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Menopause? Arms, hands, legs and feet numbness
Are these menopause symtoms?
For the past 5-6 weeks, I've been having numbness/tingling in my arms, hands and legs and feet. I've also had tingling in the face area.........mouth and tongue. My eyes sometimes feel itchy as sometimes my skin. I've had headaches and felt light-headed. Sometimes my face gets flushed and so do my arms, like I'm burning under my skin. My finger joints feel sore. I can't hold a book or magazine and turn the pages, my hands and fingers feel sore.
I've had blood work, a MRI of the brain, and a nerve test done. All my test results are fine. My Neurologist suggested it's anxiety or I'm hyperventilating. Oh, I was also sent to Physical Therapy for tight muscles in my shoulder in neck. The PT said I was fine. The Neurologist told me to come back in six weeks. Okay, but I still don't know what's wrong with me!!!
Help! Can this be related to Menopause? I had a hysterectomy in 2004 and have both of my ovaries.
Thanks!
For the past 5-6 weeks, I've been having numbness/tingling in my arms, hands and legs and feet. I've also had tingling in the face area.........mouth and tongue. My eyes sometimes feel itchy as sometimes my skin. I've had headaches and felt light-headed. Sometimes my face gets flushed and so do my arms, like I'm burning under my skin. My finger joints feel sore. I can't hold a book or magazine and turn the pages, my hands and fingers feel sore.
I've had blood work, a MRI of the brain, and a nerve test done. All my test results are fine. My Neurologist suggested it's anxiety or I'm hyperventilating. Oh, I was also sent to Physical Therapy for tight muscles in my shoulder in neck. The PT said I was fine. The Neurologist told me to come back in six weeks. Okay, but I still don't know what's wrong with me!!!
Help! Can this be related to Menopause? I had a hysterectomy in 2004 and have both of my ovaries.
Thanks!
I believe you've hit it right on the head. Unfortunately, most medical doctors are clueless when it comes to nutrition. They believe we can get everything we need from our food. It may have been true at one time, but that isn't the case anymore. As we age, we do not absorb the nutrients as well from our food sources. Thus, the reason for supplementation and even B-12 shots (these work REALLY well). When we become deficient in vitamin D, it often presents as depression. I have been lucky to have found an amazing holistic M.D. (not a voodoo doctor...he is a medical doctor with hospital privileges, etc.) who is in practice with his wife, who has her Masters in nutrition. Together, they brought me back from adrenal fatigue to health. I am now experiencing the tingling sensations, muscle weakness, etc. that has scared the bejesus out of me (thinking it was MS), but it is very apparent that it is somehow related to menopause (I'm 54 in February). As most of you know, progesterone levels start to fall in our 30's and by the time we are peri or in menopause, the levels drop to nearly nothing. We need progesterone for many reasons. Firstly, it is calming....helps tremendously with sleep issues. Secondly, it helps to blunt the effects of falling estrogen and keeps us from becoming estrogen dominant (which has its own host of problems), and thirdly, I just found out that progesterone promotes myelin sheath formation. Progesterone is necessary for the Schwann cell to make the myelin sheath. As you may also know, the myelin sheath is the insulating material around the axon of neuron. MS is a form of "demyelination." So it is only natural that we women may experience MS-like symptoms and not have MS at all when our progesterone levels fall. It's definitely worth looking into. Personally, I have recently resumed using a compounded form of bio-identical progesterone (which is different from chemical progestin, which the body does not use as well). I'm also on many supplements since my bout with adrenal fatigue, but most recently my doctor has placed me on high-dose alpha lipoic acid (600 mg per day), Acetyl L-cysteine and Acetyl L-Carnitine (500 mg twice a day of each) and also something called Botanical Treasures to address the healing of my nerves. Hopefully, between the supplements and the progesterone, some of these wacky tingly, burny, sensations will subside as my body falls back into balance. Fingers crossed. All my best to each of you on this journey.
I, too, have felt as though I am falling apart. Strange things like the itchiness, the lack of focus, the tiredness, cold hands, cold feet, tingling in feet and hands, sore hands too, headaches, and so much more. Bottom line is, menopause is not just hot flashes and minor aches and pains. My doctor didn't help so I went to a naturopath. The first time someone took me seriously and is helping. I am on natural hormone replacement therapy and as an experiment, I stopped for 2 weeks to see if there was a difference. Wow, was there ever. I also am hypothyroid and have been for 18 years, so that is being treated differently and again, I stopped for two weeks and went back to the "old" synthyroid. Well, a big difference there too. I think the key is knowing you aren't crazy and that there are people out there that can help. You are not alone
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Hi Ladies
I am 51 years old, feeling a wreck. Still having my period but last one came 3 week svs 4 weeks.
Until circa 9 months ago I was a fitness fanatic, Gym 5 days a week, generally healthy diet, all good until bit by bit the following symptoms started in the following order and with me now daily
1. Shaky legs- like an electric current going through them
2. Numbness in both feet
3. Heart Palpatations (come and go)
3. Itchy legs (mainly right leg)
4. Stinging thighs like nettle sting
5. Crying and mood swings (nightmare to live with- mainly before ovulation)
No Hot flushes as yet.
Went to GP( a Man) was given a cream(hydrocortisone to rub on my legs? Suprisingly no effect, next GP a she(notice a lady doctor) said it sounded more neurological and having just visited the neurosurgeon and mentioned could it be related to the menopause he said he has never experienced such a relationship? I too am waiting on a Brain and spinal MRI, went yesterday for more blood test and waiting on the results.
