On Saturday morning I woke up feeling very unwell. I had awful pain between my shoulders/upper back. Nausea, headache, terrible joint pain, skin tenderness, shivering and excessive sweating.
All weekend I was either in bed asleep or laying on the bed dosing. I felt so poorly I barely spoke to my 10 year old and she was very worried about me. Co-codamol and ibuprofen were barely touching my joint pain and aches and laying still was the only comfort.
I've got a fairly new job so dragged myself into work and it was clear I was still unwell. On way home I had to call for milk and bought some lucozade as I was thirsty.
Within 20 minutes of drinking it I felt back to normal. All my symptoms had more or less gone, and I can't believe I went from feeling dreadful to ok in such a short time.
I've had similar symptoms before that lasted a few days and went away. Is the lucozade just a coincidence or could it have been a blood sugar issue that needs checking.
I'll also mention I'm 48 and on HRT patches due to a total hysterectomy, but they manage menopause symptoms well.