PMS with leg pain

[sweetmom]

This is hard to describe, but a week before my cycle is due, I have a lot a pain in my legs and my whole body seems to suffer from extreme exhaustion that is not quite normal.   I am 38 years old.    Does anyone have this problem and if so, what causes this?

[Bluesky777]

I'm so glad to have found this thread. I had really bad calf pain - right inside my right calf for the past week - hard to get to sleep with it and a really heavy feeling inside it along with the pain. I've had this before and each time it has coem when I was taking bio-identical progesterone (I'm 51 and it helps me sleep). I was so worried I had a blood clot as I gather progesterone can cause those. I got blood tests done and they didn't show signs of clotting. So sorry everyone here is suffering - it is a relief to me, though, that it looks like it's not the progesterone and blood clots. I'd really like to know what does cause it though.

[Bluesky777]

just to add, I was premenstrual too, each time I've had this.

[SimiC]

hi .. I am experiencing the same problems for a few years now, there is a lot of tiredness , exhaustion and severe pain my legs so severe sometimes that i am not able to sleep.. It is like the muscles are being fletched out of my body at night. But i have read and researched and talked to some doctors who say that it can be handled to some extent by walking regularly , taking a nutritious diet, iron supplements, keeping constipation at bay and having a lot of water .. Also , taking paracetamol twice a day helps combat it to an extent . So i guess each of of us is different and knows best how to handle this as there does not seem to be sure shot medical solution to this .best ..

[maksmommy2010]

Try taking Cal-Mag, preferably the kind that you get in powdered form and add hot water to it (one I like is from Natural Vitality, but whatever you can find should help).  I found it best to take before bed (it's relaxing - not exhausting).  The leg cramps are usually a calcium+magnesium deficiency.  The fatigue can point to magnesium deficiency, although MANY things can cause fatigue.   This is definitely something worth reading up on if you have the time.

[KAH18]

Have any of you been checked for Fibromyalgia? It gets worse around the time of your period and effect each other

[BadPains101]

I have bad periods too and I have 2 kids and it never helped. I had a C-section with my second child and my pains took a hike for the worst in the world. My Obgyn gave me 800mg motrin and tha does not help. I go back in 2 weeks to see doc. My period been horrible since it started when I was 11. I had laproscopy and I have no endometriosis.

[eolandra]

My legs have been swelling up several days before my period for maybe about a year now and sometimes I can barely walk because of the swelling and pain in my lower legs and my knees. It just happened again but now that I am actually bleeding the swelling is gone.

[saphirediamond]

I am 38 and i feel the same type of pain too, its hard for me to even sleep at times.I don't think having a child will stop it because I'm a mother myself. I really want to find oit what's the cause and if there is anyway to stop it.

[CPrince]

I am so glad there are other women out there who have experienced this awful burning and dabiliating leg pain. I've had for about 6-7 years now and I am age 30. I had a uterine suspension back in 2006, as recommended by my obgyn and things have gotten worse since then. When they went in to do the suspension, the drs also found endometriosis and lasered it off. I got a round of depo-Lipton shots and was put on bc to help with the symptoms of endometriosis. The hormones made me so moody and gave me a funky brown colored discharge and the pain in my side just seemed to get worse. So I stopped taking bc which got rid of the discharge and made my periods regular again. I still had pain, now in my left leg, starting mid thigh and going down the left front side of my shin and down to my feet. I've since has 2 more laparoscopies to remove the endo and the adhesions caused from previous laser removal. My last surgery was in January and the pain has diminished, however my uterine suspension had fallen, bummer. I sought out that class action lawsuit for pelvic mesh bc I thought that's what was causing all my pain. My case was denied bc the material the drs used for the suspension was not one of the brands of surgical equipment under investigation. All the while, I'm still in pain. I HAVE noticed, however, that the leg pain occurs around ovulation and feels like a burning pain in my mid thigh, knee joint and patella, all the way down my muscle to the left of my shin bone down to my ankle and entire foot. It pretty much stays this way until my period is over and then a couple weeks later, it's time for ovulation and the vicious circle starts all over again. Pain killers help but are not the solution. I've worn out SO MANY drs who can't figure put why I have the leg pain and it wearing me thin. I want to have children soon bc I can't take much more of this and pretty soon I'm gonna just have the full hysterectomy. The drs wouldn't give it to me last year bc I was too young and I'm afraid if I go back to the dr w my pain symptoms, they will suggest iud or hysterectomy. Should I go back on BC? Any input, preferably from an md is welcome. Hell, I'll take any advice from anyof you that have found a solution.

[Angelface2215]

I am 24 and I have these pains as well right before my period,like 3 days before.My right legs is very swollen and Im kind of skinny so its very noticeable, at least to me.I am thinking about going to the doctor if it doesn't go down,but I am hoping that once my period comes the swelling an pain will go down.I am so glad that I am not alone with this weird leg swelling an pain.maybe birth control will help but for now I am willing to try advil for the pain.

