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[Galadriel]

Sparkle - the only wonderful symptom I can come up with is the upswing in libido. I get this occasionally and make the most of it when it's around 

Galadriel x

[meno lesley]

Kate ja and Sparkle

I have had trouble with my feet for the last few years and can only describe it as a pulling and tightening of muscles or tendons, it is horrible. I've seen countless specialists who can find no reason for the pain. I am sure it is hormone linked as some days it is ok and others where I can barely walk.

Lesley x

[Briony]

Me too Lesley. Some days it is fine, others I have pain behind my knees and down my calves which really hurts. Am convinced it is hormonal. Only thing that sometimes helps is a sports massage , crazy though it sounds! X 

[gladys]

Yes I have to say my feet hurt so much some days as if my tendons or all in knots painful, to walk and also problems with sensitive teeth and gums told its a related oh the joys thanks again lady's such a  help to talk to others x

[Briony]

Sparkle, you're so right.  I ended up having lots of tests on my shoulder and ankle/foot. At one point my symptoms were so bad I needed crutches and literally cried in pain.  Having seen a spine specialist, neurologist, ankle surgeon and vascular consultant (!) the conclusion was that water retention was irritating the nerves at 'junctions' like under my arm and on my ankle, which caused nerve pain and the tingling.  My shoulder has calmed down, but I still get weird crawling sensations, along with the leg pain you describe. My shoulder was diagnosed as possible thoracic outlet syndrome, which is most common in women in their 40s ... What a coincidence!

 It makes me so frustrated that all the tests (and associated fear) so many of us have had could have been avoided if only someone had linked it it low estrogen. Think how much money could be saved if only they invested a bit more when training doctors about hormones! X

[Lynjane]

Hello ladies, have not been on this site for a while due to Christmas and new year rush, but I wanted to mention something. I too suffer from most of the problems mentioned, and at 63 I'm 9 years into menopause, (sorry if that frightens the life out of you). I don't even bother to go to my GP anymore because after 9 years it is medically considered I should be 'over it'....well I'm not!.,😟. Anyway, my point is that over the Christmas festivities we entertained my family and husband's, although up to a point I enjoyed it, I also found it very stressful and by December 28 was at meltdown stage...all the old anxieties which had calmed a little of late came rushing back and now I just feel so upset because I seem to be back where I started! Crying at the slightest thing, getting hot and sweaty at the least exertion, unable to cope with the smallest stress and worst of all feelings of depression flooding through me for no reason! Sorry rant over, but wondered if anyone could relate? PS: have never been able to use HRT due to blood pressure probs!

[Annaaustria]

It's been such a relief to read your symptoms!  That does sound cruel, sorry. I can so relate to the dying one, I keep on thinking I'm going to die!  My menopause kicked in after a partial hysterectomy- womb out, ovaries in. Panic attacks, palpitations, crying, I was given oestrogen for these and felt like death so stopped after a few days. I have no faith in my gynaecologist, although he was great over the operation he just wants to push me off with pills. Things were good until I went back to work for a couple of months, then the word problem kicked it- maybe a side effect of mild stress.  Having also got hashimotos hypothyroiditis I was convinced I was starting a brain tumour or dementia- (Oh I live in Austria and dont have english mates to console me that often!). The palpitations returned too. So coming on this site has been such a help. Do I buckle in and get some oestrogen gels which are very low level or do I stick it out???

[Briony]

Hi Annaaustria, good to hear from you. I visited Salzburg a few years ago and fell in love with Austria. You're so lucky  (though I guess the lack of English speaking friends to support you presently must be a disadvantage) ?

You say you stopped the estrogen after a few days. Maybe you should have tried it a little longer? I so nearly gave in after a week but people on here convinced me to hang in. I have to say, it was at least two months before I felt any sort of benefit, but eventually It did start to work ... and now, if anything, I think I need to up my dose. Lots of us have had side effects, and for some they lurk in the background even after things have settled (me included). But overall, I have to say, I now feel better off with it than without.

