What do you ladies do for achy legs or just plain old achiness all over? I have been aching everywhere imaginable.
Walking and a hot bath helps
Thanks Lynn! I feel like the "Tin man" like someone posted a few days ago.
This is my number 1 problem and I have been searching high and low because I do not want to be on over the counter meds all the time. I use flax oil, omegas 3.6.9 and turmeric and to be very honest, none of this has been very effective. I am going to start fish oil and cod liver oil next week I heard fish oil is very very good for joint pain. There are a lot of over the counter stuff glucosamine is one I have never used but I have heard a lot about. As far as the over the counter alleve has been the most effective but again, its not something I want to use permanently. I have heard that the HRTS dont help joint pain either.
We're all in the same boat unfortunately.
This was a major thing I suffered with in my mid to late 40's during perimenopause-very achy all over, especially the calves. I am now 50 and just today, I have had a return of these symptoms (absent for about 4 months and I was so happy during that time).
The only thing that helps me are warm compresses or moist heating pad. Hot stone massage is therapeutic but is something that is not readily accessible.
I feel your pain- I am miserable tonight and I know for certain it is hormone related. Hope you feel better too.
I tried to tell a Dr about Menopausal Tendonitis and she looked at me like I was from another planet. It is a real thing though.
Sharon, I really think I have menopause onset fibromyalgia, I have all the symptoms. I am now looking at homeopathic ways to deal with this
Yeah I'm finding that some of the vitamins I'd been taking became ineffective. They worked at first but don't seem to anymore. I find myself trying this vitamin/herb and chucking it if it doesn't work and then seeing what else I can try. I probably need more calcium. I don't like milk so I'll have to do the supplement. My medicine cabinet is full of this and that vitamin or herb. My husband just shakes his head! Lol!
I am with you Lyn, I dont want to swear and I wont but they do not believe a FREAKING thing you tell them as it relates to it being menopausal, they are all trained that its something else, if its not a hot flash they think its something else.
Yeah I am going to discuss the possibility of fibromyalgia as well. My pain can be widespread not just my legs.
I know my husband thinks I am a hypochondriac and a vitamin fanatic and I want to tell him if you were dealing with constant pain, boobs hurting, and chest swelling, and joint pain, you would be going nuts. He would just get drunk and take sleeping pills
Yes, (Lennie?), I believe it is fibromylagia because the symptoms are exactly the same. Stinks doesn't it? I knew one person who took Cymbalta for it but I just did not want to get into a regular medication like that.
Nope. which is why I am really distressed and frustrated with the entire medical establishment because very, very few know anything about menopause. Its like in medical school it was covered for 10 minutes and they said give them HRTS or tranquilizers.
Yea, we almost have to be our own Dr...males Dr's will NEVER understand....if the female Dr is too young and not quite where we are, just wait...she'll look back and realize what we were all trying to say and if the Dr is a female old enough to be where we are or older, then shame on her.
Totally agree about male doctors, I have a female Nurse Pract and she is my age, and I just started with her, so I cannot really pass judgement yet, but the first visit she was very focused on my diabetes which is good, but when I brought up menopause she just sort of nodded. We will see how it goes, but I am with you, we have to be our own doctor.
Mine would be the biggest baby!!! He gets a headache and you would think the world had to stop. He just sleeps it away. Gee...can you imagine how he'd be dealing with this!!!!😒
The side effects of these drugs are very worrisome and I have significant health anxiety on top of everything else. I am such a horrible mess. My memory is really bad, I cannot believe I have come to this when a few years ago I felt great. I saw a picture of myself 5 years ago and the first thing that came to my mind was wow I was not in menopause I seemed so happy. Looking at the picture made me depressed.
Thank you Sharon. It is good to know I'm not alone. It doesn't take the pain away but it is a comfort.
It depends. Tonight I struggled with my left shoulder; with pain like that I normally use meditation techniques, I may draw my attention to it and stay with/ observe the sensation or breath into that part of the body. Sometimes focusing on it in that way may take the edge of it, other times focusing on my breath instead would distract me and that may be needed. Sometimes I use ibuprofen gel for my shoulder. Close to my period and when I bless heavily I may have the ache all over feeling, I just try to keep myself busy to take mind of the discomfort. It's not easy and it makes me so much more irritable. Hope you feel better soon