Menopause, Sticky skin, hair loss/breakage

[StickyDeb]

I just left my dermatologists office for skin and hair related issues and she told me that I am menopausal. She says she believes that my skin and hair problems may be due to menopause. Are these symptoms seen in menopause?

I have very sticky skin. It started about eight months ago with just my hands and feet being sticky after washing, but has grown progressively worse. It has spread over my entire body and I am now sticky all of the time. My hands and feet are by far the worst. Now there is a sticky, shiny film on my hands. When I shower it takes a good 20 minutes to be dry enough to dress, although I am still sticky.

Also my skin does not absorb anything. I no longer use mosturizer because it just sits on top of the skin and makes it even more sticky. It's the same with deoderant. I use very little and it takes about 20 minutes for it to dry enough to dress.

My skin also feels raw, like the nerves are exposed. It's just a burning itching feeling, of course worse on the hands and feet.

And lastly, my hair is having the same effect. It will not absorb the conditioner and is very dry. It falls out when I wash it, not clumps bur quite a bit. I am not sure if it is falling out or breaking off. But the hair has thinned and there are all of these short crazy hairs all over.

I just need to make this stickiness go away whatever the cause. I hope someone can help. I don't know how much longer I can deal with this before I go nuts.

[anglfrmhvn69]

Sticky skin does it seem to be clamminess along with it? I've been doing the same thing hands and feet the worse I'm also in perimenopause

[stickycharl]

Hi I developed stick skin in 2010. It started in hands then spread to entire body, hair and eyes are effected.  My Dermatologist also said it was symptoms of menapause, but what got me thinking further and investigating further as nothing helps, was the fact that I saw on a post here that a young girl who was on acne treatment also has developed sticky skin surely she is not going through menapause.  I was also on acne treatment when I was younger. Roaccutane which contains Isotretinoin she is also on Isotretinoin, now here is a possible connection. Isotretinoin is also used to treat some cancers. There was a male on this forum who said he developed sticky skin after cancer treatment. Isotretinoin is a retinoid, related to Vitamin A. Overdose of vit A has its own side effects.  I am still in extensive research mode, so maybe investigate all this and see if you can relate to anything.   Some also say its a mould infection. I just wish someone can surprise us all with a miracle cure, it is unbearable at times

[Pallvi]

Do you find any medicine of your disease going through similar problem

[shawnee15]

I have the same thing and I am going through menapause also. I have tried everything and nothing has worked. From vitamins to vinegar to anything you can think of. I also have been to several doctors and noone knows what is going on. Today I will start my estorgen along with some valium to see if that works. All of this started 3 years ago and menapause is the only thing I can think of.  

[StickyDeb]

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