Just watched a programme on itv the truth about menopause.
I cried all the way through it, not sure why. Think it was hearing women talk about it and admit to having problems.
I was so pleased to watch this tonight. I think I am experiencing the on set of the menopause and watching this confirmed some of my symptoms. I am currently an emotional wreck and need some hints and tips on how I'm going to get through this. My manager had a conversation with me today about taking some time off work to sort myself out. I'm beside myself!
Hi Maisie, I watch it too, but they did not talk about the horrid symptoms we go through just hotflashes....that's not good it des not help.
Hi Kerry. Yes the programme was so good. My husband watched it too and I feel better knowing that he realises it's not me imagining my feelings.
This forum is amazing and has helped me so much. There is always someone experiencing the same symptom as you and can offer support and sympathy. No matter how silly the symptom seems.
What is your worst symptom at the moment?
They did discuss dry skin and hair and fatigue and black despair, mood swings, and the 'change', never being the same. There was positivity too, one lady said she felt she blossomed after menopause.
It's a big subject, too much to cover in half an hour, but at least more people should be aware now x
Hi Kerry,
what channel and time was the programme on?
sounds worth watching!
this forum is great!
I watched it too and yes it was woth watching BUT they didn't discuss many of the horrid symptoms a lot of us have, aching joints, gastric issues, nausea, there are over 66 symptoms and most of them were ignored as usual. Not that impressive, more detail and more severe symptoms discussion would have been more helpful.
I think the programme was mainly aimed at how menopause is dealt with in the workplace. It was trying to show how debilitating it can be and more sympathy and understanding is required.
Agree , but it was meant to be the truth about the menopause and I think half an hour wasn't long enough, maybe two hours more realistic ! Never enough time given to women !
The Tonight show is also fluff TV. Poorly researched topics and never covered in any depth. And yes, this was glossed over because it's a female problem.
Ditto.
It was good to watch this last night. I totally empathised with Michelle Heaton as I had a hysterectomy almost ten years ago when I was 40 & have never felt the same, her description of some days black cloud and some days sunshine was perfect although most days for the past twelve months have been black clouds to the point that I now struggle every day to get out of bed, im getting worse not better 😩
The programme is only 20 minutes long, 25 at most. I think it was a good starting point and I'm sure it will encourage more to talk about menopause and admit they are suffering.
Yes I too thought that was a good description by Michelle.
So sorry you are feeling bad. I hope you will find some tips for coping and getting through menopause on this forum. We all suffer differently but we are here for each other. It helps to talk about it.
I think it was hearing other women saying they don't feel good enough anymore, self doubt, low self esteem, shame at not coping that got to me.
The insomnia and fatigue don't help x
I agree Masie it was very good. My husband was eating his tea watching it. I'm so glad he watched it. He now knows that it is real. I know it didn't cover everything but that would take hours! It's a start and I bet it made a lot of ladies feel relieved.
Women have been going through menopause since year dot. By 2016 if the Tonight programme (shoddy, scrappy throwaway 'journalism' was a starting point we should be throughly ashamed that we have only managed to get this far. Show like this p*ss me off. They don't bring about awareness of any great depth. Dedicating twenty five minutes to such an in depth and complex topic could make employers even less sympathetic to women, not more so. It's the equivalent of running an article about menopause in the sun newspaper.
I got moderated because I used the P word!
Forgot to to copy my response before sending so I can't be bothered to type it all out and actually remember it all.
Basically, women have been going through menopause since year dot, and if we have come to this programme as a starting point in 2016 we should be ashamed and angry about it. Dedicating 25 minutes to such an in depth and complex subject is exactly what has been happening to women since the year dot. We're not important, and we don't deserve the air time. It may make employers even less sympathetic, not more so. When they don't cover the real issues that we have to deal with it's like they don't exist because they were not covered on this dumb programme. They may as well have written the article for The Sun newspaper because it took that much 'research' and 'journalism' to write it.
i understand it touched you, but the bigger picture is using fluff TV to report a serious subject often hurts the subject, not enhance it.
What do you think the answer is then. If it had been an indepth detailed documentary I think the only people who would watch would have been women like us who already know.
Sorry if I sounded confrontational then, I didn't mean to. I'm enjoying our friendly discussion, it's good to hear other view points.