What do you do when you have bad PMT / perimenopause rage?!

[Patricia1704]

Please tell me what you do on a bad day to get through - struggling!
Can go from happy to raging overnight and it’s draining.

Go for a walk

Thanks - a walk is a good idea. I keep having to remind myself I don’t hate everyone….

If it is as bad as you suggest, I have a look at whether you could have PMDD to the GP - this is if it's been happening across your periods for quite a while, it's more peri-menopause, then you can start vaginal or other forms of topical estrogen. The other thing you could try is a low to medium dose of antidepressants from after ovulation to when your period starts again.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd

Lovely hot shower and 20 minutes to myself

HRT really helped my peri rage.

Other than that, I take myself out of particularly triggering situations wherever possible, just for 5 minutes. I really try to consciously remind myself that it isn't a reasonable reaction to the situation and keep a lid on things, even if I want to tear the house down/say something I'll live to regret.

Yes my perimenopause rage pre period was off the scale. I am normally very chill but my road rage frightened me! I have been on two pumps of Oestrogel a day for 4 months and can genuinely say I am back to my chilled self with no pre period anger or anxiety.

Not saying it is right for everyone, but has been fantastic for me!

I posted this exact question on the menopause board earlier but didn’t have any replies so I’m so pleased to see some answers here@Patricia1704

it’s actually awful, thought I had lost it yesterday completely.

Agree with a walk or even a slow run.
Also I’d tell my teenage dc and dh that I was suffering really bad PMT so could people sort themselves out and leave me alone!