Im 22 and I feel like I have always got some form of ache in my body, most of the time its my back (top, middle or lower back) or sometimes it could be my shoulders. Can be anywhere really and its really getting me down.
I try to go to the gym 2-3 times a week as it could be my weight thats the problem but I dont think it is.
Apart from the normal feeling down pretty much every day, this is another thing that is lowering my self confindence. I just feel tired, exhausted and aching everyday. Anyone else hgave this problem?
I also have mystery pain. When I exercise too much or don't get enough sleep, I gain 2-4 pounds that day, have kidney and joint pain, and just feel wiped out. I've gone to more than a few doctors for this, and they all tell me that I'm fine. The good news is, I'm not dying. The bad news is, I really have to take care of myself, or I can spend a week or more on the couch! I've just lost 40 lbs and have noticed that my pain symptoms have reduced and I have a bit more energy, but my fatigue and pain symptoms still come back if I miss out on sleep. I've heard that fibromyalgia symptoms can be triggered in anyone who is under enough physical strain or has missed enough sleep.
i also have been feeling the same way for years...have had drs throw around the fibro thing. i just hurt all over...and i am drained and sore. i try to go to water aerobics regulaily but it is hard to motivate myself when i feel so sore!!
Apart from the normal feeling down pretty much every day...
You should talk to your doctor about this. Your pains could be from any number of reasons, including depression:
Body Aches May Signal Depression
Counseling May Be Better Than Drugs for Those With Unexplained Physical Ills By Sid Kirchheimer
WebMD Health News
July 20, 2004 -- Why is it that so many people with depression are never identified as having the condition, while about half of those who are diagnosed fail to improve with medications proven to be effective? New research shows the explanations may be in their initial symptoms.
Depression is a mood disorder diagnosed by tell-tale symptoms such as fatigue, lethargy, or poor sleep. But depression may manifest itself in physical aches and pains that offer no obvious cause, such as unexplained chest pain, muscle ache, trembling, or hot flashes.
"If you have stomach pain and there's an ulcer, that's an explanation for it. But often, physical ills occur for no apparent reason -- and depression could be a likely cause," says study researcher Robert D. Keeley, MD, of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. "Yet unless they are specifically screened for depression, it's hard for some doctors to pick up that it may be depression, especially in the primary care setting."
After studying 200 patients eventually diagnosed with depression, he reports in the Journal of General Internal Medicine that doctors often failed to make the initial diagnosis, instead misattributing their ill-defined physical symptoms to explanations other than depression. Therefore, no treatment was recommended for those who need it.
Drugs Not for Everyone
But even when a depression diagnosis was made, Keeley finds that patients with these physical symptoms were more likely to resist the use of the most-often prescribed therapy -- antidepressant medication -- because they didn't think they were depressed.
In fact, he reports that those diagnosed with depression based on psychological symptoms were four times more likely to continue taking prescribed antidepressants for six months than those given the drugs based on physical maladies.
This may explain what experts have long known -- that many depressed patients stop taking their medication, often within weeks of starting it. It also confirms a study last year, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, that the vast majority of depressed patients are unhappy with their treatment.
In that study, researchers found that nearly eight in 10 depressed patients are given antidepressant prescriptions and almost all had them filled. But within three months, many stopped taking the drugs. Many experts say that at least six to nine months of treatment -- sometimes longer -- is needed to best prevent a depression recurrence.
"Since the 1990s, evidence suggests that patients with depression do better when the treatment is matched to their preference," Keeley tells WebMD. "For instance, patients who have physical symptoms with no explanation appear to prefer a counseling approach as opposed to getting antidepressants."
Physical Ills Common
Meanwhile, in the June issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, Dutch researchers report that at least one in six depressed patients seen by general practitioners inthe Netherlands have no diagnosable general medical condition that account for their physical symptoms.
The take-home message of Keeley's study: "Even if your doctor doesn't mention it to you, you should consider the possibility that unexplained physical problems may indicate depression," he tells WebMD.
"And as the number of these symptoms with a lack of explanation increase, so does the odds that you have depression. If you're having four or five symptoms that can't attribute to a likely cause, such as back pain and you didn't strain your back, the odds are pretty good that you have depression. You really should mention this possibility to your doctor, even if your doctor doesn't mention it to you."
And while antidepressants are the usual recommended course of treatment, there are other options -- namely counseling.
Patients with psychological symptoms often do very well with medication. "But those with unexplained physical symptoms whose treatment is based around antidepressants don't seem to benefit as well from the drugs."
I have PCOS and have had overall body pain for a long time now. I finally got a doctor to take the PCOS seriously and he started me on Metformin about 10 days ago. Along with the medication he put me on a really strict diet. I have not felt this good in a very long time. I go to see him tomorrow to get more information about why this happened. I really feel that I responded very well to the medication. I did a google search on insulin resistance and body aches and this is one article I found. Perhaps you should look into this and see if it will help with the aches and pains. I hope it does!! Good Luck!
