Fibromyalgia in menopause

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Avatar n tn She is extremely suspicious of a huge connection between Fibromyalgia and decreasing (or non-existent...as is the case in a surgical menopause) ovarian hormones. She is particularly informative regarding the use of Estradiol, a very important bioidentical hormone. I have had the symptoms of which you speak, and I feared I was heading towards Fibromyalgia myself this summer. I am 55 and had my total hysterectomy in 2000.
Avatar n tn Other symptoms include needle-like tingling of the skin, nerve pain, muscle aches and spasms, weakness in the limbs, functional bowel disturbances, and chronic sleep disturbances. Although fibromyalgia usually presents with chronic widespread pain, pain may also be localized in areas such as the shoulders, neck, low back, hips, or other areas. The cause of fibromyalgia is often hereditary or due to a physical or emotional trauma or due to lingering infection in the body such as due to mono.
Avatar f tn One possibility is fibromyalgia. Apart from fibromyalgia multiple joint pain is seen in hypothyroidism, low Vitamin D levels, Low Vit B12 levels, anemia, Hashimotos thyroiditis, gout (can sometimes cause multiple joint pain), rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, SLE, electrolyte disturbance particularly those involving calcium and magnesium, parathyroid gland problems, chondrocalcinosis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
1413564 tn?1281822991 If you have any prescriptions, they told me I could take my ultram (I have Fibromyalgia) with the benadryl and nausea med (Have it for side effects of FIbromyalgia) and it works like a charm. Weirdest thing too, because I have had migraines for 15 years and this worked pretty fast and didn't make me totally out of it. It was kinda cool.
Avatar n tn I am 50 years old and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia brought on by menopause. I have gained weight and lost so much muscle. I am so motivated to lose weight but nothing works. I have turned to a vegan lifestyle, walk 2.5 miles a day, religiously count my calories, and drink at least 48 oz of water a day if not more. I lost 1 pound in 2 weeks!!! Can anyone relate to what I am going through and give me some helpful advice...please???
Avatar n tn I am 50 years old and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia brought on by menopause. I have gained weight and lost so much muscle. I am so motivated to lose weight but nothing works. I have turned to a vegan lifestyle, walk 2.5 miles a day, religiously count my calories, and drink at least 48 oz of water a day if not more. I lost 1 pound in 2 weeks!!! Can anyone relate to what I am going through and give me some helpful advice...please???
Avatar f tn fibromyalgia, bad gut health, menopause, mental health and anxiety as I’ve tried treatments for most but no luck.
6884955 tn?1385764210 Fibromyalgia does cause body temperature changes like you are describing. It also could be Hypothyroidism. Get your thyroid checked. With me, I sweat like a horse even when it's in the 40's and I'm not wearing a coat. I have fibromyalgia but have also found out I have a thyroid gland that goes to hypo to normal back to being hypo about every three months. good luck and I so feel your pain.
Avatar f tn I have a pain in my left side, below my ribs. It seems to be focused at different areas all the time. It will be around where my pelvic bone is, or it will be just below the ribs. Sometimes even around my back, tho less often there. It feels like a stabbing pain. And it comes & goes. Is this related to my bowels? My ovaries (I'm past menopause), something else? I had 2 C-sections (which were done badly) & have a scar stretching from one side to the other.
736040 tn?1257436457 The difficulty with diagnosing fibromyalgia lies in the fact that, in most cases, laboratory testing appears normal and that many of the symptoms mimic those of other disorders. A definite diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome should only be made when no other medical disease can explain the symptoms. This is to say, fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion.
Avatar n tn I have joint pain and drawing in my fingers. My feet hurt bad and my legs cramp and have restless legs and burning skin from my feet to waist that is getting worse. I get stabbing pin like sensation all ovr my body. I am tired and achy. I get very little sleep. Have night sweats and at times chills. What is wrong with me. i am 54 and female.
Avatar n tn Apart from fibromyalgia multiple joint pain is seen in hypothyroidism, low Vitamin D levels, Low Vit B12 levels, anemia, Hashimotos thyroiditis, gout (can sometimes cause multiple joint pain), rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, SLE, electrolyte disturbance particularly those involving calcium and magnesium, parathyroid gland problems, chondrocalcinosis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Avatar f tn Many individuals with other liver diseases do not suffer the pain seen in hepatitis C. And there is a high prevalence of fibromyalgia in hepatitis C patients; this is important for clinicians to appreciate, as the recognition of fibromyalgia in patient with hepatitis C will prevent assumptions of pain being due to liver disease—and perhaps allow for a more focused and correct treatment approach.
