For the past couple of months I have literally lost the plot just before my period comes and for a few days after. I am in the middle of such an episode. I am 49 and I think a year into my peri-menopause due to the symptoms I am having.
I haven't done anything about this yet because most of the time I am OK. I do have physical peri symptoms but TBH they don't bother me. I have had bad period pains, PMS, fertility treatment and been poked and prodded for as long as I remember and so any discomfort I feel now is just taken in it's stride.
Its the day before, when it arrives and the day after (where I am at today) my period when I am having the worst problems. I am slack and have never tracked my periods or feelings (am doing for now though) but looking back over the past few months I can see that there have been a few times when I have felt like I am losing my sanity. One time becoming very aggressive and shouty, more recently having crazy thoughts that have scared me. 2 nights ago I had a bad nights sleep and was plagued by horrible thoughts in the middle of the night. I spent all yesterday obsessing over it in a state, then last night got my period. Today I am feeling terrible asking myself am I going insane.
I am totally open to the idea of HRT. I just haven't gone that route yet as most of the time I am OK. In fact I did go to a specialist who told me to come back if it got worse. I cannot go through another few days like I am now. Why do I get a spike just before my period that sends me into some kind of mental breakdown?