Naomi Watts opens up about memory loss after learning she is higher risk for Alzheimer’s

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a chapter titled “Tell Me Again”, the Mulholland Drive star revealed her reaction to learning that she is at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s after entering early menopause. “The news for people like me, who went into early menopause, is dramatic, according to Mosconi: ‘If you enter menopause before the age of 45, that in and of itself is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s,’” Watts wrote. For those of us in early menopause, says hormone therapy could be one way to lower that risk.” In the book, the actor recalled several times that she had been affected by memory loss, including when she missed a flight on the way to the Golden Globes in Los Angeles. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free She added: “I’m no stranger to the confusion caused by memory loss.” open image in gallery On another occasion, during a dinner with TV showrunner Ryan Murphy, with whom she worked on last year’s Feud: Capote vs The Swans, Watts said that she forgot the name of Lena Dunham’s show Too Much.