Tender / painful boobies! - Menopause Message Board

CynAnn · 05-30-2006, 09:32 PM

I'm 46 and peri-M with all the symptoms....I have hot flashes, sleepless nights, mood swings, weight gain, you name it! I still have a monthly period, but it is now around every 23 days each month and last only 2 days.

NOW! I have really tender breast, painful!

This is a new symptom for me. Does anyone know whats going on with that? I use to have sore/tender breast when I was much-much younger, a few days before my period, But this has been for over a week now and much more painful (plus, my period isnt due until the 10th)

Any info is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

lorbis · 05-30-2006, 10:04 PM

My "painful boobies" seemed to go away for a long time, only to resurface again this past month. And oh, were they sore! I got my period (after skipping a month), and it was a very heavy period. Now my breasts are fine again. I think it all depends on the amounts of whatever hormones are floating around in there. I'm not sure what you can take to help alleviate the tenderness, but I do recall many years ago, when I complained about it to my gyn, she suggested taking Vitamin E. I'm not sure if that's still her recommendation, but maybe it's worth a try.

Laurie

MommaBee · 05-30-2006, 11:47 PM

Could you be pregnant? That is what comes to mind since you say you are still having periods. Until your period stops, you can still get pregnant at 46.

CynAnn · 05-31-2006, 08:06 AM

Nope not pregnant, we can totally rule out that reason, but yes, I have heard that can cause very painful/sore breast too.

I was wondering, being full blown PM, if it has something to do with "the amounts of whatever hormones are floating around in there?" as lorbis suggested.

hummmmm, just strikes me as odd, since its been years since I have had painful breast and now all of a sudden, woooooo, are they painful and sore, I cant stand for the bed cover or my shirt to be against them.

Thanks for all your help!

deinee · 05-31-2006, 12:42 PM

I am just the opposite. Always for 1 week before my period my breasts would swell and become very sore. In the last 7-8 months, I have no breast tenderness at all. My periods got terrible right when the breast problems went away. I don't know what I am, estrogen dominant or not enough. I am now on the pill so I don't think I test will really help any. Try the vitamin E. Not too high of doses, that did help me when they got really sore. Ann