Muscle And Joint Pain In Perimenopause And Menopause

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Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women’s health. As a Board-Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do.
As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice doesn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing a new program, The Galveston Diet.
The Galveston Diet is the first and only nutrition program created by a Female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in food's power to combat inflammation and highly recommends the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, specializing in medical nutrition.
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[@PrairieGirlio]

I thought I was going crazy. I thought I had head to toe arthritis all of a sudden. Thank you for this and for being so validating

[@gonnfishy2987]

! First I thought i broke my toe. Doctory said osteoporosis. It went. Then my thumb started seizing and hurting like f (i journal frequently). Couldn’t write with that hand. It went away. I’m taking these as glimpses of the future, not rando tragedies

[@jgilbertson636]

Me too. Woke up one day and felt 100.

[@laricagrant9306]

same

[@edenwoudneh4192]

Omg same

[@tillygirl7450]

YES, “all of a sudden”….the back/right hip and buttock/ and right calf and ankle pains. I hadn’t done anything to warrant the quickness of these pains- no injuries or active activities. Funny, I kind of felt like a BIG drop in my overall strength and stamina when it happened. Must have been the drops in my hormones?

[@alisonpage5704]

So what’s the solution? I feel like I woke up in my 80s with the pain

[@lisak7131]

Same !!

[@carriesmith7165]

Try walking 30 minutes a day outdoors. Sounds difficult but it's worked for me. You don't have to speed walk or anything, just stroll at whatever pace feels relaxing and comfortable. I also bought a super luxurious new soft mattress and it's worked wonders.

[@XOX74]

HRT!

[@XOX74]

HRT

[@eight-ball3625]

Please, what is this mattress? I have tried several mattresses and they are junk.

[@concernedcitizen780]

I am a male doctor. We were not taught these things in med school or in residency. Thank you for discussing the topic

[@Sumermak]

So true! It was my first hint I was in peri. I weightlift and have always taken care of my joints and muscles, and suddenly I have clicking elbows, popping achillies tendons, and pain in my knees, shoulders and elbows. 😢

[@gonnfishy2987]

❤ yes. You are not alone. My body just pops and clicks and cracks all of a sudden, never in my life before… “bag of bones”, i feel like that expression was made for me. Over 2 years i have transitioned from fit and able, to weary and leery

[@rebeccagandg1981]

42 and 5-6 months ago I started having consistent soreness in one shoulder joint and in the opposite elbow. I thought I slept on them wrong. My mom says “oh it’s probably early onset arthritis, enjoy” I wish that wasn’t our advice in 2023. Not one female in my entire family has ever spoken the word perimenopause to me, let alone ever have a conversation about it. You are literally my only advice beside google. Thank you for the knowledge.

[@MaccaMardybum]

I,m suffering this right now and with the tiredness its horrendous 😢

[@michellegaines3568]

This is me every day

[@jean6460]

Me too!

[@juliepenney2683]

Ditto! 😢

[@adelinecarrillo2875]

Same..it's so awful 😢

[@michellegaribay09]

Me too , went through it for 4 months

[@yelizaveta1278]

71% ?! Whyyyyy We hardly get a break before we die Sheesh

[@Msfruity44]

I agree . … seems so unfair!

[@yelizaveta1278]

@@Msfruity44 Seem ? Frankly, it IS!Not to sound like a whiny martyr -but honestly ; we have all that comes with menstrual cycles , pregnancy (including the avoidance OR ambition) , all the passive devaluation , and constant "anti aging" malarkey. It's tiresome,to say the least!

[@heidilynwolff7513]

😂😂😂😂

[@littlebopeeps5852]

I know!! 😢

[@aliya303]

I was just going to say so we do have worse than death symptoms for almost every woman to go thru

[@Bag0505]

I've taken 12k units of vit D over 6 month with vit K and almost all of my joint pain i've had for 8 years is gone.

[@deniseganey6890]

And Calcium.

[@jenniferparrott8260]

Great to know. Thanks!

