Could be a number of things such as irritants, stress, allergies, dehydration, hormones, liver or kidney detox. You may want to examine what you've been eating/drinking to see if you can determine the root cause.

When I was in the midst of planning my wedding (pre-paleo), I went through the same thing. It would be so intense that I was getting maybe 3-4 hours of sleep a night on average for a couple of months. After eliminating all possible external causes (I washed my sheets obsessively, used copious amounts of lotions and oils, stopped taking hot showers, saw my doctor, etc.), I chalked it up to stress. Lo and behold, when I started my paleo journey after my wedding and dedicated myself to ridding as much stress as possible from my life, the itching stopped. I've never slept so well.

If your itching is accompanied by a rash or anything visible, I'd take it to your doctor. If it's entirely unexplained, try looking at your stress levels.

Itching is a sign of thyroid issues. You may want to have your thyroid hormone levels checked and make sure you're getting enough iodine and selenium in your diet.

I'm pretty itchy at night too and the main site of itchiness is my upper back/shoulder blade area. I have no clue why, but I can rule out a few things. For me, it doesn't seem to be eating/not eating dairy nor the level of whole-food carbs although I'm definitely MORE itchy if I eat something including wheat--and then I itch everywhere. I seem to be itchy most nights and there's nothing I eat or drink EVERY day.

It's not a laundry detergent because I use soap nuts and washing my skin/hair directly with them doesn't cause itching. Also, the only other thing I use on my laundry is a spot-spray and I don't use that on the upper back.

My best guess right now is the amount of time I spend in my recliner with my upper back pressed against the chair. I try to move around throughout the day but I still rack up plenty of recliner time and when I prop my legs up--which I do--that intensifies the pressure of the chair against my skin. Unfortunately, sitting very long in a chair/bench with no support replaces the itchy skin with a chronic back ache as I have congenital "issues" in my spine. That becomes a lesser-of-two-evils thing and I guess I'll just keep having a nice scratch every night. :-))

Can anyone suggest a skin cream or lotion that is both gluten free and fruit free? I have an intolerance to fruit. My itching is from dry skin and possibly eczema.

California baby makes gluten free lotions, etc..".

The first thing I would do is wash all the sheets and blankets on my bed.

It could be scabies or an allergic reaction to cleaning agents (detergents, soap etc.)

Have you checked for bedbugs, especially if you have traveled and stayed in a hotel recently? Pull off all the covers and check around the mattress and box springs for black specks. Some people do not get welts from the bites but they have the itching. If you do have welts, the bites usually come in threes.