Vaginal itching during peri menopause

Hello debra. My peri started like yours 7 years ago. It got so bad that I also got rashes on the inside of my thighs. I went to a nurse practitioner thinking I just needed a cream but she told me that I was dehydrated even though I drank 3 to 4 bottles of water a day. She said that my body was changing and I needed to increase that amount. which I did. It helped. I now drink 5 to 6 bottles a day and yes Im going to the bathroom alot but when I dont drink that much I start getting itchy again. Hope this helps. 

Hi Debra

Do you find it's dry to? It's very common in peri for downstairs to be dry and with dryness comes itching sometimes to. With me it's all over itching especially my scalp it drives me nuts when I'm on my period and is also worse at night especially if I'm to hot. I take a antihistamine if I can't stand it anymore and need to sleep.

Oh my gosh. The itching for me started about 7 years ago (I am now 55 and except for a one day period which was likely caused by my medication), have not had a period since January. It was awful and when I saw my gyno they told me to get my blood sugar numbers down and it would improve (am type 2 diabetic). I almost lost my mind with the itching. Used a lot of anti-itch creams routinely. It was so uncomfortable but it has eased up for several months now and I am relieved. Believe it is from all of the hormonal changes and can subside as you get further along on the menopause train.

Had exactly the same problem when I began peri 6 years ago. It is soooo irritating and drove me nuts for a while! Just as you, my itching would be worse at night. I went to my Gyn several times looking for any sort of relief with no luck at all! Finally, I started noticing that using any harsh/ scented soap is what would cause my problem, so I tried using only soft, non irritating liquid or neutral soaps and my problem has been solved! Probably, the skin is alot more sensitive due to so many hormonal changes, and using scented soaps, will dry it out and irritate the skin even more! You may want to try non scented soaps for a while and see what happpens...

Hi. This is very normal. I use a natural suppository I found at CVS drugstore. I forgot the name of it but it is mostly lactic acid and it helps with itch and any imbalance that may cause me odor or discharge. Externally, I use derma-e tea tree and vitamin E cream mixed with hydrocortisone cream but you could use just the hydrocortisone cream. The suppositories and the hydro cream cost about $11 dollars for both.