[@marienanette3]

How much did you take daily? Or weekly? I'm taking metagenics VitD÷K 10,000iu daily right now but haven't seen a difference yet.

[@carliebeau5329]

Ok so what's your solution. Exercise diet what????

[@gonnfishy2987]

Ymmv. My arthritic pain only started easing when i cut the k+d completely and suplemented with ferrous fumarate. I had been satisfied that id never “needed” iron supplements in my past. Seems i probably should have supplemented

[@sarahsykes2276]

Every week I plan to go to the ER....I swear it's something new everyday You hit the nail on its head No one told me these things Thank You

[@michellegaribay09]

So true, went to 5 different specialist doctors and none would tell me to check my hormones

[@shanzbe5794]

Me too! I just turned 50. Peri menopause has been awful not sure what to expect now but I am 90 % achy Al over my whole body every single day - or at lease 97% of the time. Everything hurts . Everything! I have not seen my Dr. About this but my gosh I feel like an 89 year old all of a sudden too. Well it’s been going on for a few months now. Thank you!

[@cyndieK1]

I feel the exact same way! How are you doing now?

[@adelinecarrillo2875]

I feel exactly the same..I'm dying over here it's so awful

[@MK4Hisglory]

Oh my goodness!!! This is a new thing that just started for me last week. From my hips all the way down to my ankles…legs feel heavy, achy!!

[@spreadbeartroops3917]

Snap! Thats how I would describe it too. Heavy aching legs like I've just run a mile although I've just walked to the kitchen! 🙈

[@candace289]

Sounds like Covid

[@MK4Hisglory]

@@candace289 🙄 really?? Did you not get the entire point of her video or my comment?!! Has nothing to do with covid.

[@AmyRader-we3vl]

That is the worst symptom I have with menopause. It's awful!

[@tashabrown8301]

I cand hardly get out of bed without hurting for a month…. I started incorporating turmeric cinnamon or ginger in my teas and smoothies…. it’s getting a little better. This menopause is something else!

[@daniby9894]

I advise you to check your levels of vitamin D and B12 through bloodwork. Vitamin defficiency can also cause you these simptoms. I hate that peri menopause gets blamed for peacticly anything as soon as you reach te age!

[@cyndieK1]

Same here! I was bedridden for almost 3 months with this.

[@Margaux.]

Just started having the worst shoulder pain! Waking up in the middle of the night changing positions trying to get comfortable and waking up hurting every morning!

[@crh251]

That sounds like frozen shoulder. It’s quite common in women when they begin to lose their estrogen. I’ve known a couple of women with it. I hope you’re better now.

[@Margaux.]

@@crh251 thank you! It has gotten much better!

[@cyndieK1]

I've had it 3 times in the last year & half. Still dealing with it! I'm so done with it.

[@Lisapo7lv]

My left shoulder has been hurting everyday for months. I got an XRay and blood work and both came back fine. Sweating a lot more ..51 now and had hysterectomy 7 yrs ago but they left one ovary so I wouldn't be full on into menopause..I am now!! Never had pain in my body. Hoping it's due to this and not cancer! I'll take a frozen shoulder over something more serious!

[@lmnopgr]

i can barely get in my car. i have to lift my leg by hand and it’s ridiculous. i’m crying on the inside every day, and can barely turn over in my bed at night. just received an anti-inflammatory yesterday and discovered it is contraindicated for both, BOTH- of my other two regular medications. SO grateful to have found this short, and everyone here posting. we rock!

[@vmmurphy3918]

Why are we made to feel like we are cry babies and just anxious ?

[@melisand8295]

Recently overheard conversation: If mens testicles dropped off at age 48 we would have found a perfect solution and ensured it never happened. I am inclined to agree!

[@deniseganey6890]

Hi the Nutritional Route. All organics, lots of fresh fruits s and veggies , cut out all additives in foods, try gluten free breads and baked goods You can bake at home. Clean grass fed beed , clean chicken , walk take vitamins , magnesium Glycinate 2hirs before bed . No smoking, drinking or Prescription Drugs like muscle Relaxers , Sleeping Meds or Benzos .