4686261 tn?1358135192 Which got me to thinking, was it related to already being in menopause? Started looking and saw that I actually had premature menopause, with last period at 38/39. Reading about it, I wonder why that had never caused my dr to at least raise an eyebrow...and my research tells me that 70% of cases of P.M. that don't have an obvious cause such as chemo or hysterectomy are actually related to autoimmune disorders. So now I am wondering if it might actually be something different than fibro?
Avatar n tn Hyperthyroidism should be suspected in case of burning in eyes and hot and sweaty upper body. In females above 40 years it can be a symptom of menopause or premenopause. Peripheral neuropathies as in diabetes too should be looked into. Fibromyalgia is another possibility. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Do discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar f tn I am a 48 yr old female in desperate need of some answers. The following is a summary of what I've been experiencing. I am near the end of my rope with all of this and no closer to an answer. On April 27th of this year I began flushing in face and neck, my heartrate increased to 135, I had a pulsating/burning pain in the upper right quadrant just below ribs that radiated around to the back and into my right hip and palpitations.
Avatar f tn 9/2011 Hers2 negative DCIS Grade 1 Stage 1 (4cm) Lumpectomy Presently undergoing radiation therapy Day 10 of 30 then to follow with 5 yr oral course tamifoxen Hx 56 yr with hysterectomy r/t placenta acreata in 77. Have ovaries intact not told in menopause or verified with recent lab test. Annual labs WNL Severe chronic dry eye, moderate dry mouth and dry itchy skin.
Avatar f tn Lab work is usually normal in fibromyalgia. There is no true, measurable inflammation even though it feels like things are inflammed. A good and informative link it fibromyalgia-symptoms. org. I'm not a doctor but considering your elevated sed rate I would seek another opinion if it were me.
Avatar f tn I am 64 and overweight, has had no period since i was 48, all my results has been normal i suffer from Fibromyalgia and nerve problems for years last month I had one time very light small bloody spot, they did a vaginal ultrasound and it showed my utero with the wall a little thick, had a uterine biopsy and it was normal, little bit discharge has been present since the biopsy kind of yellowish but today I had a lite brown spot kind of dry blood like discharge, after 3 weeks of the biopsy is that
Avatar n tn Hyperthyroidism should be suspected in case of burning in eyes and hot and sweaty upper body. In females above 40 years it can be a symptom of menopause or premenopause. Peripheral neuropathies as in diabetes too should be looked into. Fibromyalgia is another possibility. It is unlikely to be a cancer as endoscopy would have caught it. Take care!
2001308 tn?1327455983 ) There is often an overlap between ME and fibromyalgia. While not all people with ME have fibromyalgia or vice versa there are some symptoms in common with unusual fatigue and immune problems. I more recently read that cherry angiomas are associated with poor liver function or excess toxins in the system or in people with excess levels of oestrogen (which gives the liver a lot of work to clear.
1132438 tn?1260672999 Autoimmune Diseases run rampant in my family. I have a sister with Type 1 Diabetes and I have another sister with Fibromyalgia and I have three cousins with Type One Diabetes and two with MS...the list goes on and on, my momma had Pernicious Anemia too. Any thoughts?
Avatar f tn I will only take it at night to help me sleep but not helping.I have fibromyalgia and post menopause I have sciatica and bulging lower discs.I see an osteopath but unfortunately for this problem not helping. I'm 59yrs. I'm at my tether.
Avatar f tn They come with no apparent rhyme or reason, everything (from no movement to simple movements or even exercise, and cold or hot or room temp) seems to aggravate or induce them, and NOTHING seems to relieve them. Living in the shower is NOT an option and it is a very temporary remedy anyway. I seem to have only 2 temperatures, either I am cold/freezing or I am sweating. (I have always been a person who feels cold under normal circumstances.
2040239 tn?1329839401 When I work, do housework, walk, stress, practically move, it gets worse. I also get extremely hot all of the time (in menopause, but don't think it's related). I finding it very hard to work or function with this and am worried why it might be so bad. I also get pains on my upper side scalp that I can usually deep massage with finger tips to ease the pain and loosing a bunch of hair in spots in the same areas. Does anyone else experience this? Is this all part of Lyme?