Perimenopause and Moods

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I am 44 going on 45 and in perimenopause. I started having hot flashes first that would come on for two weeks and then vanish. It usually coincided with months I didn't get a period. Now I am having a new symptom of being very irritable and moody. I was diagnosed with a generalized mood disorder in my early 20's where I'd get bouts of being very moody and irritable. I'd snap on people for no reason other than they might have been standing next to me. So my doctor put me on antidepressants. They worked for me but I had trouble finding one that didn't mess with my digestion in some way. So eventually in my late 20's I went off of them and did fine. I'd get moody only once in a great while but for the most part I felt normal again. Now since starting perimenopause it's come back almost trifold. I have been in a very moody, irritable mood constantly. Even normal actions become annoying and irritating to me. Something as simple as being deviated from my normal routine can set me off in to a tangent. I can be fine most of the day and something so simple will set me off and I'm cranky and irritated with everyone. I have been in one of those moods for the last three weeks. I have been trying to research natural supplements that may help. I do not want to go back on medication. I hated the way it made me feel, and the side effects. Is there a natural supplement that has been helping anyone? I found an 5 -HTP supplement that had very good reviews. I have started on half the recommended dose and if no adverse reactions increase to normal dosage. Just wondering what everyone else has done to help combat it? The only thing I can do right now is stay away from people when I am in that mood. Lately I just want to be by myself away from everyone. I don't feel depressed or anything. It's just people in general are getting on my nerves just by being in my space, and around me. I am more relaxed and happy by myself. I usually try to do something I enjoy to keep me busy. This seems to help me a lot. Hopefully I can find something that will help me and my mood stay leveled.

Melissa

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    Melissa, i have not yet found an anti depressant that doesnt give me worse side effects. i battle the moodiness and anxiety every single day. some days i wonder if i would be better to take one just so i can be numb. i too try to keep myself busy, but as soon as i am not, it all comes right back.i want to be normal againi have not ever experienced anxiety or depression. i have soo much empathy for anyone battling it on a regular basis hugs to you

    corinne

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      youre wise not touching antidepressants, about 10 years ago i had a bad time went to doctors and ended up being poly drugged, went from no medication to five meds, 3 of them antidepressants which taken together have a blackbox warning, thankfully im hardly on any now (no thanks to doctors), they turned me into a horrible mean person x

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