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am i going mad?

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 15:31

recently i've started to be unbearably moody! i will have servere mood swings and have a go at people for no reason and even if i do have a reason to be a bit annoyed i blow it way out of proportion and react irrationally, i will get very tearful over the slightest thing. if anyone tries to give me advice regarding my daughter i completely lose it and think the are questioning my abilities as a mother and think i am stupid, yet i KNOW thet are only thinking of my daughters wellfare! i don't behave like this ALL the time for instance today i am totally fine (at the moment anyway) what the hell is wrong with me?? it is starting to take its toll on my marriage as my husband now dreads coming home! please help

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GlynisIsFixed · 07/03/2011 15:33

you do sound a little stressed out by things, anything going on out of the ordinary at all?

Chil1234 · 07/03/2011 15:35

Have you seen your GP lately? How's your general health? Quality of your diet? Your bodyweight? Without wishing to worry you or indulge in internet diagnoses, there are some common medical conditions that result in big mood-swings ranging from fairly minor nutritional imbalances & hormone imbalances up to diabetes and anxiety/depression problems. Worth having a precautionary check-up.

susall · 07/03/2011 15:36

Have you started using a new contraception? I only ask as that sounds like me when I had my merina coil in and turns out I was hormone sensitive.

Melly19MummyToBe · 07/03/2011 15:42

Is there any chance you could be pregnant? Not long after I found out I was, I bought Myleene Klass' book 'My Bump And Me', and she was EXACTLY the same as you have just described. Moody and random mood swings, shouting at people for no reason, very emotional etc.

I also had a few hormaonal moments, I had a go at my grandmas neighbour for making a stupid comment when all the snow was around he said "why don't they just clear it all up off the paths and take it away?" I asked him where they would put it and proceeded to tell him how stupid and dangerous it is to clear snow as it causes black ice and did he realise just how bloody hard all the roadworkers and gritters were working just to keep the roads clear?" He looked a little shamefaced by my hormonal outburst Blush
Oops I think I got a bit carried away there, sorry lol!

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 15:47

nothing has changed recently, including my diet etc, the best way to describe how i feel is it feels like i'm constantly on my period but worse, i just feel constantly hormonal, i'm not on the pill or anything so i don't know why! i was fine a few wks ago then i've just gradually got moodier and moodier til i finally exploded last night at my husband and he hadn't done anything to deserve it! i don't feel sad or anything like that just grumpy and weepy! i'm going to docs tomorrow but i spoke to my mum who has had 7 kids and she said she thinks it's postnatal depression but i don't think it's that!

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MCos · 07/03/2011 15:56

Are you getting enought sleep?

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 15:58

i am also not pregnant (bloody hope not my daughter is only 5 mnths Shock) i had my period only a couple of wks ago!

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 16:01

yeah i think so, she has started sleeping through most of the night and wud only get up once for a bottle, i still feel a little tired through the day but nothing out of the ordinary!

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moomiemoo · 07/03/2011 16:02

I was going to suggest contraception too. Except for me it was cerazette and it totally changed my personalit.

I stopped taking it for other reasons and it was only then that DH and I realised what an effect it had had.

HeartSkipsABeat · 07/03/2011 16:06

Is the day to day drudgery of everyday life with a 5mo getting to you? Maybe you are lacking other outlets for the little frustrations in life that are now building up.

Suggestions - join a gym, go to mum and baby groups, go for walks, anything that will release a bit of energy.

amiheartless · 07/03/2011 16:07

sound a little stressed?

anything going on atm that may affect your stress??

Al1son · 07/03/2011 16:17

Jenny you are saying all the things I was saying when my DD1 was 8 months old. That post could have been written by me. I did have post-natal depression. I felt like I had the worst ever PMT 24/7. I was convinced that everyone was watching me and judging my parenting.

I'm glad you're going to see your GP. I was at breaking point, terrified I was going to hurt my baby before I got there.

The advice to get out and spend time with other people and getting exercise is very good. It does help lift your mood even if it plummets again the moment you get home. You have a right to help for this so that you can start enjoying being a mum again.

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 16:20

well i do live with my mother-inlaw which at times can be a pain in the ass but generally there's no problem there and ther's no stress or anything regarding my daughter cos she's actually very good! i take her out whenever i can but once again makes no difference! Hmm

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JennyMorgan27 · 07/03/2011 16:25

the reason i don't think i have postnatal depression is nothing has changed towards my baby! i am still happy to be with her and play with her and i know i would never hurt her, if anything the main reason i am going to the docs is i don't want to behave the way i am around her, i don't want her to see her parents arguing! but i definately still enjoy every minute i have with her that is not an issue! i'm more worried that i'm gonna drive my husband away!

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MrsH75 · 07/03/2011 17:13

Are you depressed? I had a major fit of rage last night which almost seemed to come out of the blue. I then went on the MIND website and found I could tick 20 out of 23 symptoms of depression.

www.mind.org.uk/help/diagnoses_and_conditions/depression

I found it quite helpful.

Melly19MummyToBe · 08/03/2011 14:53

Maybe you could invest in a punch bag to release any frustrations you may have against people who give you advice that you know you don't need/want, I've heard they're really good for that sort of thing :) (punchbags I mean, not people)

sammyjo123 · 16/03/2011 12:46

hi. i was like this but not until DD (now 3) was about 4 months. all of a sudden i wa snappy and cried at everything. i was convinced i wasnt depressed but i was sooo happy with DD. i went to doctors and they put me on anti-depressants which helped alot. Now have DS (now 4months) and i am starting to feel exactly the same. am BF so dont really want drugs but HV has suggested CBT (therapy) and exercise so tgere are other ways to deal with it.good luck x

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