Stupid peri menopause question. Is feeling full of rage a symptom?

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I have no other symptoms at all though I am rather taking the line that if I don't know about it - it won't happen ( regarding issues like hot flushes etc etc)!

No other symptoms, periods normal, no hot flushes, nothing else it don't think however for the last few weeks I have been feeling incredibly angry at everything and everyone. There maybe external reasons for this. I have had a difficult past year so have been blaming this in part.
Friends make me angry, my husband makes me angry, family makes me angry! Everthing! Making my husbands life terrible for no reason and want to make big life changing decisions just because I feel angry and irritable at everyone!
I do remember as a teenager going through puberty feeling irrational and maybe some anger as well.

I am hoping this is part of the peri menopause and that someone can tell me it won't last. Also any suggestions of anything to take that may help.

Thanks

absolutely!

have no idea what helps, but there are some goof peri meno threads in this section for you to look at, you might find a better answer there, sorry cant link but know they are there!

goof..... jesus wept

good!!

Yes, my Dsis had this, and then some. She went on HRT successfully, and importantly she also had some counselling because it impinged on some other angry feelings she righteously had about our parents (whole other thread).

We would both stress the benefits of walking, cycling, gardening, any exercise. Sounds twee but it's really helpful.

Thanks will do some searching! It's the no other symptons that seem a bit strange! Will check out threads and hope not to scare myself!??

I keep getting anxiety and rushes of adrenaline, which all contribute to the rage. I was getting very irritated at the programme about Stonehenge on Sunday, for no reason I could fathom. Fresh air and exercise helps with the adrenaline, usually

Thanks line runner, that's it really, have some cause to feel angry and this is why and nothing to do with the menopause!
Agree completely about walking etc I do a lot anyway and it helps but might ramp it up a bit for a while!

Was not sure about HRT since nothing else seems to be happening.
I am 49 btw!

Thanks for reply Daylillie! Yes I seem to have developed anxiety as well and this is a completely new experience for me! I get angry at things out of my control and I will no longer go on a plane due to anxiety! All of these things are recent.

I think I've been in the peri-menopause stage for my entire life

The adrenaline rushes are really irritating too! They make my tummy sore. I hope the weather improves soon, so I can get out more.

I thought I was going insane when I was peri menopausal, my rages scared me! When it got to the point that I was banging my head with the front room door I went to my GP sobbing that I was going mad. She prescribed Fluoxetine and on her advice I had a Mirena fitted and that sorted me.

Yes rage is a symptom of menopause. Try evening primrose it might help. If not speak to your gp

On no cherrytree sounds awful. Glad it's sorted now! Will look at those options.

Been for lunch with friends, did not want to go since I feel so fed up and angry with them ( unfairly really). Was mad at one for not texting me where they were and made it quite clear, the other one I told we weren't going to invite her out anymore since she hardly ever comes and we were fed up with it! Continued in same vein throughout lunch! I would never normally be so confrontational! Felt good though.

Yes I have the feeling of anxiety and complete rage (that is on another thread about sister in law!) I am experiencing a feeling of fullness and my stomach area feels uncomfortable. When I looked at the symptoms I ticked every box, only turned 50 yesterday. I am now taking evening primrose oil, St.Johns Wort and menopace (3for2 in Tesco) and I am feeling better as long as I don't think about sister in law and a couple of other things. When I did have the rage I felt like there was a dragon/beast going to emerge from me! Watched too many films. I saw a doctor I had never seen before and who doesn't know me and he suggested I come off the pill to see if I am menopausal just before my 50th birthday. I am going to make an appointment and get the blood test done soon. If this is my menopause then I am a lot later than my Mum, she was early 40's.

Absolute rage at completely unexpected moments - and I can change from reasonable nice person to scary mad bint on a halfpence.

My husband was finding it really hard to cope and so was I. I went onto HRT and it almost immediately made it better, went from Rage all or most of the day (alternated with weeping uncontrollably) to mostly OK really. Apart from a couple of days a month when I get PMT like symptoms from hell and turn into Godzilla again.

Also had really heightened anxiety levels. Exercise definitely helped as did sleeping better as the HRT and Promensil helped with the night sweats.