[cbz10112]

I have gotten these pains for as long as I can remember.  It's not only my stomach and lower back (sometime a headache too)  but also my legs AND feet.  It's usually at the back of my knees and in the arches of my feet.  It does hurt really bad.  I have found that if I take Advil or something, and lay down with warm blankets and try to sleep it off, the worst of it is usually gone when I wake up.  But I have to make sure I'm really warm, it seems like I sweat it out.  I know that sounds crazy but I always wake up sweating.

[gigie869]

i have been having the same intense leg pains for about 5 year. it gets so severe that i cant sit or even walk. i usually dont get stomach cramps, but it it is accompanied by back pain, weakness and fatigue. i am glad to know that there are other people that have the same symptoms....i dont feel as strange because none of my other friends can relate to the symtoms i have. i have no idea why it occurs, but i have found that when i exercise i have minimal to no pain. i guess the tissues are perfusing with circulation and lessens the pain. take care everyone

[Wrenbow]

I'm so pleased to read that other people experience these pains in the way of that I am not alone!  I have been getting them for at least the last 10 years from my ovaries all the way down both legs - they havnt got any worse or better painwise just unbearable when they are upon me.  I do seem to get them for longer now than I used to ... from about day 16 of my cycle onwards nowadays - i'm 32 now.  It keeps me awake every hour on the hour at night if I dont remember to take a painkiller.  During the day I dont notice the pain as much unless I try to bend over in which case I often have to keep my legs straight somehow - but it happens more when I lay down and try to relax.  During the day I do notice a pain that appears related which I describe as something hitting my ovaries bluntly if I sit down to quick if that makes sense - it sort of catches me out!  Mainly I worry about the amount of painkillers I have to take but I just cant stand it for too long without them!  So does anyone have any ideas why this happens and is there anything we can do about it or do we just have to put up with it?  I am interested to know of anyone who has experienced this pain but found that it has stopped after having a baby?  I havnt had any children but something in me thinks it could help somehow you know like how people describe it helping if you suffer endometriosis - maybe this is nonsense and of course not the right reason to have a baby (haha) but just thought i'd put it out there!

[GoldRainDrops]

I dont get pms very often.. only every couple of months.. but when i do get it its really intense. Instead of cramps in my stomach like everybody else, i get them in my legs.. the backs of my thighs and calves and even all the way down to the soles of my feet.. usually both legs at a time but one is always worse than the other. sometimes its even in my hips and bum.. I'm the only person i know who gets these kinds of cramps and no one believes that they're menstrual..  i've been getting them since my period first started when i was 12.. i'm 19 now and they're just as bad as ever.. I've cried  because of it.. i even had to get picked up from school a couple of times.. I just wanted to make sure i was not alone and that it was somewhat normal.. it is right?

[helpme864]

The pill will take care of the pressure in the legs.  Unfortunately I have been on the pill on and off for the last 6 years because my husband and I have been trying to conceive. No such luck yet.  But when my doctor had me on them until my husbands numbers came up I had no leg pain.  I have pain right now because I am off the pill, and husbands numbers look great.  Does anyone know if you can get the same leg pain if you are pregnant?

[adance]

I have a similar problem with awful pain in my right leg leading right up to my bum.  It's so bad I'm in tears with pain sometimes.  I also get bad mood swings and exhaustion - am trying the pill for these symptons, has anyone found this worked?

[Selz]

i have the same problem.  the lower part of my legs ache so bad that i cant sleep sometimes and it seems to be getting worse.  im completely exhausted and cant keep my self awake in the evenings.  i have two cups of black coffee to keep me up till at least 9pm but it just doesnt seem to help.  this all happens starts 10 days before my period.  my skin turns yellow and no amount of make stays on.  i just go straight back to pale and ill looking.  the list is endless but this leg pain, exhaustion and depression are the worst.  

[Paranoid2]

I have had an IUD for 2 1/2 yrs . I have been having lower back and leg pain to day is the first day. I feel crappy. Its to early to take a pregnancy test. I am not even late yet. I would be late on the 1st June. I normal don't get back pain. I don't want to be paranoid but with IUD I think I need to be cautious. Suggestions.

Thanks,

PARANOID. :)

[bugsoupster]

hi

I have had this problem since I can remember prob very early teens, normally one leg at a time but sometimes both, on the first day of my period both hips kill and the pain is also normally in my thighs or lower leg, but leading up to my period it tends to be in the bottom of my legs(calves) or my thigh.

have been crying with pain before now and had to stay in bed in one position and just concentrate on the pain as that helps slightly.
also get symptoms sometimes when I’m stressed and if you check when you have the pain, the tissue just under the ankle bone on your foot may swell mine does every time.

do you know what this is? or how to prevent it/help it???

[lovealwaysjul]

I had same problem but I was pregnant. While at the pregnancy classes I was getting pains that ran down my leg. I went home and had a bath. When i got out of the bath I started bleeding. I had an emergency Ultra Sound which discovered that the placenta was peeling.

I would get a pregancy test taken right away in order to rule out pregnany. My son was fine. I seeked help right away. The doctor put me on bed rest and the placenta healed on its own. I was very lucky. It scared the hell out of me though so I took maternity leave.