Joint aches have been my biggest problem (apart from the urogenital stuff
) since I came off the pill. It is hands and feet, wrists ankles knees and hips. But the neck bit is bad and made it difficult to relax. I used to wake up in the night in pain.
I have tried hrt, which helped but then progestogen part made it much worse than ever. Changed type and it gradually subsided.
Meanwhile, I had to start vitamin D and that certainly helped too. I keep taking it as if I stop for a couple of weeks, it comes back again.
Keeping hydrated helps.
I still have problems with my neck if I have to use the computer for a while. I have tried exercises and improving posture, and keep doing that. I think the varifocals contribute but I am due some new ones soon and will try and get them adjusted better.
I get cold if I sit for long and that makes me hunch up, so I tried wearing a scarf on the computer. Then I tried my wheat bag round my neck. That certainly does help
I spent a day wearing it and microwaving it. I took it to bed and lay it along the bottom edge of my pillow, and lay on my back doing relaxation exercises. I am using it as a preventive measure now.
I also get a lot of muscle tension in my jaw. It seems to be a thing with lower oestrogen. The heat helps me do the relaxation exercises - otherwise, I relax and it justs pings back.