The presenter, 53, appeared in a one-off special Davina McCall, Sex, Myths and Menopause exploring the hidden struggles millions of women go through due to the menopause.
Share It felt like I was chasing youth. The idea back when it started happening to me was somehow you re going against the natural way of life, against the natural path you should just go through it, be strong and battle on through.
However, Davina has learned not to feel ashamed about taking HRT, and on Thursday she shared a video showing fans how she takes the medicine.
Reaction: Davina (pictured showing fans hormone replacement therapy) explained that she was told ageing is a bit unsavoury , but she chose to ignore the comment
Struggle: Discussing taking HRT, she went on: I lied to friends and told them I wasn t on HRT. I was so ashamed of being on HRT because it somehow felt I was doing something wrong
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She explained: ‘I thought I was going mad. I even thought I was possibly getting some sort of early-onset dementia. The menopause didn’t even cross my mind because I was young - 44 - so I battled on for a year. I didn’t know who to talk to, where to go. I was getting night sweats, and what was horrible is that I’m a recovering addict and it took me back to being sick and trying to recover from addiction. Then I couldn’t read the autocue. It began affecting my vision because of lack of sleep I couldn’t see or read.
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