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How menopause and hormones impact ADHD symptoms in women | Sorry, I Missed This
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If your ADHD symptoms seem to have leveled up out of nowhere, you’re not losing it. Hormones play a much bigger role in ADHD than most of us understand, especially during perimenopause and menopause.
Today, we’re chatting with licensed counselor Mandi Dixon about why focus, memory, sleep, and emotional regulation can suddenly fall apart in your 40s. We also dig into why ADHD meds may stop working the way you’re used to — and what actually helps when carefully built systems stop cooperating.
For more on this topic:
- Listen: ADHD and hormones
- Read: A guide to hormones and ADHD
- Read: ADHD and periods
- Explore: The Menopause Society
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