Aching all the time, is this bloody menopause too?

[Helpagirlout222]

I feel like I've cycled through an A-Z tick list of horrible menopause symptoms for almost 10 years now.

At first I didn't realise what they were, or thought they were separate.
I began with crippling anxiety, thought I was having a nervous breakdown! Then spent a period with a shoulder injury, which turned out to be frozen shoulder, again I didn't realise the link with menopause. Then came knee "injuries" at the same time as horrific night sweats, the penny finally dropped and i started on oestrogen gel (already had coil in place, which I'd got to deal with increasingly haywire and heavy periods, durrrr yet another symptom)

Things picked up for a while, then I started to feel rotten again and blood tests repeatedly showed v low oestrodial despite highest dose of gel. Switched to patches, same issue. Appointment soon to see about oral oestrogen.

Anyway my current lovely symptom seems to just be pain! Aching legs and arms and shoulders/neck all the time. Does anyone else get this? I'm so fed up! It's not related to exercise or exertion. I've not long woken up this morning and my whole body aches!

Given that hrt seems to be doing naff all, can anyone suggest anything? I already take a Magnesium supplement.

Thank you if you've persevered this far!

Yes, aches and pains are a symptom of menopause, but they are usually sorted out by taking oestrogen and/or magnesium.

Magnesium! I used to wake up with achy body and didn't realise it was a peri thing. I now take a supplement every morning, and it's all gone.

I wonder if I should take it in the morning, I've been taking my supplements at night.
Google has just told me this can go on for 5 years, this is going to be the end of me!

I'm waking up with stiff hands. Sometimes I'm completely stiff in my body and feel like I've been clenching my teeth.

Vitamin D. Mine was really low and the aches went when it got back to normal

Any suggestions for actual supplements to try? I'm getting lost in a sea of capsules and powders.

I take Magnesium glycinate, the brand name is new leaf, and the only reason I chose that one is because a friend recommended it and she's quite clued up! I also take a multivitamin, vit D and, zinc. Oh and collagen! Genuinely no idea what I'm doing supplement wise, these are just things that have been recommended over the years. 8 years ago I was just taking the multivitamin!!

Oh and @NoCarbsForMe i also have a mouth guard at night now as got diagnosed with TMJD. If I was a dog I think they'd have put me down by now 😝

Hi there,
It doesn’t seem likely that you have this from your post but for anyone else reading this I want to mention an illness called acromegaly. It is caused by excessive growth hormone produced in the pituitary gland.
Acromegaly can cause a wide range of symptoms, which tend to develop very slowly over time.
Early symptoms include:

• swollen hands and feet – you may notice a change in your ring or shoe size
• tiredness and difficulty sleeping, and sometimes sleep apnea.
• gradual changes in your facial features, such as your brow, lower jaw and nose getting larger, or your teeth becoming more widely spaced
• numbness and weakness in your hands, caused by a compressed nerve.
• periods becoming irregular
• fatigue
• aching joints

If you have these symptoms you want to see an endocrinologist and have your IGF1 levels checked. It’s probably not this. Acromegaly is a rare disease. Unfortunately that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. It’s worth checking if you have any concerns. The earlier it is caught the more likely it is to be curable!