My body now feels achy when I get out of bed

[LondonW]

I'm late 40s, good enough health, on mirtazapine last 2.5 years, fairly fit and exercise regularly. I've noticed last couple of months when I get out of bed, my body feels achy, not pain. Is this just to be expected at my age now? I don't think it's the mirtazapine as I've been on them much longer.

Menopause?

Low vitamin D?

Stupid point but have you got a winter duvet on? I get the same around this time of year and need to switch to a warmer duvet or I’m all stiff in the morning.

Menopause? Was the clincher for me

I have the mirena coil, so hard to know as periods really light last couple of years since I got it

When did you last replace your mattress? Getting a new one made a massive difference to my back pain.

I take Vitamin D every day since it was very low about 6 years ago, but haven't had it checked since

Same with us

Lack of oestrogen, peri menopause.

It's not just my back, though - feel achy/ heavy in legs and feet also

Maybe I should get bloods done

How old is your mattress?

I feel like this when I am low on vit b12 xx

About 10 years

I found going onto to HRT made a huge difference to me. I was hobbling out to bed like John Wayne, the pain in my hips, wrists, knees and ankles was unreal then i started HRT about a year ago and the difference is amazing. I don’t quite spring out of bed but I hop up and I feel fine again

I was like this, went on HRT and within a couple of months I was back to normal. It really did make an amazing difference.

You can’t get bloods to see if you need hrt, it only depends on symptoms.

Normal IME I changed my mattress which helped.

The advice is to change mattress after 10 yrs .

Likely to be the menopause. I was the same until I went onto HRT.

More menopause here. Though I’m finding it doesn’t last forever. My good days are increasing.

I had this in perimenopause and felt like an 80yr old every morning..HRT made an almost instant difference to me.

Yep, menopause. I'm the same and HRT hasn't fully helped. Ache all the time 😔

At late 40’s you will definitely be peri, no bloods needed to confirm that I’m afraid.

I’m a similar age and the thing that has improved the pain for me has been starting mobility exercises. If I miss a couple of days I’m back to being stiff and aching. I also saw this the other day. It is definitely very true!

I could have written this @LondonW

I'm not on meds though, I'm stiff and achy