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[Postmeno3]

I don't know about you, but it really bugs me when "celebrities" declare they have no problems with menopause and that much of the claims about its challenges are "myths"! I don't think this helps the cause at all and they're possibly all with top consultants, paying vast sums for whatever it takes to have zero symptoms. Hmmmm.......

[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

The celebrities I have listened to are Meg Matthews who said her anxiety was so bad she couldn't leave the house for months and  Lorraine Kelly who said that patches stopped her sweats etc but then she became very low mentally and thought she was suffering from depression. Her doctor told her to increase  her HRT and she recovered.
Other stories are from Carol Vorderman who said she was suicidal before HRT and even Louise Newson talks about her emotional as well as physical symptoms.  They all go on to talk about how HRT has resolved their problems but I wonder if that part is entirely true!

I think it admirable that more celebs are talking about the menopause in general and their struggles in particular but I agree that they are paying for the best care and may be having other help as well.  Of course what we need is for all women to have access to good quality care while going through the menopause not just the wealthy and well connected.

Take care ladies.

K.

[Postmeno3]

Yes, I agree. It's that they bang on about the wonders of systemic HRT which is postmenopausally large frowned on and denied in the NHS and we have to go through hoops to get to a specialist. It's great these ladies are highlighting their challenges and raising awareness as a result, but it seems largely based in perhaps privilege and the naivete that can come with that?