ADHD And Estrogen (Hormonal Impact on ADHD Symptoms)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- ADHD and estrogen. What is the hormonal impact on our ADHD symptoms? In this video I'm sharing some information about the role that oestrogen plays on our dopamine levels and the times in our lives that this can impact us.
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An answer!!! I'm sitting here and crying tears of joy & pain S it's my moon time right now. I'll be 34 next month. ASD & ADHD/OCD LOVE YA
I knew that my hormones were the issue that affected so much of my life. I'm now in my 50's and a lot of my problems have leveled out. It's about time that doctors are actually addressing this. My generation just fell through the cracks!
It's not just your generation sadly. Girls and Women are being let down by the medical community still
@@palomawoma I think medicine is actually worse than it used to be in a lot of ways. The technology is improving; but, the general level of care isn't nearly as complete. I'm sorry it's still happening! Is seems like things are improving for women; but, we still always seem to be left with the short end of the stick!❤
@@LEO91968 Definite improvement, but still a long way to go. My gynecologist straight out told me the hormonal impact on women wasn't studied as it was too complicated, so they just stopped at men.
Hormones play a massive role in the entirety of a womens life, it amazes me they've got away with it this long! Thankfully I see more studies are being done, but getting funding is always an issue.
At least I've got menopause to look forward to😁
@@palomawoma Menopause doesn't seem to be as bad as P.M.S. Lol! It's different for everyone, though! Everything you say is sad, but true!!!❤
@@LEO91968 That's what my mum tells me. Fingers crossed! ❤
So while estrogen is at its lowest right before and right at the beginning of menstruation, it also falls dramatically right after ovulation. Which I just put together is why I could not leave the house today and was barely able to make myself food 😬 Taking it easy today ✌🏽💕
Oh. My. Word. I'm not only post-menopause, but also I take an oestrogen inhibitor because the breat cancer I had 5 years ago was an oestrogen positive type (i.e. the cancer cells fed on oestrogen to make them grow). So my oestrogen levels are way, way down... And, guess what? I have the same struggles I had when I was young and before my periods stabilised. Light bulb moment!
Thank you for so much valuable information! You are saving my life. I’m 50 and just discovered I have ADHD & ASD. I believe that menopause is also particularly hard on us.
Through my own personal love of research, and terrible health issues, I discovered (without the help of any of my doctors) that I have an estrogen-related problem and I do present most ADHD symptoms (and respond well to Adderall due to on-going fatigue). The last 3-4 months of my cycles have been emotionally unbearable and I have ovarian cysts (some growing quite large, requiring ER visits).
I felt I may be estrogen-dominant but after this video, maybe it fluctuates too low at times and too high at others. Any way, thanks for sharing. I plan to tell my doctor I need a hormone screening to see where I'm at. I also have an upcoming ultra sound to check on the cyst issue.
I feel so useless and unproductive like everyone else can actively (and happily) participate in their own lives but I just have to sit back, struggle immensely to do simple daily tasks, and watch people go after their dreams while I yearn to simply be productive, ambitious, and accomplish my own. (I'm not jealous of them, I just wish I were energetically normal and healthy like others seem to be.)
Thanks again for the share. It's nice to know I'm not some useless freak who is lazy and lacking ambition, lbs! Hope you are doing well.
Neurodivergent therapist? I didn’t even know this was a thing! I’m recently diagnosed as autistic. I’m finding the services in my local area extremely limited. So knowing there’s ND therapists out there is such an insight! Thank you.
@G G thank you.
Yup! I just recently found out while reading a book for neurodivergent women. I searched for “neurodiversity-focused therapy” and was lucky to find a group of therapists in my area. Best thing I’ve done for myself since I discovered my neurodivergence.
@@jessatlife that’s really good that you’ve found the services you absolutely deserve, I’m glad. I’m very new to all of this, so wish to surround myself with as much information as possible. ✨
Yeah because most are also ND... I didn't have the help I needed when I went through all of this, so instead I became an ND therapist 😁
@@zeemehmood5499 that's so incredible 😃
This explains so much! I am incredibly fatigued the week prior and during my cycle. It got so much worse after I stopped my depo shot, and I thought I was going crazy!
