Irritability and Anger

[ann61]

I am in week 18 of triple tx (off incivek) and I find that I have become extremely irritable, easily agitated and often angry.  The smallest things set me off and when someone tries to get me to calm down I accuse them of telling me how to act or trying to repress my abililty to communicate.  I feel like I am becoming a very ugly person and am jeopardizing relationships that mean a great deal to me.  Is there anyone else out there that is or has experienced a similar feeling?  Any suggestions for dealing with this?

[Livinontheedge]

I am on my last week of incivek with only 3 days left.   However, Ive noticed big changes in my behavior, lots of irritability, and anger.    LIke Crossroad, if I suppress it, then I get depressed and it is worse for me.   There for I am constantly walking on eggshells.   I try very much not to get into any confrontations and am trying positively to approach all situations with kindness.  (Its hard)        When I have had my fill and feel like I am going to pop a cork ( as I did in a post last night)   I go to my room and bury my face in my pillow and scream in it !   OR sometimes I just cry , but usually crying leads to other feel sorry episodes for me, so I am working on getting the anger out in a Positive way.    
The good thing is it will eventually pass, I really think some of us , especially the more emotional ones have it just a little harder dealing with it.      Thanks God for AD's and Anxiety meds at this time :)     Good Look to the future ...................  

[streamline569]

I find I'm still nice to the people who are nice to me, but god help you if I'm doing business with you or don't know you and you try and take advantage of me.Of course I wanted my time on tx to be calm and stress less, I didn't work but you know the law of averages, everything more drama and stress since I have been on treatment. I feel sorry for the people who pissed me off I'm sure they think I'm bipolar or have some other mental disease but what do I care. I've been good to my real friends and they are who matter

[crossroadsec]

I'm there, but not a real anger expressive person. So I cry.
Trouble is, if I repress it like that, I don't think it's good for me mentally or physically.
I find myself wanting to "pin the blame" on someone. Then I think it thru n am glad I went to bed n cried instead.
Hep C free n Moooody! Karen:)

[Ajw78757]

I am a laid back person.

so I thought.

I start week 18 tomorrow and have noticed gradually becoming less tolerant, patient- or even close to any of those.

I have to keep myself in check- constantly.

Whatever my emotion/feeling is becoming in a situation- double the intensity- that's my current state lately.

A friend who went through TX said he started getting like this at about 4 months.

I feel your pain.

[pcds]

I remember taking my rage out on the specialty pharmacy people at Aetna.  They actually put up with me, I was brutal, it felt good.  Otherwise I really have to keep myself in check, because most people annoy me, I have no patience, and had very little even before treatment.  Is it the interferon or the riba as the main culprit?  I found antidepressants helped but I stopped them when I was an anemic mess earlier in treatment.

[flcyclist]

I'm usually very tolerant to most situations.  I was in a pissy mood today and after listening to Christmas music from the office next to mine for over an hour, I finally put an end to it.  Bah humbug. lol

It IS the interferon and you might notice some days are worse than others depending on the level of stress, shot day, how many chocolate kisses you've eaten, etc, etc.