Linda Robson says struggle with menopause turned her into a monster – Metro

Linda Robson said the menopause turned her into a madwoman (Picture: ITV)

Linda Robson spoke honestly about her experiences with the menopause admitting it made her unbearable to live with.

The actress, 63, said on Thursdays Loose Women that she ended up with a low libido and began to shout at her children.

The menopause is when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally. Symptoms can include hot flushes, vaginal dryness, difficulty sleeping or low mood.

According to the NHS, the severity of the symptoms people going through menopause will experience will vary, and symptoms often begin months or years before the menstruation stops altogether. This is known as perimenopause.

Lindas life was transformed for the better when she was on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help relieve the symptoms, but stopped when her sister was battling cancer, which led to her feeling even worse.

She told panelists Charlene White, Brenda Edwards and Nadia Sawalha: I knew I was going through the menopause because my sister went through it at 38 and I started getting all the symptoms, hot sweats, and no one can understand what a hot sweat is until youve had one.

You think its like a flash but its not. It actually goes through your whole body. It goes up through your back, over your head, all your make-ups gone.

She went on: Ive always had quite a high libido and all of a sudden I had no libido and I turned into a mad woman. I was shouting at the kids all the time, at my husband and everything.

So I decided to try the HRT and it just changed my life. But then my sister got breast cancer so me and my other sister came off of HRT. Its the worst Ive ever been.

Nadia interjected: I think that was the beginning of you going downhill.

Linda agreed: I was always quite happy, breezy, and all of a sudden I was a monster. The kids were going to me, Mum youve gotta go back on HRT and as soon as I went back on it my life changed again. My libidos through the roof!

Typically menopause comes on between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age being 51.

Nadia urged people to speak to someone if any of their discussion resonated with them.

Loose Women airs weekdays from 12.30pm on ITV.

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