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I have Chronic Hives, I am 50, in menopause and am now seeing my 12th doctor in as many months.  He is an anti-aging doctor who specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy.  Before finding him, I have been diagnosed with every skin disorder under the sun except that my severe itchy, burning skin could possibly be hormone related.  It is glaringly apparent that out medical community would rather keep spreading toxic creams on our skin and stuffing pills down our throats to "treat" our symptoms instead of getting to the root of the problem.  It is appalling that we are discounted and ignored when we obviously know that something is wrong with us.  Take your health into your own hands and insist on being heard.  If your doctor won't listen to you then find a new one.  Look for an anti-aging physician and ask for a hormone panel.  Demand it!  If you feel that you chronic hives are due to menopause they probably are.  If you've never had them before and all of sudden your skin started to erupt about the time other menopause symptoms started chances are pretty great that whatever is happening to your skin is tied in with that.  When my blood panel was finally done my hormones were so shockingly low and off kilter my new doctor was stunned.  How any other MD could miss these numbers is appalling.  I have suffered so much and absolutely did not need to.  After searching for so long I am about to go on bio-identical therapy after I finally found a doctor who is listening to me.  Understand what you need.  Educate yourself about what is now happening to your body.  Knowledge is power and I can't emphasize it enough.  I will never let another doctor patronize or dismiss me and leave me to suffer the way that I have.  I would guess there are millions of us out there dealing with this.  You are not alone.  I wish you great strength in getting healthy!