https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/my-husband-is-not-well/m-p/9168#M1616 <P>My husband suffers from depression. He has huge mood swings that turn him into another person. I have difficulties negotiating these moods and need some advice. He is so verbally aggressive and says some disturbing things at times.</P> <P>I am going to make an appointment with his doctor so I can let him know exactly how things are. I think his medication atm is out of kilter.</P> <P>Does depression involve aggression?</P> <P>Many thanks in advance</P> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:41:00 GMT Claire1289 2021-06-23T09:41:00Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/my-husband-is-not-well/m-p/9168#M1616 <P>My husband suffers from depression. He has huge mood swings that turn him into another person. I have difficulties negotiating these moods and need some advice. He is so verbally aggressive and says some disturbing things at times.</P> <P>I am going to make an appointment with his doctor so I can let him know exactly how things are. I think his medication atm is out of kilter.</P> <P>Does depression involve aggression?</P> <P>Many thanks in advance</P> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:41:00 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/my-husband-is-not-well/m-p/9168#M1616 Claire1289 2021-06-23T09:41:00Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/my-husband-is-not-well/m-p/9169#M1617 <P>hi and welcome to the forms.</P> <P>to answer your question ... It can. (More later...!)</P> <P>It sounds as though you have to walk on eggshells around the home so that you don't have to deal with mood swing. </P> <P>Does your husband have any idea about his mood swings?</P> <P>By the way, this is not a justification, but one of the symptoms of haemochromatosis (I have it) are mood swings, irritability and depression. I typically "suffer" from the last two, though did have mood swings when it was at its worst. From an irritability perspective, if something stressful happens at work, I may (not too often) may lash out at something someone says. </P> <P>People tend to assoc. depression with sadness but it can come out in different ways such as anger or as you see in aggression. It is more of a link than one causes the other. Doing a google search for "depression and aggression" or "depression and anger" will give you links to pages you can read.</P> <P>If your husband is able to chat with his GP about the medication that would be helpful. It can sometimes be hard to find the right medication to use. I hope you come back and let us know how things are going? </P> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:26:57 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/my-husband-is-not-well/m-p/9169#M1617 smallwolf 2021-06-23T11:26:57Z