To ask if your body has ever suddenly had random aches for no apparent reason?

[WTHaretheseaches]

Posting for traffic because this has gone on for about 7 months now and I am just wondering if It's happened to anyone else.

I am 40 years old and in pretty good health, nothing wrong that I know of. I do a quick workout and at least 40 pressups almost every day. I also run a fair bit,and strength train, and have for years and years. Through the first lockdown I was doing 7 or 8 miles of running most days but I have always ran a few times a week.

I eat really quite well 80% of the time (I have days 'off' to go out and have meals out perhaps 1-2 a week but I don't eat meat and very rarely anything fried). I like my wine but not excessively. No menopausal symptoms and had a recent hormone test for something unrelated, definitely not peri-menopausal either.

Anyway since January, I became really achy almost overnight. It's worse some days than others but definitely worse more often than not. Running today, even up a slight slope was really hard work, I stopped and walked and that was hard too-I am not out of breath, It's definitely my limbs (legs/back). Going up any stairs is hard too, kind of like what you'd feel the day after a very hard workout.

I have always been pretty agile, would leap up from sitting down, get up easily if I have been sitting on the floor etc-not now! I move a lot more slowly and gingerly as my body just seems stiff and sluggish.

I had covid that I caught just before new year-and one of the main symptoms I had was this achiness-but I expected it to go away eventually! Is this 'long covid' perhaps?

I also avoid simple carbs unless I eat out, just to keep my weight under control but I am definitely not in ketosis, I don't follow it strictly enough and have regular days off. I've noticed achiness when low carbing before, but it never lasted long.

I have had a very 'good' summer as in a lot of significant birthdays/weddings/events and have put on a bit of weight as a result, but I am still probably not overweight or only very slightly if so-nothing that could cause this. I am usually a healthy weight and I know this bit of extra will drop off now I am not going out anywhere for a few weeks.

Has this happened to anyone else? It's really annoying me now. I am used to being active and sprightly.

People have told me it is just ageing-but it happened almost overnight. I just can't see it being just that?

If it IS long covid, any tips for managing it?

Thank you (I have to go out somewhere now, I haven't abandoned the thread if I don't acknowledge any responses that may or may not happen).

I am 39 and wake up some mornings with very very bad aches in my ankles. I tend to walk to work in the summer and get there at ease in 30 mins. I barely got a 3rd of the way some morning last week due to the ache in my ankles.
I wear well supporting shoes and was not doing anymore exercise than normal the day before. It has happened before but I blamed my shoea

Yes, I first started getting muscle aches whenever I got a cold - every cold would feel like a full on dose of flu. After about 3 years of this I started to get bone aches, all the time.

I found out that I had hypothyroidism/hashimoto's and a vitamin d deficiency. I started treatment for these and the aches have subsided around 99 percent.

Because I started treatment for both at the same time, I honestly don't know whether it was the thyroid problem or the vit d that was making me ache.

Maybe try some vit d? It took about 3 months on 1000iu daily to feel better.

Constantly, had it for years but its definitely got worse in peri menopause.

I remember turning up to hospital at times thinking I had DVT due to the pain in my calf, only for it to completely disappear when my period started a few days later (this was pre peri menopause)

Right now, I have a terrible pain in the tip of my first finger, the joint is stiff, burning and sore/achy. I also have this in my foot somewhere but I cant quite work out where it is, its sort of in my 3rd toe but then isnt. Then it will disappear for ages

Legs, knees, back

Also is much worse after eating a lot of bready products.

You need a blood test for Vitamin D & your Thyroid.

Yes.
Flu
Covid
Other viruses
Side effects of medication/ jabs (temporary)
Arthritis (especially in hot weather)
Too much salt
Tension

It would fit in with long covid. Speak to your GP.

Also as an aid while you get it looked into... try magnesium oil. Might sting a bit but it works.

Thank you all of you.
I've ordered some vitamin d. Going to assess my salt intake. I might change my diet altogether actually and see what that does. I've got a private health care app through work so I think I'll book a call with them too.
Sympathies for anyone else it has happened to, I know It's not a life- debilitating thing but is is really annoying and I hope to get it sorted at least for the most part!

It might be worth getting some bloods done, especially thyroid, vitamins etc

Sounds like possibly either long covid or peri-menopause. I have really bad peri aches which has been helped with wholefood vitamins - magnesium, Zinc, copper and vit d.
Would also suggest getting your bloods checked as I also had low iron and vit b12 and now have to take iron and b12 injections for life. It's helped the aches though.

Not me but DH. He used to get really nagging joint pain in his wrists and random muscles generally. He saw the Gp then went for a full body check but no conclusions. The pandemic arrived so we started taking Vit D as advised and after a few months it dawned on him that all the aches had gone. When I looked into Vit D deficiency joint and muscle pain was one of the symptoms. It may be that it's been an amazing cure or complete coincidence.

I have Hashimotos thyroiditis and low B12, often have aches and pains, no energy, walking up stairs is hard work - like doing it with someone on your back. Walking can feel like wading through treacle sometimes. As a veggie you should definitely get your B12 checked too

Yes when I was 26, goodness I ached all over for months. Finally had a blood test and had a severe vit D deficiency. Aches went after I started taking a daily high dose.

I'm a similar age and also exercise regularly. I had a bad bout of Covid (Delta) at the end of last year and the aches went on for months afterwards, I became really down about it because it was also accompanied with fatigue. Six months on I am completely better and back to exercise, no aches at all.

Unfortunately if it is related to Covid there isn't any better advice than to keep eating well and resting enough. But I thought it would never end and it did - so there is hope if you need it!

This is hilarious - it's called "getting older"! (And the jury is still out as to whether long Covid is for real).
Just accept it, ignore it & get on with your life, otherwise hypochondria beckons......

these and also perimenopause

Long covid is now the convenient catch all to explain every ache and pain and itch there is.

I really can't see it as being just down to age when it happened suddenly and seemingly overnight? You don't go from being youthful and agile to full of arthritis and wrinkles within a few hours do you?

I am skeptical about long covid hence my putting it in inverted commas. I agree being a hypochondriac isn't desirable but neither is ignoring one's health when something could be afoot.

Also yes of course I am getting on with my life, but It's affecting things I enjoy-if I can do something about it of course I will do :)

Thank you. Definitely going to look at my diet. I'm not overweight mostly but it couldn't hurt me to be at the lower end of healthy rather than the upper and which I must admit I teeter around of. :) glad yours went! I am not used to this at all!

I hear you on that-yes like you're all of a sudden carrying extra weight as you go up the stairs. I had B12 levels checked a few years ago (GP's orders, not my idea) and they were fine-I was actually told to stop taking a supplement but it WAS a few years ago and things change. I will see about doing that again.

I actually hadn't thought about salt. Even though I eat healthily for the most part, I am going to try to cut down on anything that may put sodium levels too high. Thank you :)