It’s More Than Hot Flashes

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ADDitude Magazine conducted a reader survey recently about the effects of perimenopause and menopause on ADHD women. This article is an overview of the feedback they received and shines a light on the all too common and often disheartening experiences of ADHD women, myself included.

NOTE: If you're not at this point in your life journey yet, READ, gather information, and prepare: "A whopping 94 percent said yes—their ADHD symptoms grew more severe during perimenopause and menopause."

There are things you can do to improve symptoms, because ADHD is not JUST genetic, it is also environmental and impacted by lifestyle and underlying health conditions. Here are the things I teach my clients:

✔ Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

✔ Get your hormones in balance (stress hormones, too).

✔ Get checked for underlying health conditions like thyroid and auto-immune diseases.

✔ Eat well, get carb cravings under control, and maintain healthy insulin levels.

✔ Exercise.

✔ Prioritize sleep.

✔ Start a mindfulness practice.

Here are some additional articles published by ADDitude Magazine on women with ADHD and the intersection of hormonal fluctuations across all phases of the female reproductive lifecycle.

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