Is this just growing pains at a late age (18), or should I be concerned?

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Does anyone know anything about growing pains in teenagers? I never had the usuall 12 year old growth spurt but between november and febuary I grew half and inch and now I think I'm growing more. I am always hungry, but can only eat a little at a time, and I have pains in my legs and arms, especially knees and elbows.

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sounds like it to me. the height has to come from somewhere, if your legs grow to make the height that means the nerves and blood vessels have to stretch to reach their endings. Yeah, if you didn't have them before and you are now while you are gaining height, then I would definitily say you are expoeriencing growing pains. Some people do not stop growing additional height until they are 21 or so. All depends on the genes baby.

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Is this just growing pains at a late age (18), or should I be concerned?
Does anyone know anything about growing pains in teenagers? I never had the usuall 12 year old growth spurt but between november and febuary I grew half and inch and now I think I'm growing more. I am always hungry, but can only eat a little at a time, and I have pains in my legs and arms,...

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growing pains late age 18 concerned

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Pains in your limbs could possibly be mineral deficiency, though being specific to knees and elbows-- if it continues, you might want to see if you have some joint issues. More likely though, it's from your recent growth spurt and the cartilage is doing some "adjusting." It's not completely out of the question to have late growth spurts-- i just found out a couple of years ago that sometime after I was 19 (almost 20), I grew 1 3/8" (I'm 34 now).

It's possible though that your appetite has to do with you needing minerals/vitamins BECAUSE of the growth. After a growth spurt, you may have "used them up" and need them replaced. Your body normally "stockpiles" them somewhat before a growth spurt, which is why some kids put on a little "paunch" before they "grow into" the new weight they put on due to the appetite increase.

But it's very possible you are about to hit another spurt again. Illness, malnutrition, pregnancy, and a whole list of other things can inhibit growth, but once your body bounces back, you have that last "spurt" of growth to make up for it, which is what my doctor said I must have done (the last true measurement I had was when my daughter was a newborn-- she was my second).

Try taking a multi-vitamin and if these pains continue, have a routine checkup and mention them.

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I had growing pains well into my 18th year, so it's definitely a possibility. I grew out of all my long sleeve shirts by about two inches or so, and I was just like you, thought I was done growing! If the aches and pains bother, try taking some Motrin that helped me back in the day.

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I'm 19 years old and have the same thing. Sometimes I get pain specifically In my knees and ankles, and sometimes I get them in the center of my shin bone. I've had them since I was 10, Ive always just thought it was your bones readjusting to weather change, incline of movement, etc. I do live in a cold state and when the weather gets colder I get the pains more often. That's just what I've always thought.

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What might be considered "growing pains" at age 18, later on in life might be diagnosed as fibromyalgia. It might be too early to tell now, but later on, it could be FMS. You might also have early arthritis. It could be a number of things, but if I were you, I would certainly go to your family physician and be checked out.

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