Extreme anger on period

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Has anyone ever experienced this and know if there is anything I can do?

Since I had my baby nearly a year ago, my periods are awful. The actual physical symptoms aren't bad at all but I have serious anger when I'm on. Not the funny bit of a moody git that everyone jokes about kind of anger but extreme feel myself boiling kind of anger. Like I can scream and pull everything from the cupboards if I can't find something straight away for example. I feel like just punching the walls sometimes.

I'm utterly horrible when I'm on. I'll calm down and realise and feel really bad but during the moment I've never felt anything like it. The only person I seem to not be angry at or shout at is my baby, I'm fine with him but me and my husband argue, I've shouted at the dog when he's not even really done anything wrong before ect... I feel like the world's shittest person, I don't recognise myself at all for a week.

Can the GP help? I don't get on with hormonal contraception very well at all. The implant and depo injection both made me bleed constantly too.

To add I never had this issue during my period before I had a baby.

OP this happened to me. After my second child. I get so angry and can't cope with anything just before and during my period.

I googled and found PMDD seemed to fit most of my symptoms. Haven't really found a cure.

I feel like such a bad person and mum. I try so hard all month to be calm and patient and then during this time I'm like some fucking banshee for a few days.

I've spent the past hour sobbing because my dog pee'd himself before when I shouted at him for not doing as he was told. He doesn't deserve it at all he's such a good dog and 99.9% of the time I'm a good owner who smothers him in love and affection but I just can't cope when I'm on.

I had this too. Absolute murderous rage.

The Mirena coil saved my sanity.

I totally hear you and you have my sympathy. I’ve had this for most of my life but it really came to a head after my second child. It’s just so debilitating and so unfair on those close to you! It made me feel really quite unwell, it’s such an unpleasant mental state to be in. I felt that hormones were actually I’m charge and I was just along for the ride. Anti depressants have helped massively and now suffer just a day or so of grumps.

Have you looked up PMDD?

I take fluoxetine for PMDD. It’s changed my life. I’d say my PMS is just regular now with the occasional snap if I’m really wound up as opposed to feeling murderous all the time for 2 solid weeks!

Infact, my period started unexpectedly today. I checked my app and it was bang on time, I’d just not realised as had felt completely normal with no PMS

PMDD.

ive always had it and it’s awful, when I was a teenager I’d smash plates and get into fights, and have bouts of suicidal ideation. It would be like clockwork, and it would disappear within 1-2 days of my period starting. Everyone around me could always tell as well because I would go from my normal self to being incredibly aggressive and emotional over nothing.

I take the pill back to back so I don’t have periods anymore, thank fuck.

Sertraline for PMDD. Makes me a much nicer, calmer person.

I also find myself much quicker to anger when I'm on my period or in the three or so days before, started after I had my second. Like real anger, not just irritable. It's absolutely horrible.

For those suggesting it may be PMDD how did you go about getting that diagnosed/medication for it? I've considered that it might be PMDD before. My anxiety normally rockets, I feel exhausted and emotional, overwhelmed and stressed as well as angry.

Also on medication for PMDD. My dr said it can get worse in your 30s/49s. Mine is at its worst the week before. I now take a low dosage of anti depressant that acts as a mood stabiliser and keeps me sane. It’s not at the level of regular pms - if any at all. Getting treatment was the best decision I’ve ever made. Don’t be scared to ask for help. It is a medical condition.

Hi there i have suffered with PMDD and premenstrual psychosis.
PMDD stems from childhood abuse i have tried every anti-depressant
every vitamin exercise regime there is only one thing that stops this and is a full hysterectomy. nothing else helps, i don't mean to scare you but i wasted many years trying to sort this and nothing helped I dont want you to go through the same only thing you have to do is get ovaries removed. if not this will continue until menopause i have had this 30 years and it doesn't get any better, It can create feelings of sadness guilt persecution rage. with images and sounds going through your head you could literally kill someone with your bare hands with full recovery when period starts
get the clue app and monitor your period you will notice its at its peak 2 to 3 days before your period. Anger is the one emotion that loves you the most deal with what its showing you at the time of rage and it will ease off, To me PmDD is my own psyche saying enough is enough deal with it,