This may sound like something I shouldn't figured out long time ago but things have changed.
I stopped taking birth control pills about 6 months ago now. My body has gotten into it's old schedule physically and seems to be on an even keel. My emotions are not very balanced in the least. I recall I was more emotional before I started taking the pills but I don't remember being as emotional as this ever. I don't even remember being this bad when I was pregnant. I was never emotional like this on the pill. I have been on it for 5 years. I am going to be 32 shortly. I should be in my reproductive prime and not as hormonal as a teenager.
To give you an idea of how emotional I am - This past Friday hubby came home after a bad day at work. He was cranky himself but nothing extreme - just things like complaining about lights being left on (what husband doesn't complain about that once in a while really). I wasn't able to handle any of it and lost it. I yelled, I cried, I even called him names which I can't recall ever doing before. The last 3 times I've had my period I have gotten extremely emotional about 2-3 days before I get it. I've yelled, sulked, and even thrown a couple minor things. Not broken anything. The moodiness has usually only lasted for one day or maybe two and tends to even out after I start my period. Hubby has commented on it and pointed out to me that I'm not acting normal.
I think I will mention this when I go in for my yearly physical this month. But my question is, at 32, is this normal? I know we women get moody but I don't recall this kind of emotional upset being normal. At least not that much for me. My Mom said that this wasn't normal for me either. She didn't remember me being quite like this since I was mid-puberty and mid-teenage-rebellion stage.
What has been your experiences?? Besides this moodiness for a day or two I have very few problems now that I'm off the pill. To try to gauge this by my Mom's behavior won't work. She has always been emotional and when she went through menopause was extremely emotional. It wasn't even too uncommon for us to find her crying over something and then begin laughing at herself because she couldn't quit crying over something so small. I do not want to turn into my mother either so I'm paranoid about it I think.
On a side note - I was so uncharacteristically emotional that my cat began to pester me while I was yelling. She was licking and pawing at me persistantly and then while I was sitting with my back to the table she clamped onto the back of my neck with her teeth and wouldn't let go. She's normally very gentle so I'm certain that the way I was behaving was upsetting her even. It did get my attention at least.
Also - any tips on diet, suppliments, herbal tea, ANYTHING that could or has been helpful to any of you - please share.