Feeling very sensitive and weird.

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Hi I am 52 1/2 and its difficult to know if I'm in the menopause as I have the Mirena coil. The last two weeks have been pretty horrendous and I've really lost my confidence and just feel very vulnerable. Last week I had to try really hard not to start an argument with my boyfriend several times.
I am feeling so sensitive its horrible.
Friday night we are competing in a night run but my boyfriend is to meet this woman because her friend can't make it and she doesn't want to stand on her own at the start of the race. This wouldn't normally bother me its pathetic but I feel like telling him I wish I'd had someone to meet me every time I went to a race on my own. Which is rather mean of me. I feel I'm just getting irrational so how do I control myself. I don't want to fall out. It seems as if all my feelings have been turned on my head. There's more to it than this but has anyone got any good techniques for staying calm ?

with you on this one, have been feeling very low & anxious but no idea if it's menopause beginnings or i'm not getting on with my Mirena which has been in around 5 months

is there some sort of blood test that can be done by the doctor to check hormone levels?

Apparently blood tests are not really accurate I think its because they can fluctuate. I've been up and down and tbh its probably not the coil as I had that years ago and it was great if anything I think the coil is helping me. I'm comparing myself alot with other women now and I don't like it !!!!