Husband diagnosed with meningioma: Can it cause mood changes?

I was diagnosed with a meninoma in July 2025. I had been loosing the vision in my right eye. The placement of my tumor made it so they had to go through my nose to remove it. While I had some issues, a hematoma in the donar sight for my graft, meningitis, and getting the graft to seal, they were able to remove the vast majority of my tumor. Since the surgery, my eye sight returned, my sense of smell and taste returned. At my last mri there hasn’t been any tumor regrowth. The recovery was a slow process and it took over six months to return to normal. My wife was super supportive and so far I am as good as new. After the surgery while on lots of medications, my wife said I was talking “bubbles” but my personality and moods are the same as before. If there has been a change it has been for the better, I went through the wringer and thought I might die, now there isn’t much to top that and I have found things out of my control are easier to deal with.

@rodger7476
Great news about the return of the eyesight, taste and smell
I am asking about behavioral and mood changes before diagnosis and removal.

I did not have any mood or behavioral changes but it could be where the tumor was located. Mine was I. The optic nerve channel.

@hdagostino
Hello,
I had symptoms that were similar to dementia. The tumor was located in the frontal lobe and was probably growing for years. The symptoms only became noticeable a few months before diagnosis and treatment. Looking back I think I was more cranky and moody during those few months. All better now after it was removed.

A friend of my daughter...the friend's dad was an ophthalmologist. He had an abrupt personality change. Became quick to anger and irritable. His wife was thinking of divorcing him. Then, somehow, he had an MRI and a meningioma was found in his frontal lobe. It was surgically removed and he went back to being his old self. I'm pretty sure it is meningioma's located in the frontal lobe that are most likely to affect personality. But, they are easier to deal with than those in the sphenoid wing so that's a good thing.

@mkoch
Thank you for sharing.

Hi there. I’m sorry to hear about your husband’s diagnosis. I don’t remember noticing mood swings and personality changes at the time, but looking back, before my tumor was removed I think I recall feeling more annoyed with my husband than usual. The interesting thing was that right after my tumor was removed, I instantly felt softer around him and it was like falling in love all over again. Maybe it was the way he supported me through recovery, or maybe the tumor was affecting me more than I realized. We don’t really know the reason but we both noticed a positive change after the surgery. Hope that helps.

@hdagostino

I had a meningioma which was removed almost 10 years ago. Because meningiomas affect the brain, it’s likely the personality can be altered. And it’s also likely that knowing something is wrong, getting a brain tumor diagnosis and waiting for the surgery can affect one’s disposition.
Best wishes as you go forward.