Maria Bello Tried Ozempic, Botox and More to Combat Menopause Before Learning to 'Accept My Newly Emerging Self'

Mar. 15, 2025

Maria Bello.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

​​Maria Bellois opening up about finally accepting her transition to menopause.

On Monday, the actress, 56, returned to Instagram after two years — calling the social media hiatus a “(meno)PAUSE” — and detailed how she tried numerous ways to combat the side effects of menopause.

“I went through the first half of menopause during Covid and tried everything to keep it at bay,” she wrote. “I took bio-identical hormones (and still do), dieted harder and faster but still managed to gain 15 pounds, triedOzempicfor a week but gave up after the constant nausea and vomiting, got rid of the waddle on my neck, tried Botox, fillers and lasers, face creams, cellulite machines, face threads, teeth straightening and more.”

“I did copious amounts of therapy, including micro-dosing psilocybin, left Hollywood and all social media and at the end of it all finally moved to Paris,” she continued. “That was October of 2021.”

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“I hope these posts will help anyone crossing over to the ‘second half of life’ and inspire them not to avoid menopause but to embrace it,” she ended. “So here we go!#mariasmenopause#menopause#secondhalfoflife#thepause.”

“So good to have you back and even better to get me through the second part of my life. Looking forward to everything you have to share with us,” one follower wrote.

Another added, “Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Can’t wait to hear all about it!!! I’m in the middle of it too! 😫.”

source: people.com