I was a victim of menopause. That's the only way I can describe it. I could not understand why my body, after producing five healthy kids, had suddenly turned on me and was ruining my life with embarrassing and humiliating symptoms.

Hot flashes and night sweats were occurring constantly. I was always too hot. I had to dress in layers I could quickly remove whenever the heat got unbearable. I could not tolerate the summer heat.

I'd always been emotionally stable. Suddenly I was bursting into tears in public and, when I wasn't crying, I was telling someone off. My mental health, formerly so steady, seemed to have fallen apart. I worried that I was going insane.

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