Pains in back of the thighs

[GuzziGogo]

Hi, I have suffered with RLS for many many years, but it has recently become worse since the menopause started, about 4 years ago.

I have it more or less under control as I have discovered that a mild dose of cocodamol at night helps, but over the past 2 or 3 months, I have had pains developing at the back of my thighs that make the condition a lot worse. Unfortunately, it happens a lot at work in the afternoon, and even though I have access to a stand up desk station, I find it almost desperately uncomfortable and difficult to deal with.

Can anyone let me know if those pains can be part of the RLS or if it is a separate condition? And if you have any advice or recommendation, please do share!

Thank you kindly.

Best regards

Isabelle

[LotteM]

Hi Isabelle, sorry to read of your thigh pain. RLS is no joy and this added pain will definitely not help. It reminds me of the pain in my thighs I had a couple of years ago when obviously I was going through menopause as I has several other signs of it. Apart from quite painful, my legs also became very stiff up to a point that I vould hardly walk any more. When after some time I went to see the specialist nurse and gynecologist of the special menopause clinic in The Netherlands (where I live), they told me the leg pain and/or stiff legs is the second main nasty symptom of menopause, the first being the well-known hot flashes. I decided to accept the offered HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and it ‘cured’ the pain and stiffness of the legs within a few days. Phew My life became much more normal again.

I already took magnesium (not oxide, but citrate or bisglycinate) which was also mentioned by the the people of the menopause clinic to often help against the pain and stiffness of the legs. Magnesium is also used by many people with RLS to get relief. I still take magnesiumcitrate/bosglycinate every other day and have ‘magnesium-oil’ (a mixture of half epsom salt half water, in a spray bottle) at hand to apply externally to my legs sometimes.

Long story short, it may be RLS, but it may also be a me opause symptoms. Either way, not nice!!! I hope you find relief soon.

[Ert223]

Well I am a male...I do know that women have time periods of menopause is that they lose

a lot of blood. Your blood contains iron so you might be experiencing a iron shortage.

One of the theories of RLS is that iron cannot get into the basil ganglia of the brain and

this causes RLS. If you do take iron it has to be a supplement of iron that crosses the blood brain barrier...Iron Bisglycinate does cross the blood brain barrier. Iron is really

constipating. I have a numbing in the left thigh with god awful rls...I use a machine rebuilder expensive for me 1300 bucks. But seems to work with the numbing in leg

and pain in the feet. Good luck.