Hi this is Jenn,
I have written on this site before and have always been given excellent information that makes this horrible time in life seem bearable. I am 50 years old, and my periods are coming irregular every month, shorter, lighter, just different. I am a 38D and I don't know if it's being a little big on top or this is hormonal. My breasts/chest area on the side by my armpits feels achey. Like a mild pain, as if my breasts were filled up with hair and swollen. I was feeling like this last week and got my period this morning. Now they feel heavy and achey. But, I keep panicking because I keep thinking it's by heart..it really doesn't feel like it, but I don't know why my anxiety keeps taking me there. Has anyone else experienced this ? ugh! so tired
Hi Jenn,
Do you have fibrocystic breasts? I do, and since having an extremely rough peri the cysts are huge! But I believe it's because I'm estrogen dominant most of the time. I started on bio creams a few weeks ago, still have the pain in my chest and undearms but it's starting to lessen a bit. I have small breasts though and the cysts are very obvious.
Sue
Hi yes I'm 50 been going through menapause a while now I'm on hrt patches. My breasts like you yet and tender also from my armpits to my cheats area, it's all hormone related x
Hi Jen,
Well some of this sounds familiar. Health anxiety is very common in this stage. I think our brains are our adrenals are reacting to all the changes we are experiencing. Not fun is it.
So the breast issue. I remember the first time a gal in the bra department measured me and said, 36 DD. When she left I cried. What I can tell you is this is literally a hormone imbalance. Your body is attempting to give you estrogen, and your breasts are more stimulated by estrone. Or another way to put this is you are lacking estradiol. This is what makes our boobs grow and hang in that out of control way. Progesterone also does play a role in all this. Progesterone is shown, by studies, to be responsible for breast density.
I know none of this will solve your problems and how you're feeling, but hoping the intellectual understanding will at least give you some mental comfort.