yeah, from confidence to mood swings to brain fog. adele now combines running this pub in kent with helping other women through a lifestage that she found challenging. i felt like i'd completely lost myself, and at the time ijust didn't know what it was. sorry. no, not at all. it was menopause. and this is why i do what i do �*cause ijust didn't want another woman...to look in the mirror and lose themselves like i did. adele says hormone replacement therapy helped her. it's free on the nhs in scotland, wales and northern ireland but has to be paid for in england. adele's patches cost £9.35 a time on the nhs, but other women can face a double charge if their treatment contains two hormones. in the house of commons, a labour mp who's been a leading campaigner on menopause has pushed for change.