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New things hurting each day

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Tr33top5 · 24/10/2026 10:53

Over last few months, new things always hurting or aching, with the last week, a new things hurt each day! Is this common in perimenopause? Thumbs, wrists, big toes, hip, ankle?!

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SmallWhiteFluffyClouds · 27/10/2026 11:37

Very interesting to read the other comments. I’m definitely hypermobile (9/9 Beighton score) and in my mid 40s.

I’ve never had pain in my joints/body before but these last few months I’ve really noticed it. Pain that flares over the top of both feet when I walk, hips that catch and tweak when I stand up/twist, knees that give way randomly and hurt when I go down the stairs. I’m a complete mess!

I haven’t been to the doctors yet but have got some collagen to try. Might need to get the hypermobility officially diagnosed.

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Tr33top5 · 27/10/2026 13:36

seahorsessky · 26/10/2026 22:50

The trouble with those tests (if you mean RA etc) is that 30% of people who have it don't show it on tests, do they? I also wonder if it's actually fewer more than that too, because, there might be some people who get a negative test and their doctor never pursues it.
I know there are other ways to get diagnosed with it, but some might not get offered anything but the tests. Would HRT still help with RA, at all?

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Good point
I think RA diagnosis and treatment with drugs from a rheumatologist is quite symptom based
you can test negative but be presenting with symptoms (that are adversely affecting your quality of life) and if everything else has been ruled out, you’ll be treated

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Tr33top5 · 27/10/2026 13:38

Another1DD · 27/10/2026 11:26

That's worth raising with the GP alongside what the physio's found, because hypermobility and perimenopausal joint symptoms can look quite similar but come from different causes. It's worth asking him to clarify whether he means true joint hypermobility or laxity from another source. Alongside the aches, things that often get mentioned together with perimenopause are hot flushes, poor sleep, mood swings and sometimes more tendon or ligament niggles like trigger finger or plantar fasciitis. Oestrogen plays a part in collagen and connective tissue, so some overlap with laxity symptoms wouldn't be surprising. It might also be worth asking the physio about a Beighton score, the standard quick check for hypermobility, and mentioning the postpartum timing alongside any perimenopausal changes so the two aren't looked at separately.

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Thank you so much, really helpful - seeing physio next week, I will follow up on all these suggestions

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anon666 · 27/10/2026 20:37

Tr33top5 · 27/10/2026 10:41

Thank you so much for sharing. Really appreciated and interesting
May i ask what other symptoms you had beyond severe aches and pains?
My physio says I have ‘joint laxity’ which he thinks is postpartum related. Haven’t breastfeed for 1.5years but laxity still there. Not sure if this hyper mobility though

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I found that once I ended up with constant body aches, I'd get the rest like fatigue, brain fog, lack of motivation and depression.

There weren't many other symptoms, thankfully.

The escalation of pain was mainly a toothache sensation which felt like it ran through your marrow, then a skin crawling and hyper sensitivity to touch of clothes etc.

I'm glad that calmed down now, it was hard going.

The hardest bit about bit all was the constant pressure to "get over it" or after like it was nothing. People don't respond well to invisible illnesses and pain, it feels like being gaslighted and dismissed. Which, looking back, is ridiculous, but its hard and isolating being in pain.

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