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Perimenopause and body pain?!? need some help

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jennifer85396
jennifer85396

Hi again this is Jennifer, I am 50 yrs old and have written before about the complex horror of Perimenopause. Has anyone ever experienced low or upper back pain that radiates to the waist and absominals? It's a terrible feeling, I feel like my whole body aches. From my feet to my shoulders. I don't know if sometimes it has to do with ovulation at mid cycle. I went to a neurologist who said I do not have Fibromyalgia. I just don't know what is causing the aching. Sometimes my lower back hurts and I can feel it in my abdominals. Can someone please shed some light on this for me it's giving me bad anxiety. Thank u

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  • didi0613
    didi0613 jennifer85396

    Posted

    Yes...I get really bad lower back pain. More like lower back tightness. Sometimes my legs hurt too. Especially when menstruating or the on-set of.
  • aimee1970
    aimee1970 jennifer85396

    Posted

    We are in the same boat. I'm was doing ok until I hit 45 yrs and I have been having back , neck , shoulder, heart palpitations like is stepping a beat that I have to cough, pain on my mid left quadrant down and up below the breast, itching all over my body off and on, headaches, I have dry eyes. My PA test me for everything and came back normal, MRI from abdominal, Shoulder, Head CT amd is all normal. I'm 47 now and the itch is better and it seems it occur before and after periods but it feels all the time I wonder if is perimenopause. I'm not taking anything for it I'm going to have a Pap smear next week and see . Also I have a 3cm cyst .

    • lisa72030
      lisa72030 aimee1970

      Posted

      Hi Aimee, oh yes the itches! I have had them for nearly 2 years. On my thighs in particular. All your symptoms are me too. Dry eyes, then they went all watery for a few months then back to dry. The symptoms keep on coming too. Just when I think I have them all understood and accepted them along gone a new one!
    • aimee1970
      aimee1970 lisa72030

      Posted

      Is driving me crazy! And I went to have today and my scalp is inflame, is like my body is inflame. Is this is premenopause . My periods are every month
    • lisa72030
      lisa72030 aimee1970

      Posted

      Is it just your scalp or other parts too? I have read other posts on several forums ( during my crazy googling) where women are getting terrible itchy scalps also.
    • aimee1970
      aimee1970 lisa72030

      Posted

      I went today to my dermatologyst and they did a skin cancer screening and I ask to check my scalp top back of it and it was inflame and I had a steroid shot and meds for it. My itch is all over legs, arm, face, legs and sometimes it comes with a weird headache is crazy, my ansiety level is like the not knowing
    • amy341731
      amy341731 aimee1970

      Posted

      Wow, i also feel like I fell apart at 45! 40..no big deal, feeling good..then 45, I had to have appendix out, hernia fixed, and have never felt the same..anxiety being absolute worst symptom but more than I can count. And i can’t believe you have the itching and dry eyes..that to me, was most random yet weird and annoying symptoms..i practically scratched my legs raw while I was sleeping! Terrible..glad I’m not alone, and i wish you a wonderful, healthy 2018! 🎉

    • jazzy77001
      jazzy77001 aimee1970

      Posted

      Yes! I have all these symptoms but my period is still every month!
  • littleme1969
    littleme1969 jennifer85396

    Posted

    The reality is when you go into peri and all your hormones start to drop all the things in your body that require these hormones will struggle. What they fail to tell you is that pretty much every function in your body requires these hormones.. not just the estragon but also progesterone and testosterone. It affects everything from your skin right through to you bones/joints and how your brain functions.  Some women get a few symptoms some get hardly any.. others get the lot.  If you have had some type of PMS issue throughout your life then your are alot more likely to get alot of symptoms in menopause as your body is clearly sensitive to hormone changes. Same goes if you have other illness chronic or otherwise then you will see a worsen in symptoms for the short term.  Its not just hot flushes sweats and mood swings like we are taught its a huge list of symptoms that can included eye issues , hair loss, incontinence , Gastric issues including allergies especially with things like sugar and processed carbs , temporary dementia , Chronic anxiety and depression.. the list goes on and on.   I too have had bad back pain and pain in all my joints, knees and hips being really painful, but at times every bone in my feet hurts to the point i can hardly walk on them. Personally i find the disintegration of self the worst of all.. its like you become some crazy version of yourself thats dropping to bits with something new on the list ever week.  sad
    • Guest
      Guest littleme1969

      Posted

      My list of symptoms is mind boggling. Maybe this will help someone else:

      Chronic gastritis

      Bad gall bladder

      Sore/dry throat

      Lump in throat/trouble swallowing

      Pain in upper back next to shoulder blade

      Trouble breathing in

      Flu like illness feeling in head/body

      Fatigue

      Tight ribs

      Pelvic/leg pain probably from ovarian cysts

      Health anxiety

      High heart rate

      Low temperature

      Shaking/tremorous

      Heart palps

      Frozen shoulder

      Neck pain

      Leg pain

      Burning foot

      Adrenaline rushes

      Fibrocystic breasts

      Eye issues/blurry/flashes

      Itchy crawly skin

      Jelly legs possibly from anxiety attacks

      Depression

      Not sure I even listed every symptom. Some have come and gone, some are persistent and some new.

