Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder, 61, gives health update after condition ‘left him unable to speak or leave the house’
Shawn Ryder has given fans a health update after the male menopause left him ‘unable to speak or leave the house’.
The “Happy Mondays” star, 61, said hormone replacement therapy has changed his life after admitting he had “tried all the drugs”.
Sean, who starred on I’m A Celeb South Africa this year, now uses testosterone gel to boost his libido and energy.
He admitted that the condition made him “miserable” and missing just one morning of his daily medication routine made him “absolutely mental”.
In an interview with THey Sunhe said: “I was tired all the time, I hardly bothered to leave the house.
Health update: Shawn Ryder gives fans health update after male menopause ‘can’t talk or leave the house’
Opening: The Happy Monday star, 61, said hormone replacement therapy changed his life after admitting he had ‘tried all the drugs’
“My libido was gone and I was miserable. A routine blood test showed that my testosterone levels were at zero.’
The charismatic singer previously opened up about his hellish past after losing his teeth after overusing crack, cocaine, ecstasy and heroin.
He famously coughed up £25,000 to hide a smile that revealed years of partying.
After years of his wild child lifestyle, Sean left his days behind hedonism for hiking and swimming with your kids.
He has now been drug and alcohol free for 16 years and hasn’t smoked a cigarette for eight, having had his first at just 10 years old.
Sean also spoke about the huge debt he has been in for more than a decade after being ordered to pay £150,000 to his former management firm.
After 14 years of taking the supplements, the father-of-six from Manchester found he couldn’t leave the house without his medication.
“I forgot to put my testosterone gel on, and as any woman who has gone through menopause will know, if you forget your stuff, you go completely mental,” he added.
“If I don’t have my testosterone gel, I can’t talk.” I can’t leave the house, I can’t make eye contact.’
Male menopause, as in women, is a term used to describe the period in an adult man’s life when hormone levels crash, causing symptoms that are self-defeating or downright debilitating – including erectile dysfunction, depression, anxiety and rapid weight gain.
Male menopause, which doctors admit is a bit of a misnomer, is medically known as andropause.
Unlike menopause experienced by women, andropause is marked by a more gradual change.
As well as taking hormone supplements for male menopause, Sean revealed earlier this year that he used the controversial weight-loss injection Ozempiz to lose two stone.
The injection is used for type two diabetes, but Sean, who has an underactive thyroid and alopecia, used the injection to suppress his appetite for obesity.
His weight dropped from 16 stone to 14 with a stomach injection and he claimed that this rapid tear would allow him to return to his favorite hobby of cycling.
However, he added that others who rely on it should seek “professional help.”