
Originally Posted by
sundial
I feel a rage coming on and my husband heads for the hills. I hate it. I wish I didn't have those feelings and I know it's because of the (lack of) hormones. I'm on an estrogen patch and I'm fine--most of the time. But other times....

If it's any comfort to you, that part faded away for me after a year or two. And the hot flashes got much milder.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks