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Laura Wright has been a General Hospital fan fave for two decades, recently devoted viewers have noticed something a little off with Carly Corinthos.
If you thought that the actress seemed different on GH, you are absolutely right and Laura Wright is ready to open up about her recent health struggles. Here’s what the Carly Corinthos actress had to say.
In a recent interview with Woman’s World, Laura Wright revealed that she has been struggling with menopause for a couple years now. Laura’s menopause symptoms were so severe that she actually was having trouble filming scenes for Carly Corinthos on General Hospital.
Laura Wright Talks Menopause Struggles On General Hospital Set
Menopause effects every woman differently. In some cases the symptoms and hot flashes can be much more severe than in others.
The General Hospital star admitted that the panic attacks caused by her hot flashes were so severe that she ran off the ABC soap set while shooting and ended up not leaving her bedroom for two days.
GH – Actress On The Mend
In fact, things got so bad that she told her longtime boyfriend Wes Ramsey (ex-Peter) that it was no surprise that women in the 50s and 60s became alcoholics because “you just want to drink and escape from how horrible you feel!” She urged others to be their own advocates and revealed, in the end, what helped her…
Like many, she found relief through hormone replacement therapy. Though Wright was estrogen-dominant, and wasn’t able to take estrogen directly, such as via a patch, she takes progesterone and testosterone, which converts estrogen in the body.
She’s done hiding what she’s gone through and advised women not only to find a mid-life medical specialist but to also follow Tamsen Fadal, who wrote How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life and Feel Even Better than Before.
Laura Wright seems to be on the mend now and has undergone surgery and is taking hormone replacements.
Now that she has gotten her health issues under control, she wants to use her soap opera fanbase to spread awareness about menopause and advocate for other women her age going through the same struggles.
Did you notice any of Laura’s symptoms on General Hospital while she was playing Carly Corinthos? Let us know down below and keep checking Celebrating The Soaps for daily GH spoilers and news.
