I'm like that too there are days where the pain makes me feel like I'm just looking for a fight and sometimes when I'm on prednisone I get really angry but I know this so I'm able to control it I might say something mentally to myself but I won't say it out loud or I'll just avoid people and there are times that I still loose control

I am like this if I don't take my Zoloft. I'm an angry mean person. I'm snappy. My husband calls me an Irrational Battleship. Lol
I will fight even when I KNOW I'm wrong. But when I take my zoloft and sometimes xanax I am calm and don't fight.
I even admit if I'm wrong!
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I have only been doing that some lately. I'm usually a conflict avoidance person.

I have 2 things that will make me like this. 1) Extreme high pain days. Ya, I'm bitchy. Better off to just stay away from people, I don't even like myself. I feel like I want to break things. These are the days theat the pain meds just aren't touching the pain and I feel like I'm going to lose my mind. 2) If I forget to take my hormone replacement. I'm 43 and menopausal. This is a little more subtle. Other people notice it before I do. LOL My hubby says I'm a different person. Therefore, I try my best not to forget. Hugs

I'm wondering how long ago it was that your docs took away your meds. If it's been less than a month, I would think this would be the reason for your recent irritability. Your body gets used to stuff and it's hard to transition sometimes.

But, you take lyrica? How long have you been taking it? At what dose?

You might take another gander at Pfizer's list of side effects and beware. Lyrica can make you suicidal - seriously. I wouldn't have believed it myself until it happened to me. This is why I strongly recommend against Lyrica.

Lyrica can cause severe mood swings. It has a black box warning.

When I am In Pain, My Tolerances for ANY other Stimuli goes pretty Much to ZERO...Noise, Lights, Smell, TOUCH..

This is Also a Phaze of the Grieving Process...Grieving and wanting your Old Life back..can make ya kinda Pissy.

Give urself some time...when Feeling Snippy try to just stay a bit Quieter, make your Apologies...No Excuses..Just an I am Sorry, and try to Not take Anyones head off at the Shoulders...Perhaps ur Needing just some Quiet Self time.

I'm with DakotaRose on this one. I was in pain most of last winter and it really does wear on your mind. Be aware, make those closest to you aware, be kind and forgiving to yourself. The rest will work out.

But unduki has a valid point too. Did they wean you off your antidepressants slowly? Whether they did or not, your body will need time to adjust.

Hang in there!

Boy I need to let my husband read this post, so that he knows its just not me who is snappy and bitchy,theres alot of us out here.I had a hysterectomy in 2008,took everything but my ovaries and I swear I still go through psm even though I have no period. is this possible? I have all the signs, tender breast,bloating,snappy,bithcy,fight about everything,its going on 2 weeks and I am srarting to fill human again. If anyone has any info on this,please message me.I'm looking for answers I don't want to be this way but its like I can't help it!!I'm on 2 antdepressantss 4 xanax a day and pain meds.If I didn't have my xanax I probably would strangle my husband(poor Guy)

I don't want to just assume your issue is being caused by your drugs. With F, there's this pain thing. You put it off and keep on with your stressful activities, because this is how we survive - in our mindset.

So, the pain-that-never-goes-away builds until you snap. Everyone has their breaking point and with F, you have to constantly re-access your capacity. It's so easy to overdo because we want to still be the person we used to be.

Stress reduction is the key here - and maybe some supplements or drugs to help you get it started.

Start by lowering your capacity level in your mind. Clear off your calendar, or your responsibilities, by 25% and go from there, more or less.

Begin some kind of relaxation therapy. Check out Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, etc... Start slow, but start. Take 10 minutes out of your morning, afternoon and evening to shut down and reboot yourself.

For that background pain, I use Boswellia made from the plant's resin. No side effects, no drug interactions - but it's not for pregnant women. This greatly reduces this kind of pain for me.

I'm unable to take anti-d's, anti-seizure meds or opiates but I've found that medical marijuana has all but eliminated my pain, my anxiety attacks and the horrible, horrible muscle spasms that had become constant throughout my upper torso.