It's worth doing some research - this site is perfect - as it may be you just need to alter the form of estrogen you take . Perhaps patches would be better for you?

Really hope you get things sorted soon x

[Annaaustria]

Thanks Briony, yes, definately about friends, having a girly rant at the old man for some reason doesn't work so well......There is great stuff here, and I am thinking about some form of gel, but it means I have to go back to the gynae I don't like!  Have a great weekend!

[Witches Cat]

Hello everybody, what a fantastic thread... I haven't been on here since the middle of October and being taken off HRT by the hospital. I was told I'd have to go "cold turkey" and no more HRT for me... after a few days I was feeling fantastic and really pleased with myself and life in general. Sadly it didn't last, I came down to earth with a bump over Christmas and found myself creeping off to be alone and have a cry. For the last 20 or so years my back has given me probs after slipping a disc, but it only played up if I did something stupid (lifting badly, heaving stuff about etc) but now... oh boy, getting up after sitting down... pain... turning over in bed... pain... trying to get boots, shoes, socks etc on... pain... just walking after getting out of bed... pain....take something for the pain and I get constipation.... flushes are back... muzzie head (got new glasses but no better) dry skin, dry "bits"  anxiety is back, and a craving for chocolate biscuits at bedtime that is so hard to resist that sometimes I can't manage it..  Thank god it's not just me..
Happy New Year everybody....   

[Kristy]

For the last two years, I have had the following Meno symptoms (on and off and not all at the same time, thank God):
Hot flushes
Anxiety
Fatigue
Itchy skin
Dry itchy eyes
Total lack of libido (although I still enjoy cuddles, as long as I'm not having a flush) 
Feelings of not being able to cope or keep up with constant change (especially at work)
Occasional tearfulness.
Irritability and not being able to cope with crowds or excessive noise.
Aversion to hot weather.
Dull, tired looking complexion - I really miss that nice healthy glow to my face that I used to get in the middle of my cycle when I was ovulating  .

[grumpy2008]

What a great thread :-)

So good to read that I'm not the only one who can't find my words sometimes... it's so frustrating!

And inability to multitask / easily flustered / foggy brain.

I don't get hot flushes as such, but my legs burn up, especially at night, and I have to stick them out of the bed to cool down again!

My hips hurt... I've been x-rayed for this one, but all was fine. It's a really dull, heavy ache and used to happen around the time of my period but now happens, at a lower level, pretty much all the time.

Just recently I've become more 'itchy', especially my scalp. Drives me potty in the night!

Oh, and insomnia. Aargh.

Anxiety (big time!) and some depression too. But it comes and goes. I used to have mood swings but they seem to have become less frequent, thank goodness.

I'm sure there's more... 

[Hurdity]

Hi Witches Cat

Why have you been taken off HRT - are you able to start it again? It does seem unfair to have to put up with all those miserable symptoms if HRT can relieve them - not sure how old you are and where in meno?

Hurdity x

[Witches Cat]

Hello again Hurdity,  It seems the HRT was what had caused my uterus lining to thicken, having had a scan because of 1 minute episode of bleeding and finding the lining had thickened, I was sent to hospital for a biopsy, but because the gynecologist at the hospital couldn't get in to do a biopsy because of a very tilted uterus, and after a long chat to me, he suggested stopping the HRT and having another scan 5 weeks later to check the thickness again, if it had gone back to 4mm they could say it was HRT related, if it hadn't then I was in to be knocked out and have a biopsy done under a general  anaesthetic.  Luckily for me it had gone back to what they wanted and on Christmas Eve, I got a letter saying they would only want to see me if I bled again. But incase it thickens again no HRT, and that should also let some small fibroids shrink too. I must admit, I'm happier not taking meds (for anything) so I'm putting up with things, realising too that my mind is also adding to "stuff" and when I can stop worrying things tend to lessen, My family took me for a 5 mile walk on Sunday which I didn't want to do, but by the end of it I actually felt pleased I'd gone. National Trust land, forest and fields and lots of mud.   

[Witches Cat]

Forgot to put... I'm 59.... and I would think well through meno really.