[@deniseganey6890]

​@@melisand8295 Functional Medicine ., not pharmaceuticals . Try Compounded Hormone balance . Do not Drink Alcohol , stop smoking and eat Clean. Walk , do Yoga , deep breathing s great fur tension. Stretch

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Men.

[@heresyisecstasy]

Oh girl you KNOW why

[@deannejennings9544]

Do a video with a solution. Because few doctors are looking at this as a symptom.

[@vicioushummingbird7102]

I had frozen shoulder that lasted almost four years in my mid-forties. Neither my PCP, not my orthopedic surgeon suggested that it could've been hormone related. Thanks to you, I'm starting hormones, and hoping that I can get back to sleep at night!

[@anti-inflammatoryfoodsbyjo148]

Omega three fatty acids are good for that

[@mumuzeze]

My mother was in the same situation 😢

[@Sidera17]

This was the symptom that prompted me to get tested too. I'm 38 so nobody thought hormones even though I symptom-tracked the pain and linked it to parts of my cycle. I hope you are doing better. I wonder if we get inflamed where we had previous injury.

[@vicioushummingbird7102]

@@Sidera17 I did have a previous injury to that shoulder. Thankfully, I regained about 85% mobility in my shoulder.

[@OCTSRIS]

I am in the same situation, struggling with frozen shoulder. I feel like it started at least 10 years prior with a severe ache that would come and go. Sometimes it would even make me feel queasy but then all the sudden at 51 it just sat in and I can’t raise my arm or buckle my bra strap… Did you find any cure or anything that helps? I am hoping to regain all of my mobility. I’m very active, and as I grow old, I don’t want to lose my ability to move and strengthen.

[@eight-ball3625]

I am in excruciating pain all the time now. Hate it! Can’t function!

[@amylaird502]

I don't have pain but my joints feel weaker and I'm more injury prone. I started an anti inflammatory diet and that's helped a lot

[@KarenB-jp3tx]

Exercise.. and magnesium. Vit. D

[@marciachantabhan7768]

Thank you so much! All your I formation is so helpful! Our culture does not prepare women well enough! I am in Austin and wish you could be my MD!

[@tp7147]

Oh gosh yes! Neck pain, wrists, back, knees, bunion pain etc. drives me potty on top of all the other symptoms. How can we stop this and begin to feel pain free and normal again👍🏻

[@patricemcdonald9433]

Talk about it. Sometimes the soreness or pain feels like i have been run over by a truck

[@brandbergsq8411]

Can you give some relief ideas??

[@jeronnamoe]

God bless this woman...I thought I was just crazy. I kept thinking why do I just have pain out of the blue...

[@PebbleBeachLife]

I truly complained about this today. I am losing my mobility, my shoulder hurt like hell when I tried stretching and everything aches and pains. I'm 47. This answers my questions but it sucks big buckets man!

[@kathysorensen1021]

It truly sucks because I already have osteoarthritis I have more pain and aches since menopause 🤦

[@lisak7131]

I 100% agree!! I could deal with the hot flashes and they have actually gone away since HRT but the joint pain persists and it’s awful 😞

[@silviadavella4856]

I had frozen shoulder a couple of years ago . It’s No Joke . Took a good 8 months to heal .

[@user-lv2lm3ov5u]

Omg, I am in chronic pain after menopause 😱😱😭😭 my Dr is still trying to figure out what's wrong with. I'm so glad I'm not going mad.

[@jodiwhitfield8767]

Wow! I’m 43 and have been dealing with hip pain right at the joint for months now! Had no clue.

[@Tash303]

I am experiencing this too, my overall sensitivity to everything is so much higher! Ringing in the ears too. It can feel surreal.

[@thehomeeclady]

Shoulder and big toe pain - I just assumed that was part of the process. Thanks for that confirmation.

