A very short fuse and poor husband!

[Sam9769]

Hi,

I am going through the menopause at the moment and four weeks ago I changed from HRT patches to Estrogel because I was allergic to the patches.
I am finding that I have a very short fuse and become really annoyed and frustrated at things that in the past I would have found mildly irritating.
My husband seems to get the brunt of it too! Mind you, it doesn't help when he responds by saying "Have you taken your HRT today?" even when he is genuinely in the wrong!

AIBU to go back to the GP? Will he or she think I am a time waster or should I wait for longer to see if the gel works better in time?
I'm supposed to take up to two pumps per day but I was so desperate yesterday I took three!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

What does this behaviour look like in practise OP?

“”A very short fuse”
”really annoyed and frustrated”

how does this manifest itself in reality op because sounds awful to live with

Youre not being unreasonable to speak to the gp but I wouldn’t mess with the dosage of the medication. I get The Rage as well. Ive started meditation as it’s difficult to control and I can’t stand to be around stupid people doing stupid things, I have to walk away or i will be all “what did you do that for, it was patently obvious that all those cups stacked up like that would fall, fucking idiot..”

They do say to give it three months. Feels a bit soon to go back to GP.

Menopause isn’t a get out of jail free card to be horrible to people. What else can you try to diffuse your short temper while you wait for the HRT to settle?

Exactly