Do your best to think happy thoughts and add smile therapy to your daily routine.

http://www.universal-tao.com/article/the_inner_smile.html

I read that about 50% of us fibro sufferers also suffer from I.E.I. Idiopathic Environmental Intolerences, sometimes sitting in a certain room too long will make me crabby cuz of the lights (I get a pressure kind of headache) its the same thing with noise, especially when I'm trying to do somthing or concentrate. I get snappy with the kids when they interupt me watching my weekly tv shows or a movie, have to hit pause or mute n pull my brain out of its current activity to focus n listen to what they have to say, when this happens over n over I get snappier n snappier, and I hate listening to everyone else in my house complain!! I try to keep mine to a minimum even though I'm in constant discomfort, so thats another thing that makes me snappy, I'm sure its different for all of us, see if you can pinpoint what irritates you and try to avoid it or talk to the person with the offending behaivior.

thanks everyone for the reply... to start off i have been taken off the anti- depressants with a one week tapper.. so i think that may have something to do with it........also everyone around me is so use to me doing everything and they just dont know how to adjust... it is really causing a burden and i just dont know how to make them understand family and friends included...... i have always been the one who everyone leans on when they need something and people cant see i need the hand right now.. so it makes me feel like i am being selfish and then i try to do to much then the pain comes then i am bitchy u all know the vicious cycle.. i do have to say i do have a great doc i called him because i was feeling this way and he called me right back the same day and gave me some ideas to try and he said if it dosent work then we will try something different he even went through my whole med profile andd looked for med interactions with me on the phone so what a blessing

Glad you have a good Dr. I have felt just like you do many times. Some poor people end up with an earful because I'm just busting at the seams. Man I can be a nasty bitch. Horrible. Feel like crawling into my shell and hiding under a rock. Don't even like myslef. Wish I didn't have to deal with anything. I hear ya !

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this part of fibro it really stinks. I have lost too many relationships because I can't control my mouth when this type of flare hits me. It is so hard to explain to others or even myself. It is just the way my brain functions at times. At times like this I feel I am right in the argument and I just will not let it go.

I have finally reached some of my family. I have to tell them "You really do not want to talk to me today." I too would rather not be around myself during these anger flares. I hate how I think and how I can't get out of the hate everything thinking.

I'm glad others have found a way out of this anger but I have not. Decades of severe unrelenting pain and exhaustion have changed me. I have found one thing that I can do about the anger. I type an e-mail saying everything I want to say. Then I e-mail it to myself with the subject Do I really want to say this to whoever or whatever I am angry about at the time. I have never decided to send it on. I just end deleting it the next day. So I do get it off of my chest without hurting others.

I no longer blame myself for this symptom of fibro just as I am not to blame for any of the other symptoms. I do the best I can everyday. I just try to remember that no matter how badly I feel right now I will not always feel this way. No it doesn't go away but it changes, I am not a bitch on wheels everyday. It comes and goes.

The only power I have over fibro is to adjust my life and accept that I am sick whether anyone else understands or not.

I am glad that it is not just me, I have been having the same problem the past year or so. I get really irritable and many times I am aware I am like this so I conscientiously try to not say anything to anyone.

But there are times that something happens, and I know I am in the right....my mouth takes over and in a very short time I have said things that are hurtful and damaging. When this scenario happens, usually the situation is over before I even know I am irritable.

I am so lucky to have a wife that is able to see humor in bad situations, she says I am PMSing on those days. She is understanding of this, as well as is possible for anyone that has never had anything like this (Fibro symptoms). That doesn't mean she doesn't defend herself when I am on the attack, she does. It means she accepts my apologies later and is able to joke about it once the emotions are past. If I didn't apologize when I am wrong, I am sure it would damage our relationship.

I have noticed that my irritability is much worse with the more ultram I take. There is no doubt of that in my mind. There is also no real option to solve this either that I see. My doctor will not prescribe anything else for the pain, and some days I am in a "I don't care about anything" mood due to pain, so I take ultram and it does help with the pain. It is a horrible viscious cycle and I hate it.