Sally Lindsay recalls horror at hair falling out during perimenopause
Sally Lindsay was left shocked and desperate for answers when her thick, blonde hair started thinning, leaving her with visible bald patches as she went through perimenopause.
Sally Lindsay's hair fell out and she was left with visible bald patches when she experienced perimenopause.
The 53-year-old actress was shocked when her thick, blonde locks started thinning, and she was desperate to understand what was happening and find a solution to manage her symptoms.
On the latest episode of 46-year-old actor Tom Price's My Mate Bought A Toaster podcast, Sally recalled: "When I started through perimenopause, it was about four years ago now, I was dead late.
"And all of a sudden my hair, which was always really, really thick, just went to nothing.
"I was like, 'Oh my God, I could see patches.' It was really bad."
Sally's pal and former Coronation Street co-star Suranne Jones, 48, pointed her in the direction of much-needed help.
She continued: "I went to two male doctors, and then my friend Suranne Jones, she said, 'You want to go to this doctor, Dr Naomi Potter,' and she biked me round HRT, literally biked me it round.
"She said, 'You’re literally two years into perimenopause and not had any help.' Because I kept asking for help. It’s a normal story, isn’t it?"
Sally, who takes different supplements to manage her symptoms, is furious about the lack of menopause awareness training among medics.
The Madame Blanc Mysteries star said: "The fact that doctors only get one hour's training in their entire thing on something that happens to 51 per cent of the population is a disgrace."
Sally credits Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for improving her life.
The Mount Pleasant alum told the new issue of Yours magazine: "If men went through the menopause, there would be a menopause doctor on every corner.
"That's what I spend money on, my private menopause doctor who I see every four months because I want to get through it and keep my marriage sane, keep me sane, keep my kids sane, and keep my job!"
Sally has been married to 61-year-old drummer Steve White since 2013, and they have 16-year-old twin sons, Victor and Louie.
The Still Open All Hours entertainer is also stepmum to his son, Curtis, and daughter, Kristabel, from a previous relationship.