One of the major secondary afflictions of diabetes is the wear and tear of the nerves which leads to a condition we commonly refer to as pain. Pain or recurring body aches is common among diabetes patients. This is contributed by the rise in sugar or glucose levels in our body over a very long period of time. Damage caused to the nerves due to high glucose levels in the body is also known as Diabetic Neuropathy.
Research has shown that this nerve damage related to diabetes can lead to back pain and general muscle aches throughout the body. If diabetics experience this back pain due due to high blood sugar levels, then consequently insulin resistant individuals will too.
Pain in the legs and feet is a common feature due to lack of sensation. This condition has tingling symptoms and weak legs or feet that can also burn or ache in some cases. Controlling the high glucose levels is the common way to treat this condition of a diabetes patient.
Back aches are affected by the nerves located in the thigh, buttocks and hip region. Nerves in the head, torso and leg region can also leads to severe localized body aches like chronic pain experienced in the lower back region or the legs and/or abdomen. Limiting high glucose levels in the body is the method to treat this condition too.
Research therefore shows an undoubtful and intrinsic connection between back pains and diabetes. In order to curb this painful side effect of diabetes or insulin resistance, try consulting a doctor to guide you through a well planned treatment plan where you are able to control the glucose levels in your body and thereby rid yourself off the back pains and other related perils of diabetes. As muscle pain starts, control it through stretching and daily muscle care.
kpigs ~ Thanks for the post! I know a little bit about Diabetic Neuropathy but never put it together with IR. (don't ask me why not, after all IR is essentially pre-diabetes!!) I also have depression so I used to just atribute my soreness to that but even on Wellbutrin I was achy (not depressed anymore but still achy).
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interesting... I too ache alot, and can never really figure out "why"... I hoped that wellbutrin might help (aches a SE of depression??) but it's worse now
I will look into the IR-diabetic neuropathy connection... there might be something to it.
sara7157 ~ My doc told me that fatigue and body aches are a SE of depression. When she put me on Wellbutrin she told me to let her know if it helped with the aches. I'm off the Wellbutrin now (because my depression is stable w/o the med) but the body aches have come back with a vengence.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one experiencing this! I thought I was going crazy! I have noticed this past year, I've been dealing with a lot of constant aches throughout my body. Mostly my lower back, shoulders, arms, legs, hips and sometimes my feet. I never knew why and figured it was probably because I gained a lot of weight but I'm also suffering from depression...so that could be it. I'm planning to see my doctor sometime this month to test for PCOS (finally!), so maybe I can explain this problem to my doctor as well.
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irregular cycles, obese, insulin resitant, hair thinning, skin tags, dark patches, chronic pelvic and back pain, excessive hair growth, acne / oily skin
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I saw my doctor again last wednesday. My two hour glucose test was perfect (thank goodness) but he said that insulin resistance is different and often weight dependent. I started the metformin and the strict, calorie restricted diet on april 20. Since then i have felt great and my aches are continuing to improve. I am also down 17.2 pounds since then!!! I have not been able to lose weight in ages! So if it helps anyone out there, i am taking metformin once at night, eating between 800 to 1,000 calories per day and eating at the same time each day. He is treating me like a diabetic. The drastic diet is not permanent and it is doctor supervised, so please make sure to talk to a doctor about it. He checks my electrolites every two weeks to make sure all is well. But i do not feel hungry and most important, i do not hurt! (and i finally got a period!) So I hope that helps some of you! Have a great weekend!
I saw my doctor again last wednesday. My two hour glucose test was perfect (thank goodness) but he said that insulin resistance is different and often weight dependent. I started the metformin and the strict, calorie restricted diet on april 20. Since then i have felt great and my aches are continuing to improve. I am also down 17.2 pounds since then!!! I have not been able to lose weight in ages! So if it helps anyone out there, i am taking metformin once at night, eating between 800 to 1,000 calories per day and eating at the same time each day. He is treating me like a diabetic. The drastic diet is not permanent and it is doctor supervised, so please make sure to talk to a doctor about it. He checks my electrolites every two weeks to make sure all is well. But i do not feel hungry and most important, i do not hurt! (and i finally got a period!) So I hope that helps some of you! Have a great weekend!
That is great! I so glad to here you have found something that is working for you! Congrats on losing the 17 pounds! That's amazing! Isn't it great when you finally find something that actually works? I will need to consult with my doctor and see if maybe this might help decrease the aches and pains.
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Dx w/ PCOS 7/09
Meds: Yaz, Metformin 500mg (taking break from Metformin)
irregular cycles, obese, insulin resitant, hair thinning, skin tags, dark patches, chronic pelvic and back pain, excessive hair growth, acne / oily skin
Happily Married Newlywed 06/25/2009
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That is great! I so glad to here you have found something that is working for you! Congrats on losing the 17 pounds! That's amazing! Isn't it great when you finally find something that actually works? I will need to consult with my doctor and see if maybe this might help decrease the aches and pains.
