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🚩 Red flag symptoms we see in women with ADHD that scream #perimenopause (even if your labs are ‘normal’ 👀) Hormonal transitions (puberty, postpartum, perimenopause) are high-risk windows for symptom escalation in women with ADHD. New research recently published in the Journal of European Psychiatry proves that women with ADHD are more likely to experience perimenopause symptoms earlier (with increased severity) compared to women without ADHD. This research validates trends that we have seen in our patients for years: Perimenopause hits women with ADHD harder & faster. 🫠 Hormonal fluctuations & decline during perimenopause take a massive toll on the ADHD brain. It’s important to understand that perimenopause doesn’t cause ADHD, it just exposes what hormones were compensating for. Here’s what’s happening… 👇🏻 ☑️ Dopamine & norepinephrine instability ☑️ Reduced prefrontal cortex efficiency ☑️ GABA deficiency ☑️ Increased cortisol sensitivity ☑️ Nervous system dysregulation ☑️ Loss of hormonal buffering ☑️ Sleep & circadian disruption ☑️ Reduced emotional inhibition ☑️ Decreased stress resilience ☑️ Increased sensory processing sensitivity If you have ADHD and perimenopause or menopause feels like it hit you harder than everyone else… you’re not imagining it. This is what happens when hormones, dopamine, sleep, and nervous system regulation collide. You’re not broken. 🥹🫶🏻 🩺📲 If you’re in the US, and you’re at all curious about how hormone therapy can help you find yourself again, go to the 🔗 in my bio to book a free 30 minute call with my team to learn how to get started. 🤗 Source: Smári, Unnur Jakobsdottir, et al. “Perimenopausal Symptoms in Women with and without ADHD: A Population-Based Cohort Study.” European Psychiatry, vol. 68, no. 1, 2025, article e133, doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10101. PubMed Central, PMC12538516. #hormonehealth #womenover30 #womenover40 #hormonalimbalance