Good evening ladies, a strange question I know but it's really bothering me so much I couldn't work this afternoon and getting myself in a right old pickle about it. Along with all the other horrid things happening right now my cheekbones are really aching and I acts not through laughing either ! I rang my mum and she said she remembered her face changing when she was going through it and told me not to worry, but I am........for gods sake I think every part of my body has had some sort of ache and pain and now my face. So of course ive been staring in the mirror and anxiety high right now , so sick of it all - has anyone else had anything similar ? someone please say yes ! thank you xx
Hi lou! Yep achy face here hunni. BUT having checked it out a little while ago my dentist (yep dentist!) said i was gnashing and grinding my teeth when sleeping due to my increased anxieties and this in turn has strained the facial muscles and started jaw and gum aches.
Not sure its the same for you love but just wanted you to know id had similar to ease your worry. Have you been to the dentist at all?
So sorry to hear its been a worrying day and hope this helps you in someway. Take care xxxx😄
Sorry you are feeling bad today. Hope it turns around for you. Just giving you a shout to let you know that I have that too sometimes. My face feels like I been constantly chewing gum and that scares the mess out of me. Then again, this whole weird body thing scares me. I don't have any suggestions for you but you are not alone in that symptom. Hope you feel better....
Hi Louise and thank you for reply , so sorry you have been having similar and yes I do go to the dentist fairly regularly even though I hate it. Teeth are all ok but I can see a change in my face, just been looking through some photos of a year ago and I can definatley see changes - horrible, my face has lost some plumpness in the cheeks and I look so much older because of it, I hate it. All these changes are hard and just sends anxiety sky high, wish I could just go to bed and wake up in five years time feeling amazing Uugghh like that Gonna happen. Every days anxiety ridden right now. Thank you so much for support and Hope you're ok xx😥
Oh god you poor thing . Thank you very much for reply im relieved to know I'm not alone with these horrid things going on. Yes it is all very scary for us and I wonder what tomorrow might bring. Hope you sleep well xx
Thanks Lou,
This peri stuff is tough. Hope I don't have too many more years of this.
Me too - two years four months for me so far and it's all just crap, I'm coming back as a cat so I can lay on the bed all day sleeping x
Aww i know what you mean about the loss of plumpness! Sometimes when I catch my reflection when Im not expecting it (say in a shop or bus window or something) I feel really sad as it just doesn't look like me 😂. I look so tired sometimes! I try so hard to be positive to get through this but now and again its just such a strain. Im sure we will both get through fine - lets just grin and bear it and keep smiling (although that might set our faces off aching again-LOL😄)
I hope you are feeling a little more reassured now hun and have a much better day tomorrow.
Lastly I went to my Slimming World class tonight (only a few pounds iff my target weight now) but I had a whoozy head and spaced out episode hit me half way through the class. Normally this would have freaked me out and kicked of the speedy heart beat panic session BUT I honestly just took a deep breath and stuck it out thinking of all the ladies here on this forum that would support me if they knew how I felt...... And it really really helped me get through it alot better - so thankyou to you and the other forum ladies for being there with me in spirit. Big hugs xxxx
That's not a bad idea...
Oh wow good for you going to slimming world, well done that's great that you've lost weight that boots confidence loads. Also for managing the awful panic attacks. .....I so badly need to lose weight and every day I think I'll start today but never do, in fact me and hubby have just shared a large bar of galaxy and I ate it all in one go, such a pig, I eat more when I'm anxious and it's not good as the weight has piled on so I need to do something about it as I feel like a sloath, all slow and lethargic so I'm not helping myself. Yes I feel better thank you knowing I'm not alone. Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it, take care xx
Awww Louise,
I'm glad you were able to get through it. You and these lovely ladies are my support also. I didn't have you all I would be a basket case. Knowing you guys are here also helps me to make it through. So thank you as well. Big hugs to you and be kind to yourself!!!
Yep, my face and jaw ache which leads to terrible headaches. I have had my face get tingly (almost like numb) in patches and then go away. Really strange stuff, makes me feel like "am I having a stroke?" or something. I'm always worried about it as well, but so far everything is "normal" accordign to the docs (sometimes I swear they either just don't know for sure or aren't trying hard enough. This forum has been a lifesaver in helping ease my anxiety, I'm on it daily now 
god ive never heard of that one before. Could it be sinusitus, where the dips are in our skeleton in the face where the cheekbones are,when you have sinusitis the holes fill with infection causing pain, when you press your cheekbones in, it would be painful if it is infection,, just a guess though, as ive never heard of a face changing during menopause. Ive heard of cheekbones going in with weight loss, gums receeding, but im talking more when your much older.
I'm on here daily also. It is a huge help for me. It really does help deal with some of the anxiety.
well make sure its not a female then!!
I don't want any parts of a female....I'm over this whole female expierence. Men have it sweet. When they go through midlife crisis they buy a sports car and date women four times under their age. Just too easy....hahahahaha
Hi ambercolleen,
I was just thinking are these ladies talking about the tooth and gum thing I get? Then I read yours and it reminded me, Yes I used to get this and thought oh no am I having a stroke? It felt weird painful like one side of my face was being dragged downward, I think it was left side and this is odd. I have shoulder ache it's left side, I got painful soles of my feet at one point began with the left and same with very occasional hip. If I get a headache it's always the left side. Tingly hands left always worse than the right and the gum tooth thing feels like my teeth sorry of ache just above (inside the gum) the roots usually at the top but sometimes top and bottom and always left side starts first.
You ladies say your face has changed. My husband has a photo of me maybe 4 years ago I can remember feeling so ugly and drawn. It looks like a good picture of me now, my cheeks have gone even flatter.
yesterday i could feel my eyesight going blurry plus i could feel distortion in my face muscles ( no ache though ) plus cramping in my right hand fingers
i was making snacks for my son and had to complete the task with my left hand !!
Hi ELaine , no it doesn't hurt when I press but there is definatly a change even my hubby says so! he's always giving compliments !! not !!.....I was reading an article online earlier and yes I found that plumpness in the face can be lost during menopause, how horrible. All part of getting older I suppose but today I'm going to try and smile instead of being so miserable all the time, despite everything it could be a lot lot worse - Hope you're ok x
horrible isn't it, ive had the tingly thing aswell God so many symptoms to this damm thing seems there are pains and odd things from our head to our toes Uugghh. Yes this forum is a lifesaver for me too I'm on here all the time too. Take care of yourself x