Post partum periods, rage

[MelonB678]

Still breastfeeding my 17 month old toddler, going great, but for this reason I only just got my periods back 3 months ago (when we night weaned). OMG. The rage I feel when I get my period. I am truly a different person. I don't feel like myself at all. My period came last night and this morning I locked myself in the bedroom to stop myself screaming something I'll regret at DH. I am raging, depressed, suicidal, sad, overwhelmed, all of it. For seemingly no reason at all. Nothing has happened over the last 24 hours to warrant this. Same happened the first two periods, and after about 48 hours the fog lifted and all was good again. WTF is this and what do I do?

I don't want birth control pills, the only one that ever agreed with me is Yasmin which is not recommended after 35. All the others made me depressed and gave me acne. I had the Mirena before but it took 9-12 months to really settle and I'd like to try for a baby in 12 months' time.

Posting in AIBU for traffic, sorry.

I half wish DS still woke in the night for a feed now 😓

Sorry to hear you’re going through this. Are your cycles consistent (will you know roughly when you are due on?)

my daughter is 15 months and I had pms rage since birth that I never experienced before, not every month but I was like wtf I’ve never been an angry person

I prioritised good diet, rest (hard I know) and watching my favourite show as much as I could in the run up to my period. Little things like this actually helped a lot

I don’t really have any other advice but wanted to say it is common and normal

I had this! I have only just come back in my period 11 months post partum. It was all day about 2 days before I came on. I felt on edge, angry, sad, tearful, jumpy and reactive. I was not being a good mom to by littles (3yo and 11 month old). I went to the gym, put some of my heaviest heavy metal on and did a really intense workout. Worked like a charm and I've felt fine since. I realise that solution isn't for everyone. But I found it weird because I have never had PMS like this in my life.

Unfortunately my cycles aren't regular yet so I have no idea when they're coming. Also, I'm so, so emotional that I don't even know if I would fully realize what's happening anyway. This morning I just kept telling myself to shut up every time DH was being annoying (and he was objectively being slightly annoying) and eventually I went upstairs before I could ask for a divorce 😂

I'm trying to make light of it but it's genuinely so distressing.

Dsis gets this could it be pmdd, she thinks she has it she just gets so ragey and hates her lovely dh .

Someone told her to take antihistamines when she's due and she reckons that helps but that's no help if you are not regular, I'd look up pmdd see if it fits and go to gp