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[Hannah2041]

Does anyone else going through menopause have a chronic pain condition aswell and how have you managed?

I have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) which means I'm in alot of pain anyway and it means I sweat alot too so just wondering if there is anyone else with a chronic pain condition, who can give advice on how they cope with menopause symptoms on top of the symptoms due to a chronic pain condition.

[CLKD]

Gentle 

A drop in oestrogen levels may cause muscles to become lax = aches and pains.  Who oversees any medication that you require for CRPS and how often?

[AngelaH]

Causes of CRPS

The cause of CRPS is unknown, but for many people it's thought to be the result of the body reacting abnormally to an injury.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/

Menopause itself causes pains in joints , bones and muscles, they are easy to treat with the right HRT. I don’t think there is any connection between those two conditions. So you need to treat them separately. I hope someone with experience of both of them will come and help you.

Sorry I picked up wrong diagnosis. Just ignore my message, please. 

[oldlady1961]

I might be starting testosterone soon - privately of course not on nhs - and am reading up about it now. It seems it may have a positive effect on pain and weakness in muscles I hope so as I also have that, although I would be not taking it for that but for low mood/ anxiety not alleviated by Oestrogel (and possibly exacerbated by by recent horror story being on provera for 9 weeks) If your NHS doc isn’t up to speed with hormones can you see a private specialist GP like Newson clinic or Minter clinic?

[bombsh3ll]

I live with dysautonomia and chronic head and neck pain due to a brain injury at 34. As a result of my neurological challenges I also cannot regulate my body temperature, and tolerate heat extremely poorly due to low blood pressure and syncope.

I have gone everywhere with a fan and a spray bottle of water since my accident and have always imagined people thinking look at that poor cow she must be going through early menopause as well!

I believe that for me, and probably for anyone living with a chronic condition that affects their every day life, untreated menopause is likely to exacerbate existing difficulties.

I would have almost certainly chosen to avoid the symptoms and consequences of peri/menopause anyway, even if my accident hadn't happened, but knowing that I have this additional layer of vulnerability it is even more important to me to remain adequately treated in the gonadal steroid department for the rest of my life.