Wow Ive just been referred to the ADHD clinic at the age of 44!! After years of problems going way back from school days! I've been given tablets to take 2 weeks before my period for (severe PMDD) this has rung alarm bells with me considering my son has ADHD and my father went to a boarding school for learning difficulties...I've always know I have ADHD. Thanks for this video ❤️
WOW EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE NOW. I’ve had AWFUL ADHD symptoms and thought it was PMDD, but maybe they’re directly correlated.. i feel so seen
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve had suicide attempts. I’m in the hospital then the next day I get my period then the next day I feel fine. I’m diagnosed ADHD (inattentive type) & deslexia. But of course no one takes me seriously
This is a very nice video to watch as a trans guy with adhd wondering what the Hell is going on. You mean I'm not just a lazy ass with monthly prioritisation issues?? Thank you so much for making this!!
I don’t think this is only linked to ADHD . I have an ASD diagnosis and I have noticed this link too. Taking the pil (estrogen) made me a total zombie though.
Very true. I also have ASD and seeing a magnificent therapist. Whenever I'm being particularly hard on myself for being extremely scatterbrained and dyspraxic she'll simply ask me: where are you in your cycle right now?
OMG!! You just made so much in my life make sense!! Thank you for making me not an inferior human!!!❤
Hi Purple Ella. I'm currently in perimenopause, 51yo and have an unrecognized nero divers awesome brain. I'm definitely dyslexic probably adhd and open to considering autism as another possible factor for me. While learning to navigate my best health I learned that Alzheimer's and menopause have a direct connection. Our amazing female brains need estrogen to properly function. Alzheimer's is usually diagnosed in elderly women but the brain literally begins shrinking long before old age if we're not informed to prevent it. I'm researching nero diversity to better protect my awesome weird brain. Thank you for all this great information you offer and everyone keep your brain healthy. 💜
I’m fairly sure there is a similar correlation between autism and oestrogen.
I have experienced this, unrealising, however now that its been pointed out it makes perfect sense ⚡️
❤ super helpful ❤
oestrogen supports dopamine production - never knew that - thank you
'I'm being impacted by my neurology'
Is there a pill for that?
Wauw, that is so helpfull! I've recently been to an endocrinologist because my emotions go crazy before and during my period. He said there was nothing wrong but I still struggle with depression, frustration and anxiety during that time. Now I understand! Thank you!
I read that prolactin (the primary lactation hormone) is a dopamine antagonist (fights dopamine, so higher prolactin means lower dopamine). I might not be understanding that right, but personally my adhd symptoms are SO much worse when I’m breastfeeding. On my 4th baby and while I enjoy nursing I’m also counting down the days till I can wean him and get my brain back.
I didnt produce milk. 😢
I had a radical hysterectomy in December 2019 as a last resort for my endometriosis, and entered surgical perimenopause.
Endometriosis feeds on estrogen so my doctor and I didn't do any add back hormones. My autism and ADHD (undiagnosed at the time) flat out BROKE on me. It was a year before we set up a neuropsychologist consult. I have anxiety depression and PTSD as well, so we thought it was just that. My communication was clear to me but not to others. Everything suddenly had a much lower threshold for a meltdown, and the meltdowns became more severe.
Prior to this, my mood was in an unprecedented high for years as I was on continuous birth control.
I get the official Dx results in less than 2 weeks.
I wish I knew I was ND before the hysterectomy, and the link between the hormones. I would've made a different choice. I'm stuck in PMS mode and can't get out.
So sorry 😞
That sounds so horrible. So sorry :(
Hey! My mom had a hysterectomy due to endometriosis as well, and she found treatment with progesterone cream very helpful! Not sure if that helps any, but I hope so! Namaste 🙏🏻
I have Autism and Bipolar and same for me.....your awesome. Sorry your struggling at times❤
Thank you for giving me another piece of the puzzle. I've been tracking my cycle for a while now and have noticed my ability to do certain things changes throughout the month, but until today hadn't thought that my ADHD symptoms may be exacerbated by my time of the month too. I've recently started taking an L-Tyrosine supplement and that seems to be helping me to get and stay motivated more easily.
