Carol Vorderman

Aiming to raise awareness of different symptoms women experience during menopause, the segment wanted to help women open up about their own methods to manage it ...

"This developed into a deep depression, and I mean, a deep depression. "I started feeling anxious, even about what sort of trousers I was going to wear, was I going to have a tea or a coffee? Carol Vorderman has opened up about the "deep depression" she felt during the early stages of menopause, and the "suicidal" thoughts that came along with it.

The 61-year-old appeared on Wednesday's edition of This Morning to detail her experience, admitting she felt 'suicidal at times'.

Shamed: Chatting to Doctor Philippa Kaye, Carol took the opportunity to open up about her own traumatic experience, detailing: 'I'm nearly 62, I've been through all of this. Chatting to Doctor Philippa Kaye, Carol took the opportunity to open up about her own traumatic experience, detailing: 'I'm nearly 62, I've been through all of this. 'I thought I’d do anything for this feeling to stop, but I just cant sort it', she admitted. She continued: 'That developed into a deep depression, I felt suicidal at times. 'Well I started in my early 50's, I didn't have night sweats or flushes or anything. I started feeling anxious, I've never felt anxious in my life.

CAROL VORDERMAN has opened up about her struggles with menopause, explaining at time she felt suicidal.

"I thought I'd do anything for this feeling to stop, but I just can't sort it. Jodie Poole said: "Menopause bus for the win! I have run companies and do all sorts of different things, but I started feeling anxious. Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman was in Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon for the last leg of the This Morning menopause awareness tour. Carol has been very open about her battle with menopause in the past and revealed she felt a "blackness" when she would wake up in the morning. "Even about what trousers I was going to wear or if I was going to have a tea or a coffee, that developed into a deep depression.

Carol Vorderman has admitted she felt 'suicidal at times' during menopause after falling into 'deep depression' during an episode of This Morning.

What ‘saved’ the TV presenter was by keeping a diary on her phone of dates she was experiencing her periods. With the aim of the initiative to get women to open up about their symptoms and methods of management to experts on board the vehicle, Carol shared her own difficult experience of experiencing ‘depression’ during menopause. Carol, 61, appeared on This Morning as a guest on the programme’s ‘Menopause Bus’ on Wednesday morning as it stopped off in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.

The star spoke movingly about her experience with the menopause in Cardiff. She said: "Bore dar. Good morning, I'm home in Wales here in our capital city. "I ...

I started on a bespoke HRT and within 48 hours - literally within two days - I felt back to normal." I started feeling anxious - I'd never felt anxious in my life. She said: "I started in my early 50s.

Carol Vorderman revealed the menopause left her in a deep depression which made her feel suicidal, in a heartbreaking interview.

She said: "This developed into a deep depression, and I mean, a deep depression. Carol took the opportunity to share her own difficult experience - she explained that she began getting signs of menopause in her early 50s, but not "traditional" symptoms associated such as night sweats. The TV star appeared on ITV This Morning live from Welsh capital Cardiff as a guest on the programme’s "Menopause Bus" segment.

The former Countdown star travelled to Cardiff yesterday to board This Morning's Menopause Bus.

Simples. All the b****cks spoken about women trying to shame them, is just societal rules of old and it all belongs in the past. This came as ITV became one of the first companies to appoint a Menopause Mentor, an employee who offers support and advice to staff members who are struggling to cope with the symptoms of menopause "I've never even had anxiety in my life before other than for a specific reason (bullying or harassment). BUT this was in the years when women were meant to shut up and stay silent. The University of Cambridge alumna added: "I was right. Taking to Instagram last night, Carol posted a photo of herself at the Menopause Bus, and reflected on her own battle with symptoms of menopause. "Such an important thing the show and all the charities are doing. When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year. Love reading the latest showbiz news? If you're going through the menopausal years you merely have a hormonal imbalance which can be remedied. You're not going crazy you are not worthless. Carol Vorderman has shared the impact that menopause had on her, including the way it affected her mental health. Promoted Stories