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Menopause and running

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Jovi Runner May 2017 5:37pm, 23 May 2017 4,876 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner Never thought of anti histamine. Might give them a go.
Mandymoo May 2017 7:42pm, 23 May 2017 4,816 posts	Quote Pin Mandymoo Suffer badly with the itchy skin here too and have anti histamines
Little Nemo May 2017 8:25pm, 23 May 2017 7,548 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo That's interesting as my skin has gotten a lot more itchy over the last few years. I'd always assumed it was linked to my hay-fever. I stopped taking my HRT about 6 months ago and so far touches wood my symptoms haven't come back as badly as I had them before. I get the occasional hot flush, some insomnia and my memory has the odd woolly moment but it's manageable. I think I must be lucky not to get them too bad but I'm v. grateful they haven't increased too much now I'm post-HRT.
Velociraptor May 2017 9:12pm, 23 May 2017 36,244 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I didn't give the itching much of a thought at the time, but I definitely had it and not having it is very pleasant.
LindsD May 2017 9:16pm, 23 May 2017 17,245 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Well I hadn't realised it was a symptom, but I do have it for definite.
Lip Gloss May 2017 9:24pm, 23 May 2017 22,681 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Itchy skin here too and a very woolly memory at Times. I take antihistamines every day. Bloody men get it easy
LindsD May 2017 9:33pm, 23 May 2017 17,247 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Memory also flaky but the worst thing is the emotional fragility. It's like the worst PMT but not in the least bit predictable.
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy May 2017 11:09pm, 23 May 2017 34,924 posts	Quote Pin Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Ooh I didn't realise itchy skin was a thing as well. I've had itchy skin for a couple of years now, but it's mostly itchy when I exercise. I take antihistamines every day for that reason, though for half the year it's for hay fever and seasonal allergies.
Garfield May 2017 8:46am, 24 May 2017 7,552 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Very interesting...I had itching and thought it was stress-related hives or something of the sort...
Nessie Aug 2018 12:10pm, 21 Aug 2018 579 posts	Quote Pin Nessie Helloooo... Anyone still here? Just reading through this, as I have bad night sweats in the 3-4 days before my TOTM is due, and feeling very emotional - almost back to the meltdowns I had as a teenager. Just started my period today, a week earlier than expected, so all the flags are waving. So far it's all manageable physically, and as long as I can tell myself "it's just hormones making you feel like that" I can just about cope with the emotional stuff, but what are the long-term benefits/drawbacks to HRT and getting checked in the first place? Turned 50 last year, no family history of cancer on mother's side, paternal grandmother died of breast cancer at 68.