Anger is normally one way of letting our frustrations out.....It is very difficult, sometimes almost impossible to function mentally as well as physically with our illness...

I have often in the past lashed out at my missus only cos she is the one that happens to be around most of the time....It is usually quick n then it is over for me but for the other party, it can be quite upsetting....Now i bite my tongue before i open my mouth, if angry...

Best and not knowing anything about you is either try an Anger Management Course BUT i think, this is more likely to be taken care of with the help of a good Psychologist that you click with and learn from her how to use CBT in your daily life......

Hope it works sooner than later because most of us, later comes sooner than one expects....

Cheers Peter.

BTW...For me it has nothing to do with the meds im on....I take my Ultibro Inhaler, 10mg Pred every day plus the usual suppliments like Vit.D etc etc......and Xanax for anxiety......maybe you might need an Antidepressant or Anxiety Happy Pill.....

I'm at FEV 23% and the only time I'll take the love/hate drug, prednisone, is when I'm running a lung infection and SOB. The prednisone IMO, is a major reason for your mood swings. When I first started the preds 6 years ago with my first major exacerbation, I found myself to become very impatient with situations in public and private which was totally unlike me. I only take the preds when I have to now. I was on 50 mg taper after an exacerbation and decided to stay on a 5 mg per day for 3 weeks. I felt good but I found myself snapping at people at the most unexpected times. I stopped. Prednisone will also contribute to lung infections, so you need to take an antibiotic to suppress the infection. Hope you find a solution.

This is my second day on "prednisone 20mg. Its only a 12 day program--(three tabX4 days then two tabs X4day and finish with 1 tab 4Xday then stop. He gave me a steroid shot to begin with. I feel so much better after two weeks of flare ups. Wishing you better days with the drug.

Psychiatric complications of anabolic steroid abuse
RCW Hall, RCW Hall, MJ Chapman - Psychosomatics, 2005 - Elsevier
... the adverse effects of testosterone may be similar to those of prednisone and other ... shown that adverse psychiatric effects increase with increasing dosages of corticosteroids, a finding ... They concluded that steroid-induced violence poses a little-recognized public health threat. ...

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318205700669

In this forum we have a few pot-heads and quite a few steroid-heads.

To inject a little humor, it is amazing that all of these steroid-heads don't snap at each other more often.

Also, another observation is that one definition of depression is anger turned inwards. It may also explain why so many folks are depressed.

Another observation is that you folks down under have been experiencing a nasty, freezing winter and it is likely you have not been getting many sunrays outdoors for the last few months, especially if you lather up your skin with sunscreen to prevent skin cancer.

You are probably suffering from vitamin D deficiency. From the research I have done on vitamin D, 1000 IU of D3 is woefully inadequate.

The optimal daily dose of vitamin D3 for someone with COPD is 10,000 IU daily.

Maybe people are just angry because they no longer can do the things they once took for granted......or is that too complicated to understand???

Da Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.

The fallacy of the single cause or causal oversimplification, is a fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause. There are many causes of anger, emotionally and chemically to name a few.

Interesting. I think the more complex one makes the reason for anger, the less the likelihood that it'll be controlled. I attempt to convince myself that I have total control of my reactions. (I know that there are some meds that amp up anger considerably requiring med adjustments. At times we're so "out of it" that we fail to recognize the relationship i.e. meds to emotions)

Today, I choose not to get angry; tomorrow, maybe unless...

Well johnsgg, It seems you truly love your wife, and you certainly know what is happening is bad for your health and relationships.

I do not know how understanding she is of your disease, but the best I can advise is you and your wife visit your family doctor or pulmy if you insist the meds are at fault, and have a heart to heart with the doctor and maybe get referred to a psychologist for some counseling?
Psychologist can not prescribe meds, but they can work with you to find the main reason for your outburst, and if an anxiety or depression pill is needed, the doc can tell your doc and get some ordered.

Some times this darn disease makes me mad and I have mouthed off in anger and hurt a lot of people, most of whom have no idea what I (or we) go thru each day. But with a good pill for depression. Or anxiety another word for anger, I am doing so much better.

I am not saying this is what is wrong, but let the doctors figure it out, and be upfront with your wife that you love her, do not want to be this way, and you are working on it.

God bless you and I hope you get it worked out
BJ

Gotta luv academics.....''Keep it simple''

Sounds a bit like an old AA saying.......The nile is a river and that has been a fact for centuries......But keep the slogans going!!!

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Hi....i have no idea why a link is posted that is akin to an online bookstore that needs to buy to get an answer!!! Just curious that's all....and why are we talking about Anabolic Steroids, Pot-Heads, Steroid-Heads, The ''Freezing weather in Oz'' >>>>Not exactly ''freezing'' in the real sense for anyone else in Europe, US, Canada n some Asian Countries....but colder than usual for OZ THIS WINTER.....It's a warmish sunny 20C n we still say it's chilly....and the sunscreen????

You see im just a tad confused when you throw in AA sayings about being in denial.....

All the OP expressed about his concern about his anger issues and what the consequences might be....AGREE???

and for these reasons i justly or unjustly express my deductions from these replys and please take it ''Humor'' like you expressed as well.
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Academics will write themselves out of existence if they keep insisting on boring, impenetrable style and pretending that academic insight is impossible to communicate without loads of pretentious jargon.

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This is a friendly post, believe me and look forward to your words of wisdom for John.......

Hi Gwapo, I agree with all your questions especially the one about the winter in Oz, especially since John is from Texas.

I can read something like that and my eyes just glaze over, makes no sense to anyone but the writer I guess.

johnsgg, I do hope you find someone to talk to and please include your wife,because you are going to need her understanding and patience with this disease. But do it for yourself too, because even tho a burst of anger may free up some emotions, when they hurt others, it is not good.

Well I am rambling and that helps no one....Best wishes

BJ

Hi.. I also am quick to anger...I will define it as mood swings. This is not normal for my personality and I know that it can be a sign of increased CO2 levels. I just had an arterial gas blood draw yesterday to see if the levels have increased. As well as the anger, I am experiencing episodes of mental confusion and decreased attention span.

My pulmonary doctor has to be really motivated to order up any testing to see if symptoms I am having are related to the emphysema and so I'm grateful he finally ordered the blood gas. If hypoxia is the culprit then there may be a way to ease the symptoms.

My question is, have you had a blood gas drawn to check your CO2 level? All my best to you.

Steroid head here, I take 10 mg daily. Yes, absolutely, prednisone can cause mood swings. But perhaps you might consider this....

Anger is definitely a stage of deep grief. And it seems to me that many of us nearing the end of this disease begin a process of mourning for our lives & ourselves. It is, I think, part of how we emotionally prepare for what lies ahead.