I used to be one of the most patient people. I could put up with anything and keep my tongue. Now since my transplant my tolerance levels have diminished. I find myself becoming frustrated, angry even, at things I’d have let just wash over me before. Maybe it’s just me getting older.
Has anyone else experienced this or should I just start an angry old mans club?
Hi, if you are taking steroids it could be roid rage?? Its more likely to be drug related than your actual personality changing. Check the side effects of the drugs you're taking and see if any mention that sort of thing. I once had a trial of steroids and they made me very on edge and shaky, not a nice feeling.
I hope you return to yourself, as you come across as a really lovely person, I'm sure your friends and family wouldn't want to loose that relaxed, calmness you have.
Wishing you good health,
Take care
X
Hi identity75, how are you, well I hope , I just wanted to say I’m 3 year post transplant and I went through similar feelings, reacting to situations that I would normally have walked away from, rudeness, poor service etc, more so in the first year, not so much now, I also got quite emotional at times for very little reason, I think the transplant journey is a strange one sometimes , take care 🌸🌼
Hiya identity x hmmm curious but I thought I had no tolerance levels anymore at beginning of this year and was as you said very angry at the smallest things ... Don't get me wrong I usually tell people what's on my mind but I can adapt to the situation and a person but it's the truth, but it was different .... I realised I wasn't coping with everything I had been through and went to my GP who referred me to a psychologist ... Best thing I have done I am a lot more laid back again and getting back to my "normal" self 😊
Something to consider as you haven't had it easy since transplant
Very interesting post. Chalk me up to being like that too. I can become stressed frustrated and unable to deal with more than one thing at a time. Pre-transplant, l could eat stress for breakfast, but then l started to suffer with HE and l put it down to this. Now post transplant, l put this down to being permanent brain damage caused by HE. Although the drugs maybe a factor.
I think a post-transplant study would be welcoming, as this does appear to be a common factor, the exact cause of which remains unknown.
Please sign me up for the grumpy old gits club though.
I was terrible with mood swings and losing my temper over trivial things. Looking back, I'm surprised my wife stuck with me. The medication eg: steroids were the main culprit. But also I was suffering with anaemia and diabetes. Mention it to your consultant or GP. Could also be due to lack of certain Vitamins
I am having this issue! I am stage 4, non transplant. They call the liver the seat of anger. Its so true. I hate it. I may start grumpy old ladies club!
Hi there. My first thought was were you having to take steroids. There can be alot of side effects with them including mental health. The last time I had them I had high anxiety, was so jumpy I thought I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. My adult children could see I wasn't myself and thought I was going loopy (more loopy). I don't want to go all physco babble on you but another thought is, having been through this milestone, that you can now reflect more on everything that's happened. It's massive, I think it would knock anyone's head off kilter. You hear of all the reports about people who feel they have personality or food taste changes after transplants. It's doesn't seem logical but people do say that. I can't fathom that one out. It's hard wanting to just feel yourself again and not quite being able to but I'm sure you'll get there with time. Hope you're going ok coralsun
I would argue with anything, I had such a short fuse it was ridiculous. I have since stopped all the prednisolone and have calmed down a lot, I think back to what would be normal for me, I’m still grumpy, but that’s because the world is full of morons!
I was raked by 60mg of Pred because I had a problem post transplant with my eyes. I was a f nightmare in it? I was rude, don’t hold back. Awful experience. I was tapered off of them Alf after around a fortnight I was good again.
A short update about my transplant last week late night 
Therapy session (trying to make sense of it)
How long can you live after liver transplant? 
HE or hepatic encolopathy 