[@kellyjackson4973]

I have all this and then some I have fibromyalgia, arthritis neuropathy I worked in the service industry of food over 35 years holding plates in my hands it’s so discouraging I’m overweight when I go to the gym I’m in pain I can’t hold weights in my hands so I can’t work out. I sound like I’m feeling sorry for myself, but God and being for you to help me this is no way to live. I have no friends and I’m isolated. Say a prayer for me if you could.

[@sandir.4925]

I’m sorry you are feeling isolated. If you can’t hold weights in your hands just yet, there are many good body weight only exercises to try (KZbin) or also perhaps resistance band exercises (also can be found on KZbin). Good luck!

[@christinegough9863]

Take vitamin D, B6 and K. Also high absorption magnesium

[@markhetz1119]

Same for me but I’m not over weight 🙏🏻

[@bethanystpaul5683]

I am so glad that you are doing these videos and making the information available! I am 59 years now, have been using estradiol cream for the last 5 years, but found it to be messy, dosing inaccurate. Then I found out that the cream takes care of only the vaginal problems of menopause. I talked with my provider, who knew about my other symptoms of menopause and that oral estrogen or patches will take care of but did not offer it to me! After seeing your videos I asked to be placed on oral meds so that I can get a true, measured dose of estrogen and progesterone, and noticed that my hip pain, which was getting worse, (among other symptoms) is now getting much better. Before starting the oral hormones I was convinced I would need a hip replacement and had already made appointments for steroid injections to start. I am mortified that we women are being waaaay underserved in this capacity, and am hoping that everyone I tell will also request hormone replacement for themselves. Thanks so much, I subscribed to your channel and will tell others about it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@elainehill5931]

Frozen shoulder can be a sign of high blood sugar. Get your A1C checked. If it comes out as prediabetic (mine did) cut out all sugar and go low carb. I did this at age 59 and no more pain anywhere! Also lowered Blood pressure.

[@marlenegold280]

And Insulin Resistance Statins can cause this issue

[@s.7948]

Currently in perimenopause and my sciatica has flared up quite abit makes me so tired all these aches and pains

[@elle_sanchez]

It’s awful, truly. I was not prepared for menopause AT ALL and it’s a beast, but so am I! I’ve had other adversities in my life and did not let them dictate my life and neither will menopause. I started on HRT just 12 days ago and already I am feeling relief from musculoskeletal pain.

[@karenwright5168]

But I’m 60. I hv all these symptoms. I stopped HRT. I wonder if I can get back on or just try other methods?? It’s awful living like this… night sweats, insomnia, joint pain etc😢😢😢😢

[@robinchilders3747]

@@karenwright5168a couple of uninformed healthcare providers “kicked me off” estrogen last spring with some version of “women over 60 shouldn’t be on hormones.” The effects were devastating to my health and well being. Over the last three months I would go to bed at night and say to myself “Please. I just don’t want to wake up tomorrow and do this again.” Among other symptoms, I had excruciating pain around my joints, in my tendons, in my feet from the waste down. Because I had significant lateral hip pain in perimenopause, I felt certain my pain was estrogen-related. I had to fight to get back on HRT, but after two and a half weeks back on transdermal estrogen, I feel better. I can finally SLEEP. I’m optimistic that the musculoskeletal pain will improve with time, but that’s a symptom I believe will take longer to resolve and require additional intervention on my part. Unless you have contraindications for HRT, it seems like you should get back on it. There are additional benefits for HRT on top of alleviating the suffering of musculoskeletal pain.

[@ameleh61]

My hot flashes started with perimenopause. 20 years later they're still 3-4x per night. So much fun getting old!

[@indigobunting2431]

The pain never left me.

[@4peaceandharmony]

Less joint/muscle pain was the first thing thing I noticed after starting hrt. Honestly, I feel like I'm getting my life back. Thank goodness for Mary Claire for putting out theses videos or I never would have considered hrt.

[@AngelaBaker-zn1kw]

I have this more than hot flashes, It wakes me up at night and my hands and feet hurt !

