Prickling, burning and strange sensations in legs, feet, arms and hands.

Sure sounds like it. I have experienced all of the above. Am 51. started having symptoms at 46, while periods were still going strong. They'll go away, and will be replaced by new symptoms, and then will come back, likely. It takes time to get used to this new way of being. xo

welcome to your worst nightmare!

Yes it sounds like it. I've had all those symptoms and I'm 43:(

Ask for FSH blood test which will test your hormonal levels. Ask for full bloods.

I was recently diagnosed after 3 years of going to the Drs

I hope you get better soon.....its a long horrible place.

we are all here so message any time

hi jane, it all sounds very familiar to me! ive just weaned off hrt on my doctors advice after being on for 2 years without much success

my main symptoms are headaches when i wake up feeling sick and dizzy dry burning eyes dry burning mouth muscle aches feeling low when i experience all of the above

i experience the symptoms on average 2/3 times a week, but can go 7/8 days feeling well and then it will come out of nowhere and last a couple of days

im definitely in the menopause having g not had a period for 16 months but the symptoms feel very much like pms symptoms but only worse

ive recently experienced prickling and burning in my arms and feet but that seems to have subsided and i dont suffer much with hot sweats, just occasionally but only mildly and usually in bed.

the hrt helped at first but then didnt seem to be after trying different combinations i decided to come off. so far im feeling all of the above.

i really do sympathise, im 53

Hi Jane, yes I get a kind of buzzing in my arms and hands a few times a week, always at night, followed by pins and needles. Must have been happening for 2 years now I guess. It started with one of my feet going completely numb at night and i would rub it and get terrible pins and needles. Then it moved to my hands and arms. Have seen different GPs and they dont know what it is. I'm 50 and been having lots of different peri symptoms since I was 45. Am heartily sick of it now. Low mood, no motivation, awful health anxiety, headaches, joint pain, weird head sensations, pin prick sensations all over body, uncomfortable down below, the list goes on and on. I believe the buzzing in my hands and arms is all hormone related, even if my GP doesnt. I did have a telephone consultation with a private meno specialist and she said it could well be hormonal and prescribed HRT. Unfortunately I only took it for 2 weeks as my anxiety went into overdrive and I stopped taking it. Sorry I have no answers but hope you feel better knowing you're not alone in what you're going through.

sounds just like what i feel. i would say periomenopause it is.

ive had joint pain daily for about 6 months pretty much constant but some days really painful do any of feel it like a burning/stinging at the backs of your knees & elbows? its really worrying me now, also had the same sensations in my lower back too really starting to question if this can be hormones? had all of your other symptons to jane but my health anxiety is getting the better of me tonight my back & right knee are on fire

hi Jane - Well, i have posted on this forum so often its sort of comical - i think i have had every strange Symptom known - I am kind of an odd case, i am post menopause 8 years, but really didnt start experiencing my "bad" symptoms until about 4 years ago - i suffered with insomnia in peri & some flushing sweats, but nothing like what came in post menopause - i have had extreme tingling/burning body parts, anxiety off the charts, doom & gloom, shortness of breath, extreme joint, tendon, ligament, muscle aches, dizziness, rosacea, high blood pressure, extreme hot flashes, increased allergies, - you name it & i think i have had it - i think i have also been to every specialist, endocrinologist, rhematologist, orthopedist, naturopath, holistic chiropractor, acunpunturist, primary care, cardiologist & nobody can give me definitive answers - i have finally chalked it all up to the lack of hormones - By far, the fact that my legs are so weak & hurt so much is the most debilitating for me - i have also chalked up many of my symptoms to anxiety (anxiety can also cause many of these same symptoms) i do believe our low hormones affect every system in our body - i wish you luck in your menopause journey & hope we can all find an end to our symptoms soon

Hi Jane

Just wanted to say I am with you with the strange sensations:-(( I have a pricking feeling in my legs most days together with other symptoms. I get weird heads ( feel slightly drunk) now & then aches in arms, heavy legs & generally do not feel right. I also get tingling in different areas of my face now and then too. My symptoms seem bizarre.

This has been going on for 3 years & I have seen 3 Neurologists over this time. They have all reassured me nothing sinister or Neurological going on thankfully. I truly believe its Menopause related Jane as I'm 53 and very slowly feel I'm turning a corner now. I have felt so reassured over the years reading this forum and I hope this post reassures you too.

kind regards