Anger

ScaredSally · 01-17-2006, 11:42 AM

I don't know if this is a symptom but I get incredible anger .. some days I get so angry I actually get dizzy and feel faint ...... is moods like this a symptom ..... I know it can be asymptom of depression (which I am suffering from thanks to PCOS making me go bald) but I seem to be angry at EVERYONE and EVERYTHING .. I used to be such a nice chilled out person but PCOS is turning me into a m onster

makeitsomeday · 01-17-2006, 06:12 PM

Scaredsally,

you are not alone. I have the same problem. I use to be so easy going and calm. Now, my Dh tells me I am mean. I try not to be, but things that caused no sweat before sends me to the boiling point. Little things get me so upset now. I don't know if I am a spoiled brat or what, it's gotta be my way or I'm fuming. I am sure it is a hormone imbalance.

I started on natural progesterone therapy, and I feel less moody, and angry. I believe if we keep seeking answers, educating ourselves and making changes in our diets, and exercise, then it is bound to get better.

Jackie

knoxnessa · 01-17-2006, 08:07 PM

i know how you feel... i was just going around or rather storming around about how no one in my house puts things back where they got it.... i get so ill sometimes about the silliest of things.... then i can feel my bloodpressure going up and i get flustered and have to go to bed.... then my husband is like "why did you run off to bed" he doesnt understand that sometimes i need to just get a breather so i can calm down and not be mad all the time

KayJ · 01-17-2006, 11:23 PM

I tell you, I can identify with this. I am very very moody and I find myself angry for the littlest things. You are not alone sister. My emotions have ran wild since I developed other syptoms of PCOS and was diagnosed

Hope1142005 · 01-18-2006, 12:05 AM

I am the exact same way. I get mad for no reason. I get mad at my husband for things that are my fault. I have tried & tried to control it. Sometimes I feel the more I try to be nice the meaner I am. Its an awful feeling. I pray about my mood problems all the time and that helps alot. I also have crying spells. I had one last night. I sat in the bathroom & cried for about 5-10 minutes and then I was fine again. I dont understand it. I was fine, started crying like I had lost my best friend and then was fine again. Most of the crying tends to happen at night. Thank God my hubby works 3rd shift & isnt home to see how weird I am...lol

strongernow · 01-18-2006, 12:11 AM

oh thank you, thank you for relieving me on this..I have felt horribly guilty lately in not being able to control my anger, especially against my Father..I get annoyed so easily with everything and everyone that I have gone into such rages that its scared me. I am usually a very calm laid back person, I am patient and can stand alot..I honestly think that we have so much pent up from dealing with all of our problems and trying to hide them that we get mad at others or people close to us. I will have an outburst, get *****y and then feel horrible after and apologize.
We also have to take into account what all this is doing to our hormones, which are the playground from where most of our emotions are coming from.

oceanblue20032004 · 01-18-2006, 02:05 AM

I'm glad that i'm not the only person that gets mad that you get dizzy and just spit out whatever is on the mind.
I can get mad @ DH for something so minor.. then I end up screaming or slamming the door. I can even get mad @ my customers (i.e I deal w/ the public sector @ a Court House), I can get mean. Although I don't mean too. Even @ work I can be very moody. I really try to make an effort to be "good" and have a smile on my face or at least "control" my emotions, but sometimes it soooooooo hard.

On the flip side, most days I am a very easy going person (much like U, strongernow) and on my "good" days nothing will bother me. But if I'm have a crappy day WATCH OUT.. don't even speak to me.

I hope this makes sense...
Janet

BuBu · 01-18-2006, 07:14 PM

ScaredSally,

Let me tell you a story... I used to have this uncontrollable rage/anger of which you speak all through my teens and early-mid twenties. Then, from about 25-30 it came under control and I felt like a whole new person. I just chalked it up to working on myself and personal growth.

The last year or so I was on the pill and when I stopped taking bcps, this ugly rage came back to me with a vengeance!! It was horrible - all the old feelings flooded back, feelings of no hope, sadness, anger, rage and the worst part was I didn't even know why I felt so hostile. I questioned myself for months, until one day I realised that my hormones had to be the culprit. I felt cheated that it was chemical (as I thought I had grown so much as a person, and to suddenly be back to square one was crushing!). But this made sense- all the years I had my rage under control were the years that I was on meds that were controlling my symptoms.

Since I was sick of all the med side-effects, I have sought out a Naturopath and have been balancing my hormones naturally with Vitex and this has done wonders for me. Now, I don't know if you are taking anything for your PCOS, but if your hormones are out of wack (especially testosterone) perhaps this too is the source of your anger.

Have you been on Diane-35 for long? I was on it for 5 years (4 of those years it did what it was supposed to -- the 5th year I developed all kinds of side-effects - and "the rage" was one of many side-effects).

Just wanted to relay my journey in hopes that it helps yours

acrowe · 01-18-2006, 07:49 PM

I know exactly what you mean! I feel such rage sometimes I cant contain myself. Its sort of embarrassing how out of control I can get, almost to the point I could scratch my face of! Seriously... Sometimes, I think it is part of depression and other times I think it's the testosterone, but it builds up within me (at home and driving mainly). It cannot be healthy but I just wanted to say I totally feel the same way.

Moonshoot · 01-30-2006, 04:25 AM

Wow. Thank you for posting this. I am going through the same thing. My anger is out of control, and I feel so bad for my husband. I wonder if it is my BCPs. I was thinking of stopping them soon. Now I have an even better reason.

searchingforhope · 03-16-2009, 02:53 AM

I have searched and searched for answers to some of my questions. I am so grateful to hear that so many people with PCOS are also experiencing this uncontrollable rage. No, not that I am happy you are all angry, but that I am not necessarily crazy! I kept thinking that I must be bipolar, or something, and have even tried several different psychiatric medications. I am desperate to get my anger under control. I feel like I don't even know who I am anymore. I want to just crawl in a black hole and stay there so no one has to deal with me any more! I had no idea that PCOS could effect me this way. When my doctor diagnosed me, he just said that PCOS isn't that big of deal, and sent me on my way. Now, I realize that it really could be the root to a lot of my problems. So, my question is, have any of you found anything that helps? I have seen a few of you say Vitex. What is that? Is it a prescription? Anything else?
Thanks,