Perimenopause support
Hearing someone breathe shouldn't make you this angry
The rage comes fast, over something small, and it doesn't feel like you. For many women it shows up years before a single hot flash, so nobody connects it to perimenopause.
Sound familiar?
- Someone leaves a box on the counter, and your heart is pounding before you know why.
- You snap at the people you love most, then feel awful for hours.
- Chewing, breathing, a certain tone of voice. Small sounds feel unbearable.
- You've always been the calm one. Now you give yourself time-outs.
- The anger comes out of nowhere and leaves just as fast. The guilt stays.
- You forget a word halfway through an argument, which only makes it worse.
- You've asked yourself: who is this person?
Why the fuse got shorter
For up to 70% of women in perimenopause, irritability is the main mood change. Researchers have seen it in women across many countries and cultures.
Source: Born L, et al. A new, female-specific irritability rating scale. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 2008.
Rage is one of the most common changes in perimenopause, and one of the least talked about. Many women notice it before their periods change at all. So it gets blamed on stress, work or the people around them.
Estrogen and progesterone both affect the brain chemicals that keep your mood steady. Progesterone has a calming effect, and it often starts to drop first. These hormones don't fall smoothly. They rise and fall from week to week, and your patience can follow them.
Poor sleep makes it worse. After a few nights of waking at 3am, anyone's fuse gets shorter. That's why the rage and the wake-ups so often arrive together. Read about the 3am wake-ups.
What helps: keep a simple note of your bad days to see if they follow a pattern. Protect your sleep. Go easy on alcohol. Step away before you answer. And tell the people close to you what's going on, so they don't take it personally.
An important line. If your anger feels out of control, frightens you or the people around you, or comes with thoughts of hurting yourself or anyone else, please talk to a doctor now. Hormone therapy and other treatments help many women with exactly this. Botanicals are support for the ordinary ups and downs of this transition, nothing more.*
What's in the capsule
Chasteberry Fruit Extract
50 mg
Traditionally used to support cycle balance*
Red Clover Extract
400 mg
A source of plant isoflavones*
Black Cohosh Root
160 mg
Traditionally used during the menopausal transition*
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Perimell is a dietary supplement, not a medicine. Consult a physician before use, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication. Contains soy; capsule contains bovine gelatin.