Like many posts before me I have thought of MS,brain tumor and someone last week mentioned Ovarian cancer (out of my mind with worry- waiting on ultra sound for ovaries & Blood test).
Just bought some B complex and magnesium today to try.Also Sage tablets suppose to be good for night sweats- anyone tried them?
As I have no conclusive results, I cannot rule out anything at this stage.
However as I research the menopause and other womens experience I am most horrified by the lack of medical know how in this area, its nothing short of a disgrace and I feel this needs to be voiced.
I am 51 years old, feeling a wreck. Still having my period but last one came 3 week svs 4 weeks.
Until circa 9 months ago I was a fitness fanatic, Gym 5 days a week, generally healthy diet, all good until bit by bit the following symptoms started in the following order and with me now daily
1. Shaky legs- like an electric current going through them
2. Numbness in both feet
3. Heart Palpatations (come and go)
3. Itchy legs (mainly right leg)
4. Stinging thighs like nettle sting
5. Crying and mood swings (nightmare to live with- mainly before ovulation)
No Hot flushes as yet.
Went to GP( a Man) was given a cream(hydrocortisone to rub on my legs? Suprisingly no effect, next GP a she(notice a lady doctor) said it sounded more neurological and having just visited the neurosurgeon and mentioned could it be related to the menopause he said he has never experienced such a relationship? I too am waiting on a Brain and spinal MRI, went yesterday for more blood test and waiting on the results.
Like many posts before me I have thought of MS,brain tumor and someone last week mentioned Ovarian cancer (out of my mind with worry- waiting on ultra sound for ovaries & Blood test).
Just bought some B complex and magnesium today to try.Also Sage tablets suppose to be good for night sweats- anyone tried them?
As I have no conclusive results, I cannot rule out anything at this stage.
However as I research the menopause and other womens experience I am most horrified by the lack of medical know how in this area, its nothing short of a disgrace and I feel this needs to be voiced.
Hi ladies,
First of all I'd like to thank all of you for joining in this discussion. I've been having symptoms very similar to those mentioned above and I'm 52 years old, and while still having periods suspect that menopause is on the horizon.
I have a different perspective on some of these issues and I'm hoping that my comments may be useful to many of you. For the last 10 years I've practiced a few times a week with a martial arts group--that is till I relocated to Australia 6 months ago. A few months ago my arms started to feel numb, often while I was sleeping. This sensation led to others, during the day, an odd buzzing feeling in my hands and arms, that eventually even seemed to extend to my head!
About a week ago, I began searching on the internet for information and found this site. But, after reading things and trying to put together some of this information I decided to start training again alone in my back yard. I also went out and bought myself a good all purpose multi-vitamin for women and finally I purchased (on line) wild yam cream--notable for helping reduce menopause symptoms. The result? Day seven and my arms aren't feeling numb in my sleep, the buzzing sensation is gone and while in the mornings my hands still feel stiff, particularly my right one, it's much less than what I was previously experiencing.
When I do my martial arts practice I feel a lot of sensations around my spine, and through my arms. From this I conclude that something was partially blocked and seems to be opening up again.
All of this was done with no doctors, a little common sense and the belief that I have some partial control over what goes on with my body. I hope that this post may be useful for the rest of you!
First of all I'd like to thank all of you for joining in this discussion. I've been having symptoms very similar to those mentioned above and I'm 52 years old, and while still having periods suspect that menopause is on the horizon.
I have a different perspective on some of these issues and I'm hoping that my comments may be useful to many of you. For the last 10 years I've practiced a few times a week with a martial arts group--that is till I relocated to Australia 6 months ago. A few months ago my arms started to feel numb, often while I was sleeping. This sensation led to others, during the day, an odd buzzing feeling in my hands and arms, that eventually even seemed to extend to my head!
About a week ago, I began searching on the internet for information and found this site. But, after reading things and trying to put together some of this information I decided to start training again alone in my back yard. I also went out and bought myself a good all purpose multi-vitamin for women and finally I purchased (on line) wild yam cream--notable for helping reduce menopause symptoms. The result? Day seven and my arms aren't feeling numb in my sleep, the buzzing sensation is gone and while in the mornings my hands still feel stiff, particularly my right one, it's much less than what I was previously experiencing.
When I do my martial arts practice I feel a lot of sensations around my spine, and through my arms. From this I conclude that something was partially blocked and seems to be opening up again.
All of this was done with no doctors, a little common sense and the belief that I have some partial control over what goes on with my body. I hope that this post may be useful for the rest of you!
Hate to tell you all...but I'm 61 and have had these feelings for 10 years. Been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, possible rheumatoid arthritis, been tested for Sjogrens (with doctor "accidentally cutting my Trigeminal Nerve in my face for a biopsy, tested for MS, Lupus, Aids, and many others to come up with, "I look great on paper"! I will still plug away and will add more iron to my diet along with a host of other supplements. The ones that have helped me the most are Drenamin (Standard Process) (organ based - I guess that would be iron- LOL!) and DHEA a natural hormone. Those helped me sleep and have given me more energy (I very seldom take a nap now). Still have numbness, tingling, burning, pins/needles in arms, hands, feet and legs. Having a Thoracic MRI tomorrow.
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