Aches and pains

Women's health
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Hi ladies asked this question before but i will ask again lol. Does any of you get aches and pains in your joints especially your shoulders. My shpulders are the worse at the moment. I have in the past suffered with dislocated shoulders as i was knocked down by a car when i was young so this could be making it worse xx

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Hi karen.these things are so annoying my pads and toes are so painfull didn't have any problems till I started all this hope your shoulder improves you don't realise how much we use our shoulders untI'll there is a problem I also have burning feed when I put my shoes on . I read somewhere that our joints start to hurt as our estrogen drops hope we all feel better soon

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hi Karen, most definitely! I've never had issues with my knees until recently. sometimes they hurt so bad it hurts to walk with stabbing pains that go all the way up my legs. muscle pain, shoulder pain and everything in between. sometimes my right shoulder feels like it's trying to lock up. joints feel sore and stiff. when it starts acting up i just tell myself that all i can do is ride it out and keep pushing forward. i use a magnesium lotion that has helped tremendously so maybe you're low on that. i also eat two bananas a day for potassium and that also helps. hope you feel better! hugs💚💛🙂

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Thank you susane i have magnesium tablets but dont take them all the time. Thonk i need to now and i love bananas so 2 of them aday from now on lol. Will try anythong at the moment xx

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Hi Karen,  yes, I am a creaky mess somedays.  I have a small frame...I have arthritis, degenerative spine...occupational wear and tear in my neck/ back.  Definitely notice the shoulder thing though too.  I too got hit by a vehicle as a little girl.  But, I think this is not related. 41 years old...cannot imagine what I will be like in 20 years!  

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Thanks karen its a nightmare this lot lol. Im on hrt patches helped with most things but not the joints xx

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Don’t talk about pain ! I feel like I’m about 100. At present I have aching legs and my back and shoulders feel like I’ve been lifting heavy weights . Does anyone get indigestion from even the slightest thing ? My reflux is really playing up as well . Not sure if it’s my boobs sore or from the heartburn . Been so worried it’s my heart , but had an ecg and everything’s fine . A mixture of anxiety and indigestion . 

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Hi Karen, yes I also suffer with pain. I've had 20 years of it due to sport injury's in both my shoulders and Achilles tendonitis but doc said peri makes it worse. More recently its my fingers and wrists in both hands I stopped hrt few weeks ago as it seemed to start when I was on that. I get stiffness to and just feel like an 80 year old these days.

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Hi lou yes im small framed to. Im 51 but feel and look about 81 at moment lol. I have arthritis in my hands and possibly my shpulders by now. Its a living nightmare xx

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Hi jane i have stomach reflux but been alot worse these past few years with the menapause. Thats how my shoulders ferl as if im lufting heavy weights. Its awful xx

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Hi sarah funny you shpuld say that ive been on hrt patches 2 years now and my joints have got worse since then. Never throught that it could be the hrt as i went on that because the dizziness and hot flushes were really bad xx

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HI Karen that’s my symptom just now , the pains in my shoulder and forearms , some days I could cry trying to dry my hair , but would much have this than the dizzy anxious feeling ... poor all of us 💕

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Hi Karen,

Yes, the joint pain is bad, but it does get better! I started with a frozen shoulder, then lower back pain, then pain in my hip, which gives way when it feels like irma, and excruciating pain in my shoulder, radiating down to my fingers. Doctors said I would need a hip replacement, had an untreatable problem with my shoulder, and arthritis in various places, fingers, neck etc,

However, I was sure that most of these symptoms were down to the menopause, and after all the aches and pains over a ten year period, nearly all the problems have gone. I take hrt and magnesium cell salts, and only need paracetamol if the pain is getting to me. I no longer need assistance to tie my bra, put my knickers on, and can get in the bath on my own....and get out again unaided. So, hopefully, you will improve soon, too. It always makes me shake my head, when ladies on here think that when their periods stop, and they are officially menopausal, that a miracle will happen and they will have no more issues. I am 62 and have had symptoms for over ten years, but particularly bad for the past three! X

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Yer i would rather have the aches and paons than dizziness its just horrible been limited to what you can do at the moment xx

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Thank you supemack yes i throught at first mine was a frozen shoulder cause its msinly the left one and down my arm. My right hip also plys up but not every day. I havent had a period for nearly 13 years. Im 51 so hoping im calming down now. Thanks for the reasurrence xx

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Yes!  Achy sore muscles sore joints and yes it is hormones!

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magnesium tablets are hard for your body to absorb. my dr told me that the best way to get it is absorbed through the skin, and the lotion is a great way to get magnesium. just a thought..

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Thank you susane im going to try the cream xx

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I have always had joint pains, really since childhood, although sometimes it's better than others.  It seems a bit better when I don't eat milk products, although I tested negative for milk allergy.  I am now a couple of years post menopausal and it's been particularly bad recently.  I find the most effective thing is co-codamol 2 x 500/30mg tablets, which I have on prescription for gallstones and muscle spasm type back pain.  I am very aware of the addiction risks of co-codamol so I make sure that I have a day or two without it now and again, just to check I am ok, but it is the most effective thing by far and I intend to see my GP soon to check that it's ok to take in the longer term for joint pain.

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Best way to absorb magnesium in to bathe in or to soak your feet in some Epsom salts /magnesium. You can also use a body oil or the best way dark chocolate , for your vitamins and minerals food is always best . Old remedies are also the best . You buy these multi vitamins and they are packed with rubbish some even have talc in them .. take care 💕