ADHD Menopause & Hormone Therapy for Women

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In this episode I chat with ADHD coach Elizabeth Brink about ADHD menopause and hormone therapy for women. Elizabeth discovered she had gone into early menopause after coming off birth control. Rather than planning her third child Elizabeth found herself struggling with an increase of ADHD symptoms.
Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, Elizabeth now helps other ADHD moms learn skills to manage their lives. On Monday, Elizabeth spoke on self-trust at the ADHD Women's Palooza. Catch the replay here: fn101.isrefer.com/go/womenpal... (aff)
Topics: * ADHD * menopause * perimenopause * adult ADHD * motherhood * early menopause * periods * hormones * coping skills * mental health * anxiety * depression * older moms * older parenting
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Introductions 00:00
Elizabeth's Diagnosis Story 01:56
Early Menopause Discovery 03:25
Treatment for ADHD Menopause 07:08
ADHD and Menopause Symptoms 11:59
Advice for ADHD Women 19:26
Mentioned in this episode:
Elizabeth’s links
/ adhdmamacoach
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com/
BetterHelp (aff) - betterhelp.com/adhdadulting
Mosiac Weighted Blankets (use promo code SPRING15 to save 15%) - adultingwithadhd.com/mosaic (aff)
Show edited by HK Productions

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12 июл 2024

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@jaeshasway 2 года назад

50 year old women are working too. Menopause hits anywhere from 45-55. We are still working and thriving, not even close to retirement. The drop in estrogen is why I was diagnosed with ADHD. I don’t have children so empty nesting wasn’t a factor. The common factor is estrogen loss. I was also misdiagnosed as bipolar for about 10 years but it was undiagnosed ADHD.

@le_journal_de_natalie 2 года назад

Thank you for this candid discussion. I started using estrogen a couple of weeks ago and the difference has been huge. Incidentally my ADHD diagnosis happened just as I was going through (peri)menopause and not because of it. I have not taken any ADHD medication yet. I have to say though that it seems that you are missing an important link in this presentation. Sandra Kooij who is a professor and a psychiatrist treating ADHD has several webinars on RU-vid channels, one of which is ADHD Europe. The link is that Estrogen not only functions as a dopamine like neurotransmitter in the brain but it also affects dopamine synthesis and decreases its degradation, but also up regulates dopaminergic receptors. She has some very good slides to illustrate this connection. There are also results from her smal studies showing that there is an increased prevalence of hormone related symptoms during our cycles, post partum and during (peri)menopause in women with ADHD.

@beetee6690 2 года назад

Good information 👍 I just got diagnosed 6 months ago, I'm 59, better late then never and I'm feeling better than I've ever felt on my medication. I raised 4 children divorced remarried all on a brain that struggled every day and beating myself up for not doing better like other mums were doing. I could only cope by just focusing on my babies and their needs so i couldn't work, they are beautiful well adjusted adults now and I'm a lot calmer .My psychiatrist quickly diagnosed me and knew exactly what medication to put me on because of my age .

@StampedAF 7 месяцев назад

OMG! Thank you! I am 47 and it's like a switch went off (or on) and it is terrifying when all of these symptoms pop up out of the blue. Diagnosed during covid, it is unbelievable!

@anastasiadsigns4u 2 года назад

totally my story........ dx at 58 and thinking about tweaking my HRT instead of my adderall

@AdultingWithADHD 2 года назад

I think it's definitely an under-utilized strategy and hope more doctors become more wise to it!

@user-bd4bo4tb8u Год назад

Same here! I’ve been taking the max Adderall for years, but it hasn’t been working and I’m exhausted, brain fog, have no motivation, etc.

@tiffparz8749 Год назад

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@variyasalo2581 Год назад

I took loOvral for decades, even after menopause. Thank heavens I did! I had more peri symptoms in my forties, ike increasing vag dryness; night sweats, where I'd need to change clothes and the sheets. I'm so glad you're discussing this now. Like every ADHD woman, I wish I'd have been exposed to these kind of discussions then. It's horrible feeling like you alone are dealing with these things. I luckily charted my lunar cycles with my periods. Thank you!

@divergentmind2023 2 месяца назад

i am so thankful for this talk soon to be 46 many miscarriages memory loss not listening to everything that was said when hearing giving different meaning to words mood swings no seeing the so called common sense sensitive to light and sounds and smells perimenopause started at 36 having to have notes for everything my past is blank and i can not pretend to save my life anxiety was never this bad started hormones and meds to see if i can function having young kids to chase around also i have tried diets and keto or carnivore helps my brain but i cant stick with it for a long time 😢 fasting is also helpful like if and that’s my saving strategy

@SusannMarieDye 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@TravelswithSelah 3 года назад

Outstanding interview with vital information. Thank you ladies!

@AdultingWithADHD 3 года назад

Thank YOU! :)

@OldFashionedSusie 4 дня назад

I'm so sensitive to synthetic hormonal treatment. It actually makes me depressed. I ended up seeing a medical herbalist who has helped balance hormones with herbs rather than hrt/the CP.

@user-rr3sh3yn6v 9 месяцев назад

I'm so lost. I'm 53 have ADHD on HRT and I'm a mess....I used to have a really sharp brain but not now. I think I'm really sensitive to natural progesterone. What are some of you taking? I want to stop taking oral progesterone as i think it may be making me depressed...is an IUD better for the progestin component? I don't want to live like this and I'm a single mum to a 12 year old ADHD girl.

@divergentmind2023 2 месяца назад

how are you doing? are you better? do you do any special diet? have you tried internment fasting? i have four kids, 4,7,9,11. i am 45 and my life has been getting hard to manage gradually since my 36, these last two years accelerated in a lot the memory loss and anxiety, i know many of us face it alone because as adhd it is hard for me to make friends as i have been fixated in taking care of my family you are not alone this phase will pass and we will find ways to cope sending you love ❤ ps i take amberen advanced menopause relief and every other day opill and i use premarin cream, it took the edge off as i reduced carbs to lettuce, berries, i do high fats and protein, when i cheat and eat processed foods takes me days to recover from the mental fog. i added vitmain d and snake juice, i also take 30mg adderall generic and started taking brakc and green teas as coffee makes me sick. i added agua kefir and other fermented foods and after 8 years gaining weight i started to lose and low dose progesterone from the pill helps me to sleep, as i had insomnia my whole life. i walk daily and count steps. i hope it helps.