Change my diet or need meds?

[mom22girls]

Right before I get my period, I become Mommy Dearest. While it certainly upsets my older two girls, it makes my 2 year old sleep terribly. This compounds my bad behavior. And what's weird/terrible is that part of me is screaming "stop - walk away" while the other is screaming at the kids. I know what is going on, but physically have a hard time making myself stop. Any input appreciated!!!!

[KatWrangler]

My old OB put me on BC (didn't need it because my tubes are tied) just because I was like this. My hormones were way out of whack. I had 3 kids in a short amount of time and nursing almost non stop between DD1 and DD2 (I had stopped pumping 3 months prior to getting pregnant with DD1. So my hormones were up and down.