depression after surgery

i had never had a major surgery before until i have vsg on 10/15/15. and this week has been horrible. all i do is cry, and get irritable , curse and holler at my loved ones. i feel completely out of control. i did not do research about this happenign after surgery b/c well, i didnt know it existed. i also recently just got an iud. so im not sure at this point if its that starting to work or if its the sugery. my grandma says its from surgery she remembers it happenign when she had her knee replacement done. it just stinks that i didnt know it could happen or would happen. adn why didnt my dr. warn me of this ? i jut feel out of control and i dont like that feeling !!!

We store estrogen in our fat cells.  When we lose weight, rapidly, we release that estrogen into the blood stream causing some pretty wild mood swings.  It levels off as you get closer to goal.  Completely normal.

I think the term is called hormone dumping. It's just what Rocky said about it being released with the loss of fat. It sucks, but it'll pass. If you find it to be too much see your Dr, or try working with a therapist/support group. So often we focus on the physical part of the process, we forget about the mental part. Both are important, the mental, maybe even more so.

What rocky said. Ride this out as best you can. This too will pass.

As others have said it is common and will pass. Lots of people are depressed after the anesthesia as well. Discuss this with your Dr who may prescribe something or refer you to a therapist. Hope you soon feel better and can enjoy your weight loss.

I was the same way. Part of it was my reaction to the pain meds, but even when I'd stopped them, I just had a hair trigger. My mom flew out for 3 weeks to help my husband and me out after our surgeries, and I snapped at her all the time, then felt terrible about it because she gave up her own life and spent her own money just to come help us. It settled down after a few months, but I was also seeing a really good therapist.

im 8 weeks out adn it just started about 2 weeks ago . or well i just noticed it about that time. i have a short trigger i roll my eyes a lot and get attitude really quick. like im a teen all over again. my bf and i are arguing a lot.

OMG, the angst I went through after surgery! Hormone dump or whatever! Not to worry, love, just part of the blessed process. All a person can do is ride through it, but trust me, what you are going through is what a person goes through. Hang in with the ride!