    • Guest
      Guest

      Posted

      And all this hit me in the last year! Like someone hurt the ON button.

    • Guest
      Guest aimee1970

      Posted

      Omg, thank you Aimee. I'm sorry for you but it makes me feel less crazy knowing you've been going through the same things as me. I'm def not the same person I used to be. I long for the day to feel normal again.

    • aimee1970
      aimee1970 Guest

      Posted

      Is like my body has a mind of his own and is attacking me. Oh and before I start going to my doctor I went to a therapist first at 45 and he send me to a doctor he said to make sure is nothing physical going on and then come to him so I'm still trying to figure it out on my own. Doctors don't listen.

    • Guest
      Guest aimee1970

      Posted

      You wouldn't believe all the doctors I've seen, and none of them have a clue about all these symptoms. For me, I just felt I needed to keep ruling really bad things out.

      When I had the mammogram which showed the huge cysts, the radiologist said 'there's something really wrong with you, you should see a doctor'. At that point I couldn't even think of any more doctors to see!

    • gailannie
      gailannie littleme1969

      Posted

      Right on littleme! Your description is completely on target. And I agree 100% that the loss of self is the worst part. It comes on slowly, but it's what I miss most........ME.

    • jennifer85396
      jennifer85396 littleme1969

      Posted

      Thank you, you have explained things better than the doctors. Including my Gyno. I was out with my best friend last night for dinner, the biggest topic we discussed was Peri and all it's miseries. Sore joints in the hands and feet, she threw in teeth pain and sensativity. Neck pain radiating to the base of the skull. Only women could indure all this and still function, working, taking care of family, bills, pets, ect... the only light I guess is the eventually this curse will stop! sooner than later I hope! 😟

    • aimee1970
      aimee1970 jennifer85396

      Posted

      I'm glad myself I found this site because I though I was dying of something. This morning I was in hip and knee pain no reason. I'm not alone and I feel better and hope this ends soon.

    • amy602
      amy602 littleme1969

      Posted

      Thanks so much for writting this.  I know we all would love not to have any of these "issues" but I am so happy when I start reading posts and its not just me.  Just like you said its amazing what your hormones do to certain things in your body. I would have never put the 2 together.   I think all of us here should be doctors in peri, since we are the only ones that understand everything.   smile

    • didi0613
      didi0613 amy602

      Posted

      Agreed we do know more thsn the doctors.
    • littleme1969
      littleme1969 Guest

      Posted

      Yes i have all these too... but i have ME and POTS so i wasent sure what was existing ilness and meno.. now i see others with my sypmtoms i think i can put most down to meno.  Its really scary and never seems to end.. you just get your head around one thing then wham you wake up woth something else.  sad
    • jennifer85396
      jennifer85396 littleme1969

      Posted

      OMG!  Hello littleme...I just read your posts again and I can't believe how it describes every single symptom that I feel.  When you talk about your feet hurting, Oh boy I just got up before and couldn't believe how much the bottom of my feet hurt, my palms of my hands, my fingers, my ribs, my pelvic area...NO doctor explains this in detail of what to suspect.  Hot flashes, and mood swings are just the tip of the iceburg.. we are proof this goes a lot deeper.  Thank you again for your honestywink

    • amy341731
      amy341731 jennifer85396

      Posted

      I’ve been reading this thread as my anxiety is through the roof and I’m so glad I found it!i also thought perimenopause was just mood swings and hot flashes, but I guess that’s all people want to talk about, since it’s such a hush hush type of subject! (Except on here which is awesome) I’ve had more aches, pains, anxiety, meltdowns, and just random annoying or painful symptoms than I can even count. I’m 46 and it hit me like a bomb exactly one year ago..ruined that Christmas thinking i was dying, and this one was pretty stressful too..i feel awful for my husband and kids who have no clue what this is all about. They do the best they can but so much of the time I’d rather be left alone or at least have some real quiet time every day..which clearly is the middle of the night before i can get some peace and time to relax...and by relax, I mean google horrific symptoms 🙄 I am sorry to hear you’re feeling this way but glad to know we can stick together and not suffer alone. Take care and have a happy healthy 2018! 😊

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