Hello Ladies, I have not been on the board for a few days, due to work, but today has been AWFUL, ok, severe and I mean severe joint pain, I discovered accidentally that the swelling knotty feeling in my shoulder is also in my wrist and elbows, so its not just my shoulders. I am having significant health anxiety so afraid of everything, everywhere I go and I mean everywhere there is something about cancer or heart disease. I have no one to talk to about any of this. I am a basket case. I messed up again, ate cereal and fruit and had gluten. I know this makes all of this worse. I am having the mammogram next month, totally freaked out and I should not be but I am. Its all due to the health anxiety. I wake up with the feeling of dread and disease. For the next two weeks, I am gong to go strictly with vegetables and fish and chicken, no sugars of any kind, to see how the joint pain goes. I missed you guys. I went to the 66 symptoms and that helped tremendously because I keep telling myself this is menopause related, but when you are hurting you still worry its something else.
I'm still having joint pain everywhere! I had to go to the emergency room Tuesday and again yester day because I have been having bad anxiety attacks literally back to back. One comes and goes away and then the next one comes right after. They had to put me on hydroxyzine just to stop me from having them. I'm not stressed so where are they coming from? Will I have to stay on this medication forever?
But on a good note I haven't seen a period since I finally went off around Feb 10.
I had a hysterectomy 15 years ago so no period. I am going to see my Nurse Practiconer next week, and I am going to address all of this with her. I am seeing a therapist for my health anxiety. The joints swell so badly thats whats frustrating.
Hola Lennie - LA CAUSA MÁS PROBABLE está relacionada con la menopausia - solo leer los comentarios en las muchas preguntas sobre Menopausia muestra que no estás sola con tus terribles síntomas. Ve a darte un masaje para aliviar los dolores y las molestias y sé amable contigo misma - reduce la velocidad y solo haz lo más importante en cuanto a prioridades por un tiempo. Mantén tu mente ocupada con la radio, podcasts o música - NO dejes que los malos pensamientos se apoderen de ti - el estrés que causarán aumentará tu rigidez muscular. Te deseo un mejor día mañana
Loui x
Thank you Rhino, I am actually getting ready to take a warm bath with epsom salt and say my prayers, thank you, I needed your post
Hi Lennie,
I can sympathise with the shoulder pain I've got it in both left worse.
I can't sleep on it because it keeps waking me up,only 3 hours sleep again last night and it wasn't good and sound because I keep waking getting back onto my back.
The last few days even holding a cup of tea in my left hand is hurting it.
I'm now thinking of trying cod liver oil or something for it, I've run out of ideas resting makes it worse and using it for anything I think I'm holding it funny because now getting neck pain on that side as well.
My anxiety is a bit better on HRT. I've got the dentist tomorrow and haven't thought too much about it where normally I would be fretting for a couple of weeks before.
Lennie, lo siento mucho por lo que estás pasando. En este momento estoy pasando por un mal momento con gases y algunos dolores corporales. Haces bien al intentar consumir más verduras, pescado y pollo para ayudarte. Haz todo lo que puedas por ti misma. La ansiedad por la salud es difícil de manejar, especialmente cuando siempre se escuchan cosas terribles. He llegado a odiar los anuncios y los comerciales. Ni siquiera puedo soportar las noticias. No tengo sugerencias, pero los baños calientes con sales de Epsom ayudarán, prueba un poco de té de manzanilla para relajarte un poco. Distrae tu mente con música o leyendo un buen libro. Solo recuerda que la menopausia es temporal y los síntomas disminuirán, algunos incluso desaparecerán para siempre. Sé amable contigo misma en este tiempo y lo superarás.
Hola, no estás sola en la ansiedad por la salud, te lo prometo, ¡yo soy un desastre absoluto también! Tuve lo que pensé que era una infección urinaria y acabo de enterarme de que está libre de infección, así que busqué en Google y adivina qué, ¡donde hay sangre en la orina y frecuencia urinaria, ahí voy!!! Estoy hecha un manojo de nervios y donde quiera que vaya lo veo mirándome a la cara, ¡incluso encendí la tele y vi a un hombre orinando sangre para añadir a mis miedos!! Honestamente, estoy contigo en la ansiedad por la salud. Mucho amor, Michelle xx
Enviando abrazos Lennie. Mi cuello y espalda me han estado matando, especialmente cerca de mis riñones y sin ninguna explicación. Va y viene. Leí recientemente que hay poses de yoga hormonal para ayudar con dolores y molestias. Creo que necesito esa clase para ver si me ayuda. ¿Has probado el ibuprofeno? Es un poco útil para mí, así como un buen masaje cuando puedo permitirme uno. ¡Estamos aquí para ti!
Thank you Ladies, I am going to start with the Cod Liver Oil, I also accidentally discovered that Cats Claw its an herb is very useful for joint pain. Its cheap too. I appreciate the support, the shoulder nodule is horrible. I had a friend who is steeped into homeopathy feel it and she said thats what she is almost sure it is. Thank you so much, she said thats pretty common when you have meno and those joints swell up.
Try the Cats Claw its an herb, its supposed to be better than the anti inflammatories.
Jamie, its literally EVERYWHERE you go, back in the day you did not have commercials for diseases, This is ridiculous, no wonder so many people are filled with anxiety and fear
Oh cariño, lamento escuchar eso.
Lo mismo me está pasando a mí.
Es intermitente. Cada vez que como cosas que no debo. Esto realmente está empezando a cansar, ¿no?
Abrazo para ti. Cuídate.
Es muy aterrador. Literalmente evito la televisión.