The Refined Fit

Is stress making menopause belly fat worse? Learn what's really happening with cortisol, sleep, estrogen, metabolism, and abdominal fat after 50—and the practical steps that can help you manage menopause weight gain without extreme diets.

Itchy skin is one of the most annoying - and least talked about - symptoms of menopause. It's caused primarily by dropping estrogen levels, which leads to thinner, drier, less elastic skin that struggles to retain moisture. Some women experience a crawling or pins-and-needles sensation on the skin (called formication) which can feel completely alarming if you don't know what it is. The good news? There's a lot you can do about it.