Growing Pains.....can you still get them as an adult?

Question

Hi All!!

As a child I suffered with pains in my arms and legs. The doctor told my mum that I had 'growing pains' and that it was nothing to worry about and that they would stop as I got older.

Thing is.....I am now 30 and I still get them! I'm obviously not still growing or I'd be about 20 feet tall!

The pain is not sharp, stabbing or cramp like, it's more like a really deep painful ache. It starts slowly and gets stronger over time. If I don't take pain killers I can end up in tears and it can take hours to die off. It seems to centre around my joints (ankle/knee/elbow/wrist) but you can feel it up and down the limb. To put it simply......it feels like my bones hurt. But there is no swelling or discolouration.

Does anyone else have anything like this?

Answer 1

It could be RLS (resltess leg syndrome). Is it worse at night when trying to sleep? check this out on webmd:

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/tc/Restless-Legs-Syndrome-RLS-Topic-Overview

Answer 2

Growing Pains In Adults

Answer 3

You need to see a doctor, possibly a rheumatologist. There are over 100 types of arthritis (pain in the joints) and it sounds as if you may be experiencing at least one of them. I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, occasionally my pain is exactly as you describe. Really though, it could be anything, the only way you'll know for sure is to see a doctor.

A good doctor or rheumatologist will do blood work, x-rays, take a full history and give a thorough exam, so if your symptoms turn out to be unrelated to arthritis, he'll find that for you and point you in the right direction. I understand the pain you are suffering, I deal with it everyday. Keep on top of it by taking your pain killers exactly as prescribed/stated on the bottle. If you are still in misery, ask your doctor or pharmacist about something additional that you can take for breakthrough pain.That helps a lot.

Good luck to you, and make an appointment soon. Whatever this is, it's not going away on it's own and will only get worse without treatment.

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Answer 5

Soak in Epsom salts. Take calcium citrate with magnesium capsules.

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 6

I definitely think you should see a physician about this. First of all, it could be something serious and it is unusual for a 30 year old to experience a lot of joint pain. Unless you are very overweight, osteoarthritis is not likely. Are your joints warm and red? If they are that could be a sign of something serious.

Also, you need to get treated for your chronic pain. Suprisingly, some drugs that were originally prescribed as anti-depressants seem to help with chronic pain. But, this is something best addressed by your physician.

Answer 7

It's not growing pains if its your joints. Growing pains are your muscles hurting not your joints and growing pains only happen at night. And yes growing pains occur in adults. But it does not affect joints. You definitely have something else.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yes I had "growing pains" turns out that as an adult I have lupus, which is a fairly common disease that affects young women, (apparently quite a lot of lupus patients had pain that was dismissed as growing pains when they were children).
I'd advise go see your doctor, it may be worth getting a referral to a rheumatology dept
for info on lupus try http://www.lupusuk.com/
or http://www.uklupus.co.uk/facts.html

Answer 10

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