“I am not someone who screams or loses my temper easily,” says Christine Rale, a project manager in Cedar Park, Texas. “But since I’ve been in menopause, I’m more irritable, quick-tempered, and stressed. Every little thing is magnified. One day, I was arguing with my husband and I got so angry and frustrated, I took my hairbrush and smashed it into a painting on the wall. This was a rage that I couldn’t suppress or deal with logically.”
When usually calm people start becoming diva-like ragers, hurling hairbrushes around, you have to wonder what is going on. The answer just might be: a big drop in estrogen, that’s what.
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