I have these periods of total non-stop crying  . I’m feeling very low and crying most days, mostly without knowing why!?!?

I tried HRT for a while. I’m still having (irregular) periods and my hormones are all over the place.

I have a description for myself: "A middle-age, hypothyroid, perimenopausal, metabolically-challenged angry female." I cry one minute and want to kick something the next. I have since discovered that ditching grains from the diet, and eating lots of fats (esp. meat fat, butter) helps - gives the adrenals what they need for calmness and hormone production as my ovaries wind down.

The mood effects of perimenopause are horrendous.