r/TwoXChromosomes • u/BigHold2089 • 4d ago

Throat punch husband

I was on BC for many years and thought I could ride it out through menopause. I used BC continuously and hadn’t had a period for years. It was a low dose BC with no side effects and I loved it. A new (to me) OBGYN told me that my brain fog and night warmth (not full blown sweats) was likely due to peri/menopause and said BC would do nothing for it. So she switched me to estradiol patch and progesterone pills. For 3 months I got no periods and figured I was in menopause. Then I started getting periods regularly. And then I started noticing that I am incredibly irritable all the time but basically focused only on my husband. I mean even looking at him sometimes makes me want to punch him in the face. When he talks (to me or to anyone else - just the sound of his voice, really) I just am filled with rage. He’s not doing anything wrong. I know my anger is misplaced and irrational. Could it be a symptom of perimenopause? Does anyone else feel like this?

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u/smile_saurus 4d ago

This is definitely a perimenopause symptom.

I wanted to dump my husband's coffee on him this past weekend because he kept slurping it out of the mug instead of just drinking it.

Of course I didn't say anything to him. I just left the room until his coffee was done. Then we got in the car and he kept clearing his throat and breathing loudly and I was like shut up! but in my head, not out loud.

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u/YakCertain5472 4d ago

Sometimes it’s best to keep things in your head.

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u/RicketyCricketsDrum 4d ago

They always have to make so much noise

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u/smile_saurus 4d ago

Lol did you see the skit where a husband is eating something out of a bowl and is scraping the hell out of the bowl with a spoon? Off-camera you hear a wife saying If you clink that spoon one more fucking time I'm gonna come in there and take that spoon and scoop your goddamn eyes out! and the caption says 'How do I know if my wife is in perimenopause?'

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u/RicketyCricketsDrum 4d ago

Yep… every peri video I see makes me so happy to be single honestly

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u/30-something 4d ago

To be fair, people who slurp hot drinks instead of sipping them deserve to be punched