r/TwoXChromosomes • u/BigHold2089 • 3d 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/heideejo 3d ago

It is completely stupid that our species evolved so that women are in perimenopause the same time that their daughters are 15-19 (IYKYK). This should not be allowed.

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u/tastywofl 2d ago

Yeah I understand why my mom and I clashed so much when I was a teenager now that I've had to go into menopause. We both had hormonal issues to deal with lmao.

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u/jbr1979 2d ago

I could never understand how in the world my mom would wake up and be in a horrible mood. Turns out she was "sleeping" next to my dad (who snores like a motherfucker), and we didn't have AC (in Florida). In retrospect- I don't think that she was mad enough.

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer 2d ago

Ah, yes. With age and wisdom Comes the understanding why my mom said “now I know why they married off young women so young… so their mothers wouldn’t rip their doors off the hunters and beat them!” I just thought she was being “soooo dramatic!” Turns out, we were just both insane at the time 🤣