Keener

When I was in college I was taken off of my spironalactone and put on Prednisone (sp?) which was REALLY stupid of my doctor. I ended up gaining 30 pounds in about 5 months and my anger/aggression shot through the roof. I was mess. I felt like I was living in some kind of anger cloud and the littlest things could set me off. I am normally a peaceful, loving person, and at this time in my life I was to the point where I would punch cement walls, slam my hands down on tables, kick things, etc. (I was never physical with a person, just with inanimate objects when I was alone and angry.) It wasn't me at all, but at the time, my testosterone level was so high (higher than my dad's!) that I was entirely out of control. My then girlfriend, whom I lived with, later told me that I was so angry all the time that she actually had a plan in place to move out and live with her best friend if I got any worse. I couldn't believe it when she told me that because it felt like proof that I had been a monster and that I was so far from my real self then.
I finally went to a GOOD doctor who told me that prednisone was the last thing I should have been put on and put me back on my spironalactone. Immediately, I felt the cloud of anger melt away and I was back in the real world. It was amazing. Now, when my PCOS flares up or if I'm having PMS, I can feel some of that old mood swing/aggression coming back, but I am much more aware of it. I have a heavy bag that I take my anger out on now, instead of cement walls. Exercise really reduces all of that negative energy.
Has anyone else had this experience with prednisone...or just with anger/aggression in general?