[@TexCzex]

Interesting. I've been waking up at night with my legs hurting and I couldn't figure out why. This is a new thing for me.

[@tokalekaw4]

Yes me too.

[@emilysmith138]

Me too.

[@kulpritkaur6490]

Cure please

[@crh251]

Hormone replacement if you can take it. I’m on estradiol and progesterone. Both are made from plants. My main issue was sleep where I couldn’t function on a daily basis anymore. I’m sleeping again which has been great.

[@lovelocked5385]

Turmeric, Glucosamine, Red clover, evening primrose oil, magnesium

[@crh251]

@@lovelocked5385, those work too, but unfortunately they can’t help with the loss of hormones. I take what you mentioned and also hormones for the protection of my heart and bones. I realize some women can’t do hormones though.

[@motus8841]

BIOLabs PRO® Natural Estriol Cream - it stops the join pain in my knees but needs to reapply.

[@fatimabushnaq652]

@@lovelocked5385Great! Is there an alternative to primrose oil! I am allergic to it! Thanks for your help…

[@serenaroseauthentics1391]

Yessss!!! I am in constant pain in the back of my neck and traps and back of shoulders. The muscles feel so tense and the joints in my neck feel so sore. This is despite being on HRT!

[@manell59]

OMG! This is me too! Been suffering for 3 yrs, did everything from ct scan, physical therapy, stretching, accupuncture and even botox injection from my neurologist ( there is some relief from botox but lasts for 3-6 months only). I have yet to ask my gyne for HRT. 50’s is tough!

[@dam1108]

I had to have both hips replaced. I have been going through menopause since I was 48, I'm now 64. It sucks.🤨

[@amg92003]

Primary doctors never mention menopause for any symptoms. They just say..."Huh. :/

[@Newlaw289]

Primary doctors are freaking idiots

[@Sidera17]

THANK YOU FOR THIS. I developed horrible neck and shoulder pain at the beginning of this year. I went for all blood tests and even to neurologists for MRIs because they were worried about this combined with my cognitive changes. It turns out I started perimenopause. I had no idea the frozen shoulder was connected but it did all start at the same time. I have had to pressure doctors multiple times to check my hormones in the past two years and when they finally did I had low estradiol. I don't know why they're so indifferent to this change.

[@amandaredeagle9572]

Well you told me more than most doctors and I have been to many different ones. Thank you ma’am.

[@dailywithyo]

OMG! I was wondering what was going on with me.

[@safinamusahal7241]

Me too.. same here

[@heatherkevinm]

I started getting 20+ hot flashes a day about two weeks ago and my right knee started hurting but I didn't do anything to it and now I can't walk. Now it make sense

[@DawgMama]

Oh my gosh!! That's a relief, actually. I thought maybe I had RA. So, what is the treatment ?

[@raerivera5676]

Apple cider vinegar and cutting any added sugar has helped my joint pain immensely!

[@TexCzex]

Cutting sugar helped me a lot!

[@barbarajames2650]

What about heart palpitations, is that post menopausal symptoms as well ?

[@crh251]

That’s often a sign of estrogen loss. It happened to me too.

[@cheylou1]

you are a life savor. Now to convince my doctor. probable too late to quit these meds she prescribe.

[@Pawsitivelygolden]

Wow! Mind blown!! 😮

[@emilysmith138]

What to do about it??? You are amazing telling us the facts here and letting us know we aren’t crazy.

[@svitlanahadden8087]

I’ve been an athlete my entire life. In my late 40’s - the same symptoms and extremely severe hot/freezing cold flashes day/night every 15 minutes. Tried everything, nothing worked. My gynecologist saved my life by prescribing hormonal patch. I am so happy to have my normal - happy life back! 🌻🦋

[@burgundyjayde]

The patches can cause cancer and if u stop using the symptoms will come back worse !!!!! Use black cohash instead its herbs.

