am guessing that I will get my period soon. What can I do about this? I have had mild sensations for about 6 weeks now but like I said today its driving me nuts. Thanks
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In the meantime, it's hypothesized that it may be due to a lack of estrogen and skin changes that happen because of that lower level. Perhaps, asking about bio-identical estrogen and, or, eating more estrogen like substances such as soy may help. Vitamin D, Calcium, magnesium are also great supplements to take in proper dosages.
The other thing that my friend found helped was using much milder and hypoallergenic soaps and moisturzers. Not that it's an allergy necessarily but, the fact that our skin dries out more when we are estrogen deficient so, extra care with our skin is needed during these hormonal fluctuations. Check with a good cosmetician as they usually have great advice as to what types of soaps are good and mild for our skin. Personally, I use Spectrogel and if I don't have that, I use Dove Baby Soap, Unscented. I also use an unscented moisturizer like Vaseline Intensive Care or Keri Lotion. There are also medicated moisturizers like Gold Bond that can help as well.
Hope this helps some.
My friend went through about 6 or more months of this on and off. By that, I mean that she'd feel it strongly for a few months, then it would subside some, then come back again but, over time, she'd feel it decline in intensity until it vanished. I remember that it was a total year before it went completely and that was after she sought out medical help which did entail *if I'm remembering correctly* a temporary hormonal supplementation. It's usually caused by an imbalance and within a few months, that usually stabilizes. While she had some minor reoccurances that she dreaded and became frustrated with greatly, they lessened in duration and intensity until they simply disappeared.
As your horomones balance out a bit more, you'll find the same lessening/weakening until it goes completely.
Hang in there and do treat yourself to some nice mild soaps and especially, moisturizing lotions that all help in their own ways.
Glad I am not crazy....just going there instead.
The itching started in the legs for months and has now moved to various parts of my body. I have tried different kinds of soaps, lotions, antihistamines, etc. and it just seems to help only a little. I have scratched so much - not on purpose, but now I have marks all over my arms and legs - will try the endocrinologist and perhaps hormone treatment....
Thanks for the tips