Hi ladies, I would like as many ladies as possible to let me know if they are or have experienced neck pain, tension, stiffness and feel they could fall over when standing up, worse when standing still or bending down
I'm getting really frustrated with doctors, nurses and other women I know in peri/Meno saying these symptoms are unrelated to the menopause
I'd like to hear from anyone who's having a similar experience
Thanks xx
Hi Brenda
I am suffering with neck and shoulder pain for the past 5 years!! Only 6 months ago I have seen some improvement instead everyday I get it during an after my period ...I had scans done they wanted me to go to a pain clinics, instead left it alone taking vitamins and watching my diet got better..
How long are you suffering with this?
Hi brendababy
I have neck and throat problems ... it's just a nightmare - i've actually grown an adam's apple!!! I feel like im swallowing a golf ball on a daily basis, they have run test after test on hormones and tons of other stuff - all fine ... CT scan on neck - fine, throat scopes x 2 ... the list goes on ... fed up, will be 52 in Nov. Waiting to see if i can see an NHS endo at my local hospital ... really hope so :-( i get dizzyness when i turn my neck sometimes ...
I'm sure it's related to perimenopause and hormone chaos at this time; estrogen stimulates cartilage growth but the endo said that because my testosterone is fine it's not that ... I feel like a medical deteceive googling stuff to try and get some answers myself cos no answers coming from anybody else .... two years this has been going on with one thing or another ...
Sleep fine, no hot flushes, slight breathlessness and increased flatulence as well ... oh, and left rib bulge! The joys!!! Not!!! :-(
xx
Hi Maria I've been like this for about two years. I used to get a sore neck in the past but nothing like this
It started with light dizziness and the doctors are convinced that I have caused the problem to become chronic because of my anxiety. I was scared to move my neck fully because it made me dizzy so don't know if I've caused my own grief
Also I've had a lot of very stressful situations over the past couple of years one being the death of my mum
I felt for a while I was a bit better but things have became worse again. My balance is terrible, I'm ok while sitting with my neck cushion or while I'm in bed but when I'm vertical or bending down I could fall over
It's a nightmare, too scared to go back to physio as they couldn't help me before as I was very anxious
Thanks for replying and I hope you continue to feel better
Xx
P.S had CT scan in 2015 which was normal
I think they were right about anxiety can be the cause. I do the same thing when I'm anxious and that's when starts to bothering me. Also I had sore throats that stopped now but I do have that drip in the back of my throat and I have to keep cough to clear it..and again this happens when I'm anxious! My husband knows by now he will ask me what I'm nervous about this time
It's all anxiety related. I walk everyday that helps me so much.
I'm sorry about your mum, I lost mine also 3 years ago and wish she was around I have so many questions about this crazy period in my life!
Oh Susan I agree it's a bloomin nightmare.
Doctors have no answeres to these crazy symptoms. I'm 53, don't suffer from hit flushes sometimes get really cold, I'm slim and diet quite good so don't know what to do to help
Hope you get some relief soon, take care xx
thanks Brenda
will let you know if I get an endo referral and how that goes, bye for now
Susan
Hi Brenda. I started with the dizzy spells a few years ago, probably start of peri but I didn't realise it. I couldn't lie back or bend over or my head would spin. It would wake me in the night if I turned over. I discovered I was low on iron at the time and that may have had something to do with it. I then got neck pain and shoulder discomfort maybe from tensing and holding my head in a funny postition to stop the dizziness. I had physio which helped a little but what helped most was a chiropractor which I had to pay for. I still go once a month as a preventative. I also go to a Pilates class, for older ladies, which helps with posture and reminds me to align my spine.
I also use a cross body handbag, no shoulder bags as this makes me lift my shoulder and affects my neck.