[@tonipalmer6242]

I actually had all of the above but I have to say it was pretty mild I stayed super busy lots of exercise very hydrated and took lots of vitamins… The hot flashes were pretty mild and only lasted about a second I actually started to count them down I’ve never had to put my head in a refrigerator like I’ve seen my friends do but my main complaint was my male GYN he had zero sympathy everything was in my head and there was nothing he could do about it to make my symptoms less or manageable. I only say this because he made me feel like I was doing something wrong that was causing my symptoms and I really don’t wish that on any other woman going through this and thankfully she has retired I’m so glad I found your site because it is open my eyes and actually giving me a lot of relief after the fact but at least I feel more in control thank you again

[@101doreen]

I said it before and I'll say it again, you are telling my story! I have been sharing your videos with the females in my life in their thirties to save them decades of misdiagnosis, and pain!

[@a.m.9474]

I used to be able to do my 3 mile walk in 28 minutes.. now I'm lucky if I finish it and even then, I'm exhausted

[@DD-wx3ho]

Good gosh! I had a frozen shoulder right when my menopause started ten years ago! I am so glad this is a verified symptom!

[@humolovesjessie185]

This is ME!!! I was even thinking it could be Lupus (my mom has lupus), I also thought it was fibromyalgia. Even thyroid disease.

[@kastnostones]

WHAT? Dr said I have fibromyalgia 😂 who the heck knows

[@daniellawhite1594]

Yes Look Up Perimenopause & Fibromyalgia It Kind Of Both Go Together Look It Up

[@angelathomas9238]

Me too. Gabapentin has been helping w pain.

[@SylvieMichiels]

I have Fibromyalgia and muscelatrofy, and I'm in my pre-menopause I'm 43 and have had my menstruation for the first time when I was only 8 years young. I thought I was dying...logical, my mom did not think I would be so early with that. But I have severe pain. I take Oxycodone, Voltaren 100mg ( anti-inflammatory), and Rivotril ( muscle relaxation ), and have just come out of a marriage of 15 years with a Narcissistic pig. I have a beautiful daughter of 15 years and further no one. I'm very lonely about everything that is going on in my body as well as mentally. I had heart problems and have just done tests and walked as well as I can with a little device that records your heartbeat. I live already a little bit more than a year alone and my daughter is here every week, I find it very good that she is here in the week and only in the weekends with her dad, like that he can not try to get in her head like he did with me, but the father even does not have to pay for schoolbooks, clothes,...nothing. he played the victim and I'm standing alone for everything. She is been operated on a double leg fracture and needs to learn to walk again. On the weekends she goes to her dad because I don't want to be a bad mom and make that she doesn't see her dad. After all, he doesn't even pay for anything that concerns our daughter. I have to pay for it all. While he is working and has his own house. I need to rent an apartment next to the train rails and station. Day and night the bell of safety bars is going next to my window from the station and the trains. I had to get away from my ex a year ago, a little longer than a year ago and the Judge has decided I could go away with my daughter because there it was too dangerous. I'm sorry I tell this all here but all comes at once now and finally, I found woman to share my problems with. About the natural beauty as we can say as well as the man that thinks that they are the strong ones. Again my excuses for the whole story that I write here down. I was scrolling and found this fantastic doctor, what I remarqué is that my skin has changed of color on certain places while I'm having a soft allergic reaction to the sun and use for more than 30 years an SPF 50. I have a brown spot on my face. I never used makeup in my life. And I think it could come from the hormones that are changing in my body. I use Eucerin and all sorts of other crèmes and I have the same illness that my mom had...she could not go on with the idea that we get older. Wrinkles and everything what is a woman going true. For that and other troubles she took her own life in 2017. That is why I do this for the first time ,im very sorry for people who will find this stupid or have thoughts about it,I just have no one and sometimes it's becoming too much like now and this is the first time I wrote this down. I hope someone can help me with the problems of the menopause and my pains that I have from my 21 year but now it starts to become harder for me and I would like to find another way if possibly. Greetings, S.

[@natural4lifemiss]

My shoulder is hurting like mofo and i never understood why but now this makes sense!

