{"id":15931,"date":"2021-11-12T13:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/?p=15931"},"modified":"2021-11-12T15:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:32:31","slug":"15931","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/?p=15931","title":{"rendered":"Bereaved husband urges men to look for menopause symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\"><b>A bereaved husband has urged men to recognise signs of mental health symptoms linked to the menopause.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">Linda Salmon, 56, took her own life last April after her anxiety worsened during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">Her husband David said he had not realised the menopause could cause suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr Salmon, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, told the BBC: &#8220;The physical side of symptoms you might see, but the mental ones are hidden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av-embeds\/uk-england-leeds-59208883\/vpid\/p0b3sl9s\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">He said a feature aired on the BBC&#8217;s Look North programme after his wife&#8217;s death led him to realise how the menopause could affect mental health.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/di-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1592 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/di-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/di-thumb.jpg 311w, https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/di-thumb-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Diane Danzebrink, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-leeds-59208883.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quoted in the BBC&#8217;s news coverage<\/a>, said it was &#8220;no coincidence&#8221; that figures published by the Samaritans showed the highest rate of suicide among women was between the ages of 45 to 54.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The vast majority of women will be peri-menopausal by the age of 45, the average age of menopause is 51.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s become absolutely clear to those who work and campaign and advocate in this area that this is simply not a coincidence.&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Salmon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15932 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Salmon-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Salmon-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/menopausesupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Salmon.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mr Salmon said he now wanted to help other partners and families spot symptoms so he can prevent others from suffering as he has.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We need to talk about it and make people aware. It&#8217;s the mental side of it, not just the physical side,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;If you are in a similar situation, I would say help your wife, hold her hand, get her through it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-19j92fr e57qer20\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"bbc-bm53ic e1cc2ql70\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;You don&#8217;t want to be where I am today, nobody needs to do that.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-leeds-59208883.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a> on the BBC news site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is also coverage of this story on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10195061\/Widower-wife-killed-urges-husbands-spot-suicidal-thoughts-linked-menopause.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bereaved husband has urged men to recognise signs of mental health symptoms linked to the menopause. 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