Perimenopause and menopause have long been taboo topics, but lately, more women are talking about the life-changing changes that have surprised many.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow recently opened up about the “roller coaster” she uses to make others feel less alone.
Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up About Her Perimenopause Journey
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Paltrow, 51, is happy that the topic of menopause is now more openly discussed, and not as quiet as her mother’s generation.
“I’m glad that there’s a big change in the culture and that women are talking about this now,” she told PEOPLE. “Because in my mother’s generation it wasn’t like that at all.”
Paltrow says she is currently in the midst of perimenopause, which is the pre-menopausal transition that can last for years and causes a range of symptoms from hot flashes to insomnia to mood swings.
“I’m really in perimenopause, so it’s quite difficult and my best advice is that every woman really needs to figure out what’s right for her,” she says. “For me, I’m really trying to focus on having a well-functioning gut and liver so that these excess hormones can be flushed out of the body and cause less symptoms.”
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Gwyneth Paltrow says she was 45 when she first started noticing things changing, but because menopause isn’t discussed openly, many women don’t always realize that it’s perimenopause that causes new symptoms.
“I just thought it was so weird that there was nowhere I could go to understand if everything I was going through was normal,” she said. “Now I get my period every 18 days, or whatever comes.”
The Goop founder feels that if we can continue to talk about menopause openly, it can help many women understand that what is happening to them is normal and natural.
“There are so many great options available, whether it’s HRT or different supplements, but I’m glad everyone is talking about it because it used to be full of shame and it’s just another chapter for us,” Paltrow explained. “There is nothing to hide. I think it’s great, and I’m really happy that there’s a community now, and that these great startups are emerging. There are all these platforms that are being created to help women through it.”
Gabrielle Union Recently Shared Her Story
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Actress Gabrielle Union, 51, also recently shared her perimenopause struggles in hopes of helping other women navigate the process and feel less alone.
During a recent appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Union opened up about what she’s been up to since she was 37 years old.
“All this stuff, it’s like, nobody talks about it. They’d rather say you’re crazy, or you’re bitter or you’re a B,” Union said. “And you’re like, I’m human and something’s going on, and we all need to be very aware of that and be compassionate with ourselves.”
Barrymore then shared some of her journey.
“You just go through an emotional roller coaster, and you don’t know what’s going on and there’s no clue there to help you understand it,” she said. “So you just do whatever you can to calm down so you’ll be better for yourself and the people around you.”
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As for Union, she has experienced a variety of symptoms since finding out she was in perimenopause.
“It’s hot flashes, night sweats that can happen at any time of the day, brain fog, mood swings, constant sadness, anxiety that feels more like fear, hair loss, and then random weight gain,” she told PEOPLE. “That’s when it really made me happy.”
Union recently teamed up with Clearblue to help promote its Menopause Stage Indicator, a urine test paired with a health-tracking app on your phone that can help give women an idea of what stage of menopause they’re going through.
“I love that through the app, you can’t just track when your period comes, you can document when you have symptoms, the severity of those symptoms, exactly what happened. So when you’re at the doctor’s office, you have all the information that can tell the doctor everything you’re experiencing in one place,” he said.
“Anything that can help women stand up for themselves in a time where it’s usually shrouded in secrecy and so taboo and no one wants to talk about it, I’ll do my best to make sure women have resources and options and can learn new ways to stand up for themselves their own.”
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