terrible mood swings

[armywife8381 0]

Hi my surgery was the 21st of October and I am feeling great lost 18lbs already,but the only problem I have is I am having horrible mood swings where I get so irratated/frustrated I lash out at my family by yelling-today I was rude to a girl that is supposed to be my friend because she has been getting on my nerves lately- Help I want to know this is normal and also what I can do to help to stop it

Thanks,

Peggy

[Tiffykins 673]

It is perfectly normal, and my episodes lasted all the way through my rapid losing stage, and tapered off as I got closer to maintaining. I hate to say it, but mine lasted a good 8 months post-op. It was way worse right before my period, and I was a raging lunatic some days.

One thing I did was consciously try to recognize when it was going to happen, and try to control those emotions. I also got super down in the dumps, needed lots of reassurance from my husband, and it was stressful. BUT, we got through it.

There wasn't anything I could "do" other than try to stop myself from exploding, some days it worked, other days were epic fails.

It does get better ! ! !

[coops 1,790]

Hey Peggy...

21st Oct... and doing well, congrats on your weight loss so far! Don't forget you are still healing and that will magnify things. I too remember being moody in the first 6 weeks... and more recently I have also been moody again! I am now able to recognise when I am having an 'off' day and I just go with the flow...lol...

Keep your chin up! =]