Strange Symptoms - Menopause Message Board

anitak1982 · 05-12-2008, 12:04 PM

What could this be? I haven't had a period in a year. I am 49 and was on the pill and went off the pill in Feburary.

Here is my problem and I don't know if this could be related to Menopause. I have joint aches and pains all the time. I do not have hot flashes, I have no symptoms at all that I would be going though the change. I am not moody or anxious. I just ache all the time. I feel like I am falling apart.

I C Hot · 05-12-2008, 06:32 PM

Hi anitak1982,

Sorry to say but aches and pains are on the list for menopause symptoms. Be thankful you aren't have the hot flashes and night sweats or even the moodiness but the aches are sure hard to get past day in and day out. Take care,
Julie

anitak1982 · 05-12-2008, 07:56 PM

Oh great!!!!

Thanks for letting me know I am not crazy or making this up. Gee I hurt sometimes so bad it is hard to sleep. It makes sense now. Which is better sweats or aches. LOL

cmpgirl · 05-13-2008, 12:42 AM

If you were on the pill for a while, your body is still readjusting, hormonally speaking. It may take up to six months for your hormone levels to even out.(That is, as even as they get with meno) Sometimes an ibuprofen or two, before you go to bed, will help with the joint pain.

anitak1982 · 05-13-2008, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cmpgirl

If you were on the pill for a while, your body is still readjusting, hormonally speaking. It may take up to six months for your hormone levels to even out.(That is, as even as they get with meno) Sometimes an ibuprofen or two, before you go to bed, will help with the joint pain.

Ibuprofen is a great answer but guess what? I am allergic to it.

I have been taking aleve though. This stinks.

Thanks so much.