Noticing Perimenopause Symptoms - Armpit Pain?
BunnyWatson
9 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (107)
Courtney
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoRelated Discussions
Upper arm pain
Comments (61)I see that no one has mentioned carrying a purse(probably heavy) with a strap over your shoulder, some switch sides often as they can feel it getting heavy. I always had it on my right shoulder, no more & even after about 5 yrs of not doing it some movements make my shoulder ache. Last Christmas I was cleaning house & lifting things when my left arm went limp, I do mean limp. I couldn't hold a pencil. Hurt no matter how I moved it with my right arm. Ended up sitting for several days with arm on pillow on my lap to make it tolerable. Nights were a nightmare. I had a little pillow smaller than a sofa pillow & put my arm on that at night & used heating pad(before bed), then later Ben Gay, &Tylenol to finally get some sleep. Each time it would get somewhat better & I could get my hair up in ponytail(I'm in my early 70's) & think I was getting better when I would reach up or back & it would start in again & I'd be sitting doing nothing but going through pile of magazines to see if anything I wanted to cut out before I got rid of them. I was really forced to do almost nothing as it would just hang there, sharp pain which I am pretty sure means it's a pinched nerve but if adjusted it on pillow pain would go away. Gradually it has gotten much better but have to be very careful & now I tend to get warning if reaching will start getting pain so I have to stop. Never taken a statin drug, long past menopause so I attribute it to overworked use as was caretaker for both parents & now that they are gone trying to get my house & yard in order. So if you can't sleep grab a pillow to see if it might help by raising arm or laying arm across it, try different pillows from small to larger. Use heating pad for 30 minutes or so at a time. Try different creams or Capsaicin .1% cream but it will burn like crazy & don't get it in your eyes(flush them with lot of water if you do) & be careful what you do & lot of times it will get better on it's own. As for bras fasten the back closure when you have it around in front & then get it around to back & put arms through & up. LOL Hope everyone gets some relief!...See MoreMenopause/perimenopause - heart symptoms - help!
Comments (18)So far, I have seen 4 different cardiologists, 3 of which are electrophysiologists who specialize in arrhythmias. I have had every test under the sun. I even wore a portable heart monitor for a month. I do not have A-fib, I have "ventricular tachycardia" and PVC's -- they have seen it on the monitor so they know exactly what the abnormal rhythm is. When I ask why it is happening, they say that some people are born with abnormal pathways in the heart that can get irritated and misfire, especially when exposed to things like caffeine, adrenaline (from exercise or stress) and hormonal changes. I have had bouts of palpitations on and off since I was in my 20s, but each time, cutting back on the caffeine fixed them. This was the first time I've had the VT as well as the palps, and while cutting back on caffeine helped a lot, it hasn't made them totally go away -- and like I said, they seem to be related to my menstrual cycle. So I'm guessing that if I was prone to palpitations my whole life because of some inborn tendency of my heart, menopause may be rough going for me....which is why I would consider the HRT, even though I am normally very anti-hormone meds in general (like I said, I've never even taken the pill). I did see the endocrinologist for a thyroid workup after one of my thyroid numbers came back abnormal. But apparently, it wasn't an important number because they tell me my thyroid is fine -- all the important numbers like TSH and T3 and T4 are right in normal range. I do have an appointment with a second endocrinologist in a couple weeks -- I made it a few months ago (she was out on maternity leave) before I saw the first endocrinologist and I figure it can't hurt to get another opinion on both the thyroid and the menopause stuff. Thanks for all the suggestions so far, and for the links. I will spend some time checking out those sites today and see if there's something I can try supplement-wise that might help before I go the HRT route. Please keep the feedback coming if you have any experience with any of this -- supplements, HRT, or menopause in general. I am so not ready for this, LOL!...See MoreOMG! How do you (or did you) deal with perimenopausal brain fog?
Comments (30)Debrak, you may want to read a bit more about vitamin D before you self medicate with a higher dose. We tend to overdo this stuff in the U.S. From the article linked below: " The US Endocrine Society guidance, for example, advises supplementation with up to 2000 IU per day, but this is overzealous, she said. "A more reasonable dose is 600 to 800 IU per day," she noted, adding that she is an author on a new guidance, soon to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, which will state that 2000 IU per day "is not warranted." " The uv wavelength that helps us produce vitamin D is the same that causes aging and skin cancer (with enough exposure). So limited sun exposure is the key. Right now vitamin D is the new fad--- it has replaced the megadoses of vitamins a, e and c, and other supplements that seemingly everyone has been on at one time or another. Here is a link that might be useful: Journal Article on Vitamin D from European Endocrinology Conference...See Morepremenstrual nausea when perimenopausal?
Comments (140)I just want to say that NONE OF US are alone or crazy. My story is long... PMS started as a young teen and I had no idea what was going on. It eventually led to self-medicating, then to a slow and painful lifestyle of extreme addiction. Going on three years sober I'm grateful that I am now able to feel and understand my body to some degree. However (in a nutshell) since I hit my 40s - I'm now 42- the PMS has WORSENED. Not only the familiar severe anxiety that I have struggled with since a young teen but this horrible nausea that persists for up to two and a half weeks out of every month. I just started a birth control pill about a month ago and I'm praying that it works. I wish there would be more medical attention given to women's bodies and hormones and potential relief for some of the symptoms that are so debilitating. I have so many great things to be thankful for but I still don't feel like I can function at 100%, at least the hundred percent that I expect of myself! Thanks for listening. BTW I feel solid spiritually and I have a very healthy diet and exercise routine. Those help, I KNOW!! Any encouragement or suggestions welcome️...See Morenataliecomer
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoSabrina Shields-Cook
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoSabrina Shields-Cook
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoAinslie Gordon
5 years agoJulieanne Weir
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoJulieanne Weir
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoJulieanne Weir
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBonnie Mary
5 years agoCourtney
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoCourtney
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoCourtney
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agonataliecomer
5 years agoPatricia Lacerda
5 years agoCourtney
5 years agoHU-156563693
4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agoElizabeth York
4 years agoHU-38118944
4 years agoPatricia Lacerda
4 years agoRhea Young
4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agoHU-260310365
4 years agoJulieanne Weir
4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agoJulieanne Weir
4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agoBelinda Metcalfe
4 years agotonyabrooks306
4 years agoHU-240453046
4 years agokimberlynn1975
4 years agonataliecomer
4 years agoHU-764043559
4 years agonataliecomer
4 years agonataliecomer
4 years agoE White
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoKaren Shelly
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoAnissa Buffy Moore-Hodgson
4 years agoGemma Brice
4 years agoAmanda McKinney
4 years ago
HU-647997376