Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I think I am more even tempered now. I think I have mellowed with age, although still have a long way to go to be really relaxed.

Me, too. I think I got angrier much more easily when I had PMS.

Interesting. I think I am more even tempered now. I think I have mellowed with age, although still have a long way to go to be really relaxed.

Can you exercise more so you'll increase endorphin release and you will be more tired having spent a lot of energy exercising?

I have the same thing.. Short fused and really generslly bored with my life. Great marriage, job, kids etc but feel like everdayis the same. I find myself depressed and lashing out to those around me. I really want it to stop - i dont feel like myself at all.

22:06 here. OK, so we all agree that something is going on -- "hormones" -- but what, exactly does that mean? Is it a sustained drop in estrogen? Is this like having permanent PMS, when estrogen levels plunge just before your period starts?

Hormones. I'm cranky all the time. Used to be cheerful, but I am angry at everyone and everything. I have teenagers, so maybe that's part of it, but I think hormones are the big culprit.

Maybe it's just getting old and you're not gonna stand for it anymore. Happens, you know?

Hormones

I don't know either, but, god, I hope there's a pill for this. Please resist the urge to be that woman (I'm talking to myself, too)!

I don't know but I do the same thing! Would love to hear more about this...

I keep getting angry. Not at my family. Mostly strangers. While driving. People on the phone - verizon, cable co, visa. Or people who do work in my home. Is it part of menopause or getting to be a grumpy old woman?