Going through this awful change. Recent symptom is back pain. Started in the shoulder blade area then middle back and into my neck. Also headache which is new for me also.
Is my health anxiety back again. Anyone got theae symptoms.
Hi Angela, i have had back, neck and shoulder pain since June 2017. At first i was in the process of coming off Amitriptyline so put it down to this and anxiety. I have had physio since October which is ongoing and still no better. I feel tense all the time so put it down to anxiety but cannot stop the tightness in my muscles. I am doing yoga, mindfulness and self hypnosis but, still no ease from these constant pains. I truly think health anxiety. Have you had it before and if so how did you get over it? amanda x
Oh my gosh me too!! I hate the shoulder blade back pain and it’s giving me a headache today. So sick of it and the only thing that makes me feel not crazy is all the other supportive ladies on here. I take a ton of Advil, use a hot pad on my back and neck and try to stay hydrated. No easy answers and I’m not ready for hormonal remedies yet. Hang in there! We are here for you. 😊
Hi Amanda thanks for replying. My mum passed away 2 years ago and I got this back pain. Dr assumed it was grief and I wasn't sleeping so prescribed amatryptaline. I havnt taken them for about 4 months. I think I was probably Peri at that point and it wasn't all grief. I started 2mg hrt 4 months ago. Went to dr this week and he has invreased it to 4mg and put me back on amatryptaline. He could find nothing wrong with my back.
I have had loads of horrible symptoms but the health anxiety is terrifying. Every ailment I manifest into a life threatening illness.
Dr said I'm 1 of a group that unfortunately suffers anxiety caused by menopause
Amy thanks so much. It's reassuring to know that others have these symptoms. I'm so Fed up of being afraid of everything. I'm going to tenerife this Saturday and the though of boarding a plan e is terrifying. I have travelled the world and never gave it a thought before 😥
Hi, the lastest symptoms I get are pains in my neck which radiate up into the back of my head , ear and side of my face. Sometimes it's so draining I don't even want to get out if bed. I feel like I'm having a stroke as it feels heavy and numb! Dr wanted to put me on amiltriptiline, I said no thanks! I take parceptamols and ibuprofen . The earache is immense sometimes and I could cry. I take vit D , magnesium,evening primrose oil and glucosamine. I'm achey all the time and tense . I have started Pilates and do feel better once I've done them but it's only once a week. I can't take hrt as had breast cancer. Sometimes the anxiety gets so much I think it's reoccurrence of cancer. It's all so rubbish.but we will get through this because we are strong women. Love and blessings ladies.xx
Oh the anxiety..specifically health anxiety has been absolutely horrible for me. I never ever worried about my health unless I was particularly ill, such as when my appendix burst 2 years ago and I needed surgery..now I google every dang symptom and it’s awful! Although I’ve tried to stop bc obviously it makes it even worse to google everything single dumb little symptom..of course everything according to google is cancer and I’ve been to the Dr enough to know it’s not that! So try to relax, although i know it’s hard..i feel better if i can even get just a short walk in but with the cold weather I haven’t been doing too much of that. I am feeling a lot better than i did a few months ago but unfortunately i know it comes and goes and i could feel absolutely awful next month. Keep in touch. 😊
Aw Mel thanks for your comment. I feel I have nothing to be moaning about reading what you have been through.
Think I'm gonna try yoga as a way to try and relax x
Yes it start it when I turned 45 and oh boy I had this headache that I end up in the ER I though I was having a aneurysm and and my eye balls were gonna pop out of my face and that last 2 weeks and they did a Ct scan and was all normal they end up giving me a cocktail of Valium w Percocet and it took 2 days to be better , then the neck and shoulder is Horrid . Is better but I get new symptoms
I'm coming back a man Amy it's horrendous you get rid of 1 symptom and then comes another. Horrible to think this could last for 10 or more years. God help us.
My Dr cracked up at me when I told him I Google symptoms. He said they all end in bad news and banned me from it.
It's good to chat with others experiencing the same symptoms. I feel a bit better already thank you x
I also experience the eye ball pressure. Went to optician and he said I have dry eyes which is yet another menopause symptom. Dear God there can't be many more I havnt had
I also had that horrible headache etc and the shoulder pain...I decided to put my symptoms in my phone on a list and if it was still that way in a month or so, I’d call Dr (I’d been to several appointments and tests when it started a year ago at age 45,so I know it’s nothing major)..and of course the symptoms go and new ones arrive, stomach trouble, etc but I know it’s all hormonal! We will be fine, keep in touch!
I agree health anxiety is so terrible, every twinge and i assume i have cancer, my Dr hasnt even checked my back my physio says it is chronic back, neck and shoulder problems as i have had it over 6 months and can take a long time to get better. I have had several massages but , these hurt me. I dont want to go back on amitriptyline it has taken me 11 months to get off 10 mg as i had awful withdrawal symptoms. x
Yes I plan to start yoga and am trying to get a massage when I can. Thank you fir your kind words . I'm a survivor,so I'm very very fortunate. I k ow what you mean about feeling we shouldn't moan but we are all within our rights too let off steam. Everyones situation is bad for them so I respect that. There are people worse off than me. Being in touch with people on here reassures us we are not going mad and for me, reminds me it's just another journey my body wants to take me on, I have no control of it. I tell people if I'm feeling rubbish and am very open about how I feel. I don't hide it anymore, least then they don't think I'm being rude, moody or stupid. I too get anxious over trips on planes and have travelled extensively, yet a trip to Spain causes me allsorts if crazy thoughts. It's amazing how these hormones affect us, yet why I'm so surprised I don't know. I've got two teenagers with hormones going yayhoo, so I should know better.. 😂😂xx
Amanda massage hurts me also. Amatryptaline helped me last time. I was taking 50mg at bed time. I didn't find it hard to stop. Now I'm back to 25mg at bedtime x
I have that too and taking eye drops 4-6 x a day. I’m just hope end soon for all of us
Hi Angela &Ladies,
I truly empathize with all of you. Sincerely feel your pain, sadness and frustration👏
This is an extremely tough journey for many of us mentally, physically and emotionally. It's been tough for me, severe anxiety, digestive problems, weight loss, palpitations, aches and pains, sinus-ear problems, etc,. I have been to the emergency and urgent care several times the past year and a half as well as my PC (2), ENT, Gastroentologist, and others👏I pray and read my bible a lot! I am pushing myself to get back into exercise, yoga, breathing, stillness/meditation, it helps. This experience has been an eye opening and growth experience as tough as it has been. I just pray to be myself again and know this too shall pass, it is temporary. I will keep you in. my thoughts and prayers. Remember you are not alone and as we travel this journey all we need are answers, love and compassion. Try to have an awesome week and beyond on purpose😊
I was on amitriptyline for nerve pain but i am 39 days off it andstill experioncing some nausea, but my anxiety is the worst thing as well as constant neck and shoulder pain which , is probably from anxiety and tension. x
That's why the Dr wanted to put me on amiltriptiline, he said I had trigeminal nuralgia,nerve issue. Mine is worse in the morning so I think I clench my jaw as the pain is both sides but worse on one side. He totally disregarded Peri menopause or anything that he couldn't prescribe for...😒 I sometimes put a hot wheat bag on the side of my head that helps. Anything goes.😂😂xx
Right??! Men would NEVER deal with this nonsense for YEARS!! What a crock! And yes actually my primary Dr is a man (ob/gyn is a female) and he is pretty great and tells me I’m healthy and to stop googling! We are strong and can get through this seeming endless parade of symptoms. Take care and stay in touch! 😘