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Painful, stiff Joints

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barbara49965
barbara49965

Hi Ladies - can any help? I am 52 & going through the perim, I wake up in the morning and my neck, sholders, right wrist, fingers elbow joints really hurt, I need to stretch before I get out of bed, it slowly gets better during the day, some days are worse then others & I feel the need to lay down! anyone else suffer with this?

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  • Susan
    Susan barbara49965

    Posted

    Hi there, there is a huge thread here... https://patient.info/forums/discuss/perimenopause-and-severe-joint-pain-any-one-else--36790?page=3

    that talks about nothing else but what you are experiencing, some very helpul advice contained within.. many recommend Vitamin B6 and 12 - just bought myself some!

     

    • barbara49965
      barbara49965 Susan

      Posted

      Dear Susan - thank you, great information, I will go down to Holland & Barrett!
    • Susan
      Susan barbara49965

      Posted

      Just one thing check out natures best website for the strength of the vitamins -  natures best are a high strength and very reasonably priced - not sure if holland and Barrett sell full strength tablets..
  • alinwunterlant
    alinwunterlant barbara49965

    Posted

    Take Green Lipped Mussels every day - don't buy from H&B they are soooo expensive - get them from the internet.  Everyone I have recommended them to says they are amazing I would not be without them.  A golf friend of mine was in such agony he had to give up completely - 6 weeks later he was leaping like a lamb and has been ever since - 3 years now. If you are a vegatarian then take Devil's claw instead.
  • nancy0925
    nancy0925 barbara49965

    Posted

    Barbara49965, sooo glad to know I'm not the only one. Yes, I get random aches and pains. Like one day my neck will feel really stiff and sore, next day my left knee will hurt then day after maybe my left arm. I will get tingling in my left hand but temporarily. I take ibuprofen more now than I ever did. Plus I have fibroids and get discomfort from them too. It some ways, I'm glad there is a light at the end of the tunner and I'm getting close to never having a period again but this is hard to go through. It's scary when you start having all these symptoms and have no idea why!
    • barbara49965
      barbara49965 nancy0925

      Posted

      Hi Nancy, I have just started taking B6 150mg & magnesium 350mg. 

      I also put linseed 1tbsp into my porridge each morning & take nutrition fx which has helped the hot flushes.

      I will give all this a good month & let you know how I'm feeling!

      Its all so unfair having to go through this & doctors really dont know how to help!

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