Bad Mood

7 months out without  any complications, down  a bunch of weight, wearing XL shirts, but I am always pissed off. I tend to have no tolerence for anything or anybody, I have become very impatient. Anyone else dealt with this post op, and if so what did you do?

I take Xanax, so there's always chemical help if you it gets too bad.

Always pissed at everything? I found that I'm much less tolerant of people now, too. I think it comes from years of being the happy-fat-guy who had to please everyone to be liked. Now I'm not, and there are very few people's opinions that matter to me. People say I'm much more opinionated than I used to be...I used to not have an opinion. I'm ok with confrontation now.

I don't know if that applies to what you're experiencing, though.

Couple of possibilities, I think. First, what carrtje says is worth considering. We lose more than pounds, so our defenses change. Also, I believe that fat loss increases testosterone production and than can increase feelings of energy and aggression. Try burning off the energy with more exercise. If that's not enough, as has been suggested, meds may help. Don't be discouraged. We go through lots of biochemical, social and psychological changes. Good luck.

man that's me all the way. i even challanged a guy to fight yesterday. my g/f told me she would leave me if i ever did that again. i mean it takes heaven and earth to get me to that point but this guy pushed my button, game on. i was never like that before. she says all i do is ***** and have nothing nice to say about anyone anymore. used to be when people called me an ********he would defend me and say, he can't help it! now she agrees. hormones i guess. i feel like i've turned into nancy reagan in drag. thin, cruel and heartless. i workout when i get overwhelmed. someone mentioned that, it does work. i really need an attitude adjustment though so watching the posts here for info as well. frontal labatomy maybe?

Biochemical changes happen with this. I'm taking Zoloft, and when I don't, your self-description is identical to my mood. Seretonin is vital to clear thinking, even emotions, etc. A chemical imbalance in this area can be treated with a Seretonin-reuptake inhibitor (slows down the rate your brain removes Seretonin from itself, thus prolonging the effectiveness). Worth checking out.

I haven't experienced this yet, and hope I don't.  In fact, I was pissed off all the time before when I was 366 lbs.,  and always felt and looked like **** Now that the pounds are coming off, I feel better physically as well as mentally.  I feel like I am regaining control of my life and my ability to live it - not just exist, which is exactly what I was hoping the WLS would help me do.   I do feel my self esteem is getting better as the pounds melt away and I just can't wait to get all the excess weight off and sometimes get a little impatient. I hope your Doc can prescribe something for you my friend. You have done great with the weight loss so far.  Life is too damn short to be pissed off all the time. Life is to be lived and enjoyed while we can!  Good luck!

You could be experiencing the beginnings of the post-op blues ..   which can get very serious very quickly ..  I'm going to re-post here something that was posted earlier on the topic on the DS forum ... 

I need to make an appointment for an annual physical and I will see what the Doc has to say. I really feel good about all of my accomplishments, but I do not like the attitude that I now have. I was really relieved to find out that I am not the only "A" Hole in the bunch.  Paul

I'm kinda hoping I do become a bigger asshole as I go along. One thing that has held me back professionally has been complacency. My younger brother and I used to be very similar in temperament when we were younger. Now he's one of the bigger ******** I know and he makes about $300k per year.