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Predicting the Weather?

TheGaudyMagpie
TheGaudyMagpie Posts: 282 Member
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One of the things that has gotten worse as I've been passing through this stage is pain management. About five years ago, I developed chronic migraines. I lost my job and was on disability for a little while. The migraines became more manageable but changed in pattern about two years ago, and it took about a year and a half for my (terrible) doctors to figure out what is going on. I've also had chronic neck pain off and on, which has steadily worsened. I'm scheduled for a nerve block next week and then a nerve ablation, depending on the results of the block (whether it confirms that it's the nerves that are the problem). I'm nearly constantly in pain and struggle off and on with physical exertion. I feel better when I do resistance training regularly, but it's been hard to make it to the gym while I've been in such pain. The good news is that the muscle relaxants I'm now on seem to help with the migraines too, but the bad news is that I can't really take them during the day or before I work out.

The spine specialist I am now seeing asked if I could "predict the weather" with my pain. This past week we had more uncharacteristic rainstorms in Southern California, and I've been in terrible pain. It makes me feel like an old lady.

Has anyone else had a pain disorder pop up since they've been going through menopause?

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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    No, I haven't. But I have heard stories from people doing low carb that it significantly helped chronic pain for them.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    deksgrl wrote: »
    No, I haven't. But I have heard stories from people doing low carb that it significantly helped chronic pain for them.

    +1 for lower carb for pain management.
  • TheGaudyMagpie
    TheGaudyMagpie Posts: 282 Member
    edited September 2015
    I've been paleo in the past and it did not help with pain at all. If anything it made it worse. I recognize that it seems to work for some people, but I'm definitely not one of them.

    There are some negative endocrine consequences that can result from low carb diets, so they're not for everyone, especially those with thyroid disease, anxiety, or inflammation related issues.

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