Hope you find some relief from this soon, it is very debilitating xx
Hello Brenda. Its crazy how we all have the same strange symptoms. I've been going through peri since the end of last year and the symptoms have pretty much been endless. I ended up at urgent care 2 months ago because I couldnt turn my head from left to right or tilt my head from side to side. The neck pain was almost unbearable. Well the doctor said it was simply colitis. Which if you google, is pretty much neck stiffness. So he gave me a shot of torodol and 2 days later I was fine. If it wasnt peri related, then the only other thing I could think of was that I used a different pillow that night. To be honest, I dont think it has anything to with anxiety. I dealt with anxiety since I was much younger off and on and never had neck problems. It certainly has something to do with hormones and thwir fluctuations. The first and second day of my period earlier this month, I had extreme lower back pain. I could barely walk. Its gotta be hormones. Anyway I hope you feel better. Oh and doctors dont know much peri/meno so they dont take into consideration its symptoms.
Definitely have the stiff neck thing. I used to have the dizziness, but that stopped. Now I have the balance issue. It's not bad but, I 've noticed it.
Oh and I do keep walking into door frames and bumping into table corners!! It's like I have no spatial awareness?
Hi Maisie, thanks for responding to my post. Can I ask you what the chiropractor done to help you?
I went for physio a couple of years ago when this started and I was too anxious to carry on with it, I was terrified it would make me more dizzy. I've developed a really bad health anxiety, terrified of everything xx
Yes, I have the same. For about the third year. I am convinced that it is allergies, I never had them before. I also have a lot of postnasal dri, but for some reason most of the phlegm gets stuck inside the head and next to ears causing vertigo and dizziness. Muscles in neck, head, and shoulders are tense and have trigger points in them. I press firmly on them and more phlegm flows from my sinuses. I take hot showers daily, dry my head wih blowdrier, direct the flow on the muscles as well, have a massager on a chair and massage the musles aily. Otherwise I would not be able to move my head at all, especially bend forward. Winters used to be better, spring on is bad. I never had that before I turned 48.
Hi Brenda, sorry for delay in reply. Busy weekend.
I was sceptical of the chiropractor but went on my husbands insistance after he had success with treatment for a lower back disc/nerve problem.
After the initial consultation where he discussed in detail all my problems he told me what he could do to help and how I could help myself with an exercise band and stretches.
He 'adjusts' the spine with gentle movements, (they don't like the word manipulate) and there are some popping sounds which sounds like a crack but I'm assured this is the spine aligning/adjusting.
You are expected to lie flat but if you explained about the dizziness then I'm sure they would be sympathetic and treat you accordingly.
I too didn't much like the physio and lost confidence in that treatment.
It may be worth you having the initial consultation, then you can decide if you want to take it further. take care xx
Thanks Maisie my balance has been really bad since yesterday, think it's the hormones, haven't had a period for 7 months feel really shaky and dizzy. Been on tibolone for over a year but don't think it's helping much. I'll defo consider speaking to a specialist about my neck whenever I can
Thanks for taking the time to get back to me
Wish you all the best xx
Dear brendababy
Sinus problems can cause neck pressure and pain, are you suffering sinus problems at all? X
Yep, neck tension-leads to headaches. Overall stiffness of joints. Often get dizzy after looking down but it could be just working in the heat (field biologist).
I think the neck tension could just be anxiety as I've felt so much of that in the last year. Night sweats ( for 6 months) kept me from sleeping and still, overall, I feel anxious, kinda crazy and irritated all the time.
I started on Mimvey (3 months ago), an estrogen replacement (?) which helped but I still have anxiety and tension.
Along with neck tension, I seem to be choking a lot. I choke on food, on water, while talking... my throat just constricts and I can't even force words out.
I sure wish that over the last 2000 years, someone woulda thought to ivestigate women's health issues.
Ohhh, I hear you on the neck and shoulder thing...I get this off and on the past couple of years, and it seems to last for weeks when I do. I have had it all spring this time. The off balance thing is horrible. We have a woodstove smack in the middle of our house that we have to walk around, and during winters I am so afraid I am going to fall on it and burn myself. it is our main source of heat.
This morning i am very off balance...and when i drink coffee I just get so frustrated because the "energy" it gives cannot be released in action, because my body does not really want to co-operate so I get this feeling of wanting to just run from myself. I want to run away from myself a lot these days, lol!
I was telling my husband this morning that if I could take off to the bahamas right now i would...but packing the bag and getting there seems like too much trouble. Ugh!