The trend for seeking advice on supplements and prescriptions from social media groups is becoming so damaging that some healthcare professionals are warning patients about the dangers, finds Hannah Fearn
she was amazed by the wealth of knowledge in social media groups on the subject. Whatever question she asked, other women, who had experienced exactly the same thing, had an answer for her.
Mangala Holland started taking supplements on the advice of menopause groups online were actually low thyroid and without having a blood test you can’t tell. It’s dangerous that people with no medical training are diagnosing people they haven’t met.
‘I have had unqualified advice telling me to try everything from HRT to crystals and celery juice,’ says Mangala Holland on supplements and prescriptions through online groups, often free of charge at first, is becoming so damaging that some healthcare professionals are now having to warn all their patients about exploitation occurring online.
It’s no surprise that these groups and their “experts” are proving popular when women are crying out for support but are getting so little help through the NHS. A survey carried out for the menopause conference Pause Live found that 70 percent of midlife women polled had a bad experience when trying to get support from their GP.
Dr Barton is worried that women are being exploited by those who have spotted a gap in the care they are receiving. “People are recognising the menopause pound. It’s a multi-million dollar industry and there are people who want to benefit from that,” she says. “They’re not regulated and there are people out there selling and marketing specifically to this potentially vulnerable group of women. They have potentially faced a closed door from the medical establishment and been preyed upon.
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