[@azguamgirl253]

Just gone through frozen shoulder. Good Lawd was it excruciating!!!! 46 yrs old & my joints pop, ache, you name it!! Thank you for letting us know we're not going insane!

[@SierraMWymer]

I had no idea this explains so much thank you!

[@szqsk8]

I believe it. I’m 65 this year and sometimes I hurt all over. Then sometimes nit depending upon the weather.

[@Diana-fu1kj]

I was in terrible pain then I started taking methylated B12 complex and vitamin D3. Its almost completely gone.

[@Saiyan_B]

Thank you! I'm having this and I'm 38! My doctors act like I'm fat or crazy, I also have pcos and take the pill, smh. I'm gonna show them this

[@CherubChick1221]

Now I wonder if it can trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was 44 When I was diagnosed with particularly aggressive RA and for the last 17 years it has literally eaten me alive. They say they don't know the cause of RA and have no cure, only treatment that may or may NOT work. Didn't work for me, obviously. My life is one of sheer frustration, as one can imagine. I wish I had some answers!! 😖😖

[@jewelleryaddict]

Same here severe fibromyalgia started same time perimenopause started and never left worse every year along with normal aging it's hell..

[@deniseganey6890]

​@@jewelleryaddictClean Protien s , quit Dairy and Wheat , use natural sweeteners , Honey or Maple Syrup. Anyone Inflammatory foods, lower salt 🧂,don't drink alcoholic beverages , walk , swim, stretch, yoga, stair climbing to keep muscles strong . Magnesium Glycinate 2hiyrs before bed , a weighted blanket , stop caffeine , no heavy pain meds .

[@cm_mb]

During perimenopausal years, women are more likely to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, like Rheumatoid Arthritis. In an 8 year span, I was diagnosed with 2, and just last year, I picked up a third one!😭

[@CherubChick1221]

It's October 2023. I FOUND THE CURE for ALL Autoimmune Diseases!!! Two months on Carnivore Diet and I'm CURED ALREADY!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lovelocked5385]

I get that before periods. My skeleton hurts. The doctor said it's pms and normal. Im almost 50 now and still before periods I hurt extra.

[@marlenegold280]

Insulin resistance is worse just before menses.

[@lovelocked5385]

​@@marlenegold280was told it's hormonal fluctuates

[@michelleahrens3359]

Thankyou i throught i was was just falling apart all at once .....good life 😊 bless you

[@ClassyBadAssy1]

Oh wow! Can this pain come and go?

[@sandraaviles-wilkes7036]

Yep, I definitely have experienced this myself.

[@annierichards7367]

VALIDATING FOR ME! My radio has no commercials for menopause, just ED in men and male low testosterone, what about us!

[@momlee664]

Had frozen shoulder at 49, sacroiliac dysfunction at 53 and they were painful, PT was great but my husband thought I was pretending to get attention because he was the one who was sick so how dare I get treated I should just deal with it! The only thing the doctor could do for me was give me a handicap tag for my car so I didn’t have to walk as far, that really pissed him off but it took ten minutes off the painful walk to my car after sitting all day working! Then at 60 it was the feet and elbows. So much fun!

[@CynthiaAva]

I now have bone on bone arthritis in my knees. 57 years old.

[@Vi7IsSandra]

I was so relieved to hear this. Finding out that it's more common than I thought.

[@katet3562]

If you google frozen shoulder It is described as one of the most painful joint issues. It’s not only an ache but shooting nerve pain like being electrocuted. This happens when you move your arm accidentally while trying activities of daily living or when sleeping and moving your arm accidentally. I tried to sleep on my hand so my arm wouldn’t move. I experienced frozen shoulder in both arms one after the other ( age 51)It was living hell With diagnosis the Dr gave me 30 Tylenol 3 with codeine. I threw them out though as I knew I would have been addicted after a year of this pain. I fought through the intense electrical pain shooting down my arm with physio and curcumin because I burnt my stomach out after using Advil . Then the other arm started. I immediately got a cortisone shot which shortened the inflammation, still took curcumin and still had physio with dry needling until it was more painful than the frozen shoulder. I suspected frozen shoulder had something to do with hormones because this affects women more than men and the age it started. Unfortunately this was 10 years ago, nobody was talking about menopause Once started on hrt years later, all my hip pain went away.

