Perimenopause & Hormones
Oestrogen falls, dopamine follows, and everything you used to manage stops working.
Why ADHD gets harder after 40, what hormones are actually doing to your brain, and how to raise it with a GP. Written for women who were coping fine until suddenly they were not.
ADHD and Your Menstrual Cycle: Why Some Weeks You Cope and Some You Can't
Your ADHD isn't the same every week - it moves with your hormones across your cycle. Here's the month-long pattern behind the good weeks and the ones where everything falls apart, in plain English.
Read the answer →ADHD and Hormones: Why Your Symptoms Rise, Fall and Get Worse After 40
Your ADHD isn't the same every day it moves with your hormones. Here's the oestrogen and dopamine link almost no one explains, why perimenopause makes it worse, and what helps.
Read the answer →Why Did Everything Fall Apart In My 40s?
You used to cope then your 40s made everything harder. Word-finding, overwhelm, memory slips. Here's why it happens (ADHD + perimenopause) and what helps.
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