How menopause and hormones impact ADHD symptoms in women | Sorry, I Missed This

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 https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood/adhd-and-hormones Read: A guide to hormones and ADHD https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-hormones-women Read: ADHD and periods https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-periods Explore: The Menopause Society https://menopause.org/ For a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/sorry-i-missed-this/menopause-hormones-adhd-symptoms You can also email us at [email protected]. Questions about learning and thinking differences? Get answers and expert-vetted resources by asking the AI-powered Understood Assistant: https://www.understood.org/en/assistant?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=assistant-agn-prod&utm_content=video Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at https://www.understood.org/en/donate?sc=SIMT0725YTO&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=fundraising-agn-vid-sorryimissedthis&utm_content=video For more resources, support, and excellent memes, subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/understoodorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Understood/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@understood.org Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/understoodorg/ #ADHDInWomen #MenopauseAndADHD #Perimenopause #HormonesAndMentalHealth #LateDiagnosisADHD #SorryIMissedThis