[@mariebenjamin2231]

I had a frozen shoulder for about 18 months. Went to the orthopedic doctor, got steroid injections, went to physical therapy it all helped temporarily. Then I started HRT. I am completely pain free and I have complete range of motion back.

[@nikiepunt8631]

What is hrt?

[@marlenegold280]

Hormone yes Insulin Resistance

[@crh251]

@@nikiepunt8631, HRT is hormone replacement therapy.

[@janebond8342]

News to me. I must be in the 29% that doesn't get these symptoms but I wasn't busy with both children and working too. Women don't get time to look after their physical needs among other things, kids come first.

[@lolaphilologist]

Thank you for speaking openly about this! I feel like the general medical community just doesn’t talk about it and doesn’t want to hear about it. It’s brutal

[@rachelb7068]

I have had a year long flare up of fibromyalgia. It has been so bad, I have been pulling muscles in my arm reaching for my cup of tea. The worst of it has subsided, however!...my neck pain affects my sleep quality, and my left knee I can barely bend at times...its agonising.😢

[@sarahwalton1758]

Thank you for this information. It is validating. Could you explain why this occurs and what to do about it

[@crh251]

Sarah, it’s mostly caused by the loss of estrogen. Many women find relief from taking HRT (hormone replacement therapy).

[@jenniferparrott8260]

Yoga and Epson salt baths with HRT help!

[@K1L2W3]

Greatest explanation thank u very much many times i though i have bone cancer u r the best 👌🏾 ❤

[@robinluich6626]

I'm 58. Doing very low carnival all aches are gone.

[@rondaadams2537]

Hell yes all the time 😢

[@LadyJoolree]

I developed plantar fasciitis in both feet, lower back ache, intercostal muscle pain and tennis elbow in both elbows... no joke as a violinist, or as anyone really!! Solutions: daily stretching and exercising (more than previously for teaching and practice), pressure bands for the elbows that I wear for 2 hours a day, Glucosamine and Chondroitin Complex supplements. Oh and HRT!

[@ruthlewis6678]

OMG! I am past it now but I suffered for years with those pains. Even if there was no help it would have still been nice to know.

[@Sugi1971]

Yeah, I am having those symptoms.

[@jenikajones6743]

I had this start up. I'm 42 years old. It completely went away when I started taking NAC.

[@emilysmith138]

What is NAC?

[@jenikajones6743]

@@emilysmith138 N-Acetyl Cysteine. I get mine on Amazon.

[@Skinthatglows69]

Getting on HRT and supplements will help! I dealt with this for 5 years and feeling so much better after staring HRT and taking Omega supplements and eating an anti inflammatory diet.🎉

[@emilysmith138]

Which omega do you take? I’m o HRT and still deal with these aches and pains

[@MN-zh2vd]

FFFFUUUUUUUU... Thank you for letting me know. This explains so much. Damnit. I don't care if I get older, I just want to look and feel young forever. That's all. I don't ask a lot. 🤣❤

[@janetosuji4664]

Strength training and protein fasting too ❤❤ ❤ good 👍 luck 🍀 everyone

[@trinaB4332]

Yes! I'm actually having muscle spasms in my back!

[@dm3988]

This makes total sense.

[@irmareyes9528]

What is the solution?

[@christinegough9863]

High absorption Magnesium, vitamin K and D

[@crh251]

If you can, look into hormone replacement therapy.

[@marissadower-morgan3313]

yes my osteoarthritis kicked up X 300 percent

[@hevabmore]

Thank you! I could cry.

[@ericawoodruff5431]

Thank YOU for this!!!

[@kennethfeltman7693]

Thank you for what your doing..