Mood swings or rage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am 43 and over weight at 5'3". I tend to lose temper and start verbally attacking my bf and get defensive when we are discussing something. Not sure what is going on but a small discussion suddenly turns aggressive and I tend to leave the situation, house or shut-down. Then, I feel bad about it and see how sweet he is. Got tests done with my endocrinologist and OBGYN and they don't think I am in peri-menopause. Is this normal for this age? I also have Hashimoto, type 2 and ADHD and had them for a while.

Could you have Graves’ disease? Hyperthyroid? This was my symptom plus tremors and high heart rate

That's when you have hyperactivity with thyroid but OP has under activity or hypo.

[Anonymous]

Op, are you taking therapy. You definitely need CBT and need to learn more about the side effects. If you think your bf is good to you then you need to find reasons you behave this way. This is not normal and ok.

[Anonymous]

There could be some in-built resentment and your medications could be making it worse. This kind of rage is not good for yourself, relationship comes after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Yes, I am bit aggressive in last 1 year or so and some of the issues we could easily handle when I think about them later. Not sure if my hormones are messed up. OBGYN told me that I don't need HRT but I forgot to mention that I also have PCOS for about 15+ years. Not much interest in sex and I get snappy easily.

Rabies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Yes, I am bit aggressive in last 1 year or so and some of the issues we could easily handle when I think about them later. Not sure if my hormones are messed up. OBGYN told me that I don't need HRT but I forgot to mention that I also have PCOS for about 15+ years. Not much interest in sex and I get snappy easily.

Rabies

What? PP, how would Op get rabies and why do you think that?

[Anonymous]

Op needs help with therapy and also maintaining proper hormonal balance. This could get very worse if you don't take care of it soon.

[Anonymous]

I had Hashimotos and this is how I became when going through peri menopause OP. Just white hot rage that o had never experienced before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being a nasty person is not a medical Dx.

PP, why are you calling OP nasty? She wants to find out more about her behavior's change and that is good. If it is medical then she can look into solutions.

Yeah, some women’s perimenopause symptoms can be totally out of control. I don’t know why people like the above PP want to shame OP for it.

I’m sorry, OP. It started for me around the same age. I tried HRT but didn’t really feel it helped. I do 20mg fluoxetine after ovulation, but that’s for my PMDD (which does seem to help). Other than that, tracking my cycle, listening to my body, learning to ask for space and telling DH how I was feeling, and unfortunately not taking on too much at work, which has somewhat sidelined my career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had Hashimotos and this is how I became when going through peri menopause OP. Just white hot rage that o had never experienced before.

Thanks PP! How old were you when it all started for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being a nasty person is not a medical Dx.

PP, why are you calling OP nasty? She wants to find out more about her behavior's change and that is good. If it is medical then she can look into solutions.

Yeah, some women’s perimenopause symptoms can be totally out of control. I don’t know why people like the above PP want to shame OP for it.

I’m sorry, OP. It started for me around the same age. I tried HRT but didn’t really feel it helped. I do 20mg fluoxetine after ovulation, but that’s for my PMDD (which does seem to help). Other than that, tracking my cycle, listening to my body, learning to ask for space and telling DH how I was feeling, and unfortunately not taking on too much at work, which has somewhat sidelined my career.

This is good. I want more people to open up and educate others that it is mostly because of hormonal change and not anything crazy.

[Anonymous]

I also feel that people need CBT therapy along with medical help. Completely replying on medicines to improve your behavior is not smart.

[Anonymous]

Op, did you talk to your endo if she can also give you something for sex drive through HRT? Thyroid is important but also need to check if there is any other hormone deficiency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Yes, I am bit aggressive in last 1 year or so and some of the issues we could easily handle when I think about them later. Not sure if my hormones are messed up. OBGYN told me that I don't need HRT but I forgot to mention that I also have PCOS for about 15+ years. Not much interest in sex and I get snappy easily.

How was your behavior before last one year? Could anyone annoy you easily? any significant weight gain or body image issues? It looks like you could be hit by fear of getting old and that is causing you to be unhappy. HRT and other hormone levels should be checked and tested but you also need to make sure that you dig deep into your own self and try to find meaning in whatever you do.