Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
I just saw on Jaded Secret's list of symptoms that "a sensation of tingling in extremities" could occur in menopause. Does anyone else experience your hands or feet "falling asleep" much more easily now that you are in peri or menopause? I have been concerned about this, because if I am just sitting in a chair reading, I find that my hand numbs-out,. and I have to shake it to get the circulation going again. And if I'm sitting at the computer, often my foot will lose all sensation, and I have to wait a couple of minutes for feeling to come back. I have mentioned this to other women my age (55), and they have said that they are experiencing this, too.
I also mentioned it to my doctor, and she said that she didn't feel it was a circulation problem, because "my pulse was too good". I didn't think to ask her if it could be a menopause symptom, because it never occurred to me that it would be.
Does anyone else experience this, and if so, have you been told it is a symptom of menopause?
Thanks, Janet
I also mentioned it to my doctor, and she said that she didn't feel it was a circulation problem, because "my pulse was too good". I didn't think to ask her if it could be a menopause symptom, because it never occurred to me that it would be.
Does anyone else experience this, and if so, have you been told it is a symptom of menopause?
Thanks, Janet
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I gave my 2 week notice last Friday 13th. Now to join you fine people in a life of leisure and nothing else to do but to look out for myself....is it just me or does that sound pretty boring? My goal was to live to retire and I guess having to take early retirement because of health reasons wasn't exactly the way I had planned things. I just can't stay in that building that is reeking mildew...
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Is there ANY weird physical or emotional symptom that a woman doesn't have during this time??? It seems that there are so many things to endure...at least they don't always happen at the same time...
Janet
I know I used to wake up with severe leg cramps in the middle of the night (when I was a younger woman), and I was told to take more calcium (in the form of a supplement), and that helped...I wonder if this would help if the cramps were due to menopause?
Janet
Although my leg cramps have stopped for some time now, I have been meaning to start eating a banana a day (for the potassium)...so I will definitely start that very soon...especially since menopause seems to have brought with it (in me) an increase in my blood pressure...
Janet
Thanks so much for your reassurance that this is menopausal. I was starting to think I had some major circulation problem or something. Thanks, everyone, for your responses, so that I know this symptom is yet another menopausal weirdness.
Debb, you sound a lot like myself...I also try to eat right, exercise, and take incredible amounts of supplements, some of them suggested by my MD. I can only imagine how I would feel if I DIDN'T do all this ! I also use Klonopin for anxiety and panic disorder, and find it very effective.
One day all this will be over, and then we are supposed to feel better than ever ! (lol) I just got back from the doctor's office (routine visit) and was talking to a 92-year-old lady - she seemed to have fewer complaints than I did !
Janet
When I first started having tingling in my hands and feet, I wasn't sure what it was due to, either. (I'm the one who started this thread.) Then I started talking to women my age, (55),and they all said they had some degree of this, which leads me to believe that it is due to menopause (besides what people are saying here, which is also making me feel it is menopause.)
But I also have some degree of mild arthritis in my hands and legs, so I would be interested in hearing what your MD had to say after the New Year, if you don't mind sharing what he or she said - because the tingling may also be due to arthritis. My MD also said it may be due to a pinched nerve at the base of my spine, which gets "set off" when I am sitting for long periods, like when I am at the computer...although there's no real tangible evidence for this theory.
Janet
And Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!
Janet