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Menopause and running

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cackleberry Aug 2024 11:38am, 20 Aug 2024 4,001 posts	0 cackleberry Just read that Guardian article... nope.
Meglet Aug 2024 2:02pm, 20 Aug 2024 24,968 posts	0 Meglet I thought perhaps it had been written by a man…
cathrobinson Aug 2024 2:33pm, 20 Aug 2024 12,835 posts	0 cathrobinson That was my first thought too, meglet. I can’t believe a woman would wish that on any other woman.
sallykate Aug 2024 3:20pm, 20 Aug 2024 14,807 posts	0 sallykate Indeed, 44 years was quite enough! Thank you for sharing your experience @Pinks . I've also read that if at a higher risk of clotting then transdermal oestrogen is the way to go - I may fall into that category as I had to come off the combined pill due to my visual migraines. Not sure why I feel nervous about this but just want to make sure I'm not being fobbed off with an attitude of "well, this is what everyone has", without an opportunity to discuss things.
Pinks Aug 2024 6:37pm, 20 Aug 2024 41,348 posts	0 Pinks Another migraine sufferer, although not visual migraines. I have oestrogen gel as the patches caused a skin reaction, the utrogestan and vagifem. When I tried the patches, one didn't give enough but 2 patches (to test the higher dose) brought on more migraines.
Cal Jones Aug 2024 7:54am, 21 Aug 2024 56 posts	0 Cal Jones New here, 57, post-menopausal. And yeah I'm one of the peeps who didn't want periods (I never wanted kids and didn't have them) so was relieved when they finally stopped, at age 51. Initially menopause was mostly poor sleep and the odd hot flush (which I never minded much), plus the occasional disco migraine (as I call it - the visual one with the annoying rainbow zig zag) but now my tendons have all gone to hell. I ran all my PBs at 52, so I thought menopause wasn't going to hurt me much, but then the pandemic came. I did a lot of running because there was nothing else to do and, after doing 2020 miles in 2020, and a hill climbing (log as much elevation as you can) challenge in January 2021, my right proximal hamstring took me out for a few months. I never managed to get back to where I was before it happened again mid-last year. I got over it again but this year, in January again, my left hip started acting up and will not improve. Initial diagnosis from my own physio was gluteal tendinopathy, but after rehab and cutting back didn't do anything I went to the doctors in May. Was sent for an x-ray and told I had "mild to moderate" loss of joint space, which the doc decided was arthritis since that fitted my symptoms. Eventually, since even a complete deload did nothing to help I went to a guy who did ultrasound scans and cortisone. The scan revealed the joint was in good shape but irritated so I got the cortisone, which helped slightly, but now the discomfort is back. I do strength train (gym was my first love, before running) and try to do mobility but it's difficult finding stuff that doesn't piss my hip off. I am beyond frustrated. Does anyone have any experience and suggestions with this stuff?
Little Miss Happy Aug 2024 7:58am, 21 Aug 2024 7,347 posts	0 Little Miss Happy HRT helped with my random aches and pains Cal - it was my physio who first suggested it would be worth considering.
DocM Aug 2024 8:48am, 21 Aug 2024 49,736 posts	0 DocM HRT helped my aches and pains too, im same age. started HRT maybe 3 years ago (after menopause ). Thought my anxiety was due to the pandemic but seems it was menopause related. had arthritis diagnosed during the pandemic (hands and feet ) and it is better now than it was
LindsD Aug 2024 8:48am, 21 Aug 2024 69,411 posts	0 LindsD Hi Cal Sounds frustrating
runnerbean Aug 2024 9:04am, 21 Aug 2024 47,303 posts	0 runnerbean I posted on a blog about when I decreased my oestrogen I suddenly got a frozen shoulder and bad knees !! I increased it a week ago back to where I was and they’ve all gone .. magic