Omg!!! You answered the struggles that I have been experiencing in my entire life!!! 😢😢😢
This is reassuring! I have hit that point in my cycle and before now I felt like I had great momentum for all the things I've been doing and then it felt like out of nowhere I've been hit with a ton of bricks. I get migraines so I can't have the combined pill because of the stroke/mini stroke risk. Didn't get on with the other kind either. You're right though, be kind to yourself, take the pressure off and allow yourself some leeway. That's what I'll do. Cheers Ella
Oh this is happening right now... I only discovered adhd recently (knew about autism, and pmdd) and I was on a roll to do things! Like doing very good! then... crash. Unexplained crash a week ago. It all came tumbling down. Attention, motivation, mood, executive functioning... I can't find joy in anything (I suspect pmdd depression) so it isn't helping at all.
Brought here because i am autistic and because i just took out my birth control nexplanon after it almost killed me. Not exagerating.
The last 3 months i got insomnia ( mever had a problem sleeping ever), then sever anxiety, loss of appetite and the anxiety has lasted the last 3 months. At one point i either thought i was going to get sectioned or kill myself.
Long story short, after being told my birth control had nothing to do with this i took it out in faith . Suprise suprise the anxiety has reduced by 70/80% in 3 days.
Just going to leave this here. Hope it helps someone.
girl go on bio-identical transdermal estrogen patches. Its been a game changer for me. Wowsers. I feel so much better with my patch on it gave me a new lease on life. Right now Im living in mexico and my supply of patches that i brought from Australia just ran out and cannot get the patches here so im thinking about getting a pellet put in to keep my estrogen high and stable. Estrogen enhances the positive effects of most stim ADHD meds, and Progesterone decreases basically. Unfortunately we need progesterone too. Even though its not good for ADHD its protecting our uturous from thickening if the estrogen is unopposed. I recommend the Estrodot patches in combo with Prometrium. But any regime must be followed closely by a Gyn or Doc that knows about hormones and does the right tests first. I am only 39 not in menopause but HRT has been game changer. I had severe PMDD too along with my ADHD and HRT has sorted me out. I think its safer than being on the pill as these hormones are Bio-Identical not weird analogue hormones. Im gonna go listen to the podcast now, thanks for your video !!! wishing you all the best with your health xo
Im going on zoely bcp for the same reason.
Your also so adhd meds. So how do you know whats helping and not?
@@aprilhassell1747 had been on a very low dose of dex since 17 years old. Im now 39. I added hormones. My hormones were raised, i feel better. Adding some testosterone helped too with motivation.
@@StellaM22How do you do with Zoely?
It really sucks but I can’t take Adderall a week before my period it makes everything 1000 times worse
Yep it does
It has a huge impact on my spending habits and this is really affecting my life.
What the hell woman! Perimenopausal? I thought you were 21! Don't know what your skin routine is but keep it up!
Also, thanks a lot for the video! Earlier today I requested a combined pill from my GP and you helped me reassure myself that this might be the way forward. I only just began my journey with ADHD meds. I got my period today and my meds just stopped working! So glad to understand why that is!
You can be perminopausal at any age. There’s another UA-camr that was diagnosed at 22
I experience PMDD and started the progesterone only pill many years ago which stopped my periods and the associated issues. I have recently randomly started my period and it is not stopping so I'm hoping I can change my pill to help with this!! I am terrified of the menopause as I nearly didn't survive the recent dire mood prior to coming on. I have never been so relieved to start my period as my mood shifted straight away. Thank you for sharing x
I have pmdd and I literally cannot handle it anymore I’m on Yaz back to back and now I’m still having my period it’s hell!
I should then consider estrogen rich foods when PMS-ing because it can be really one hell of an experience.. Appreciate this!! Thank you!!
PMDD and ADHD.. it's terrible, honestly. Especially when meds for neither work 🙃
Pms/adhd/cptsd/perimenapausal/=major depression and anxiety and weight gain
Really interesting to hear there is a link. Depressing/scary in relation to future eg PND or periM. But better to be aware I guess!
I suspected there was from my own experience. I've found the info on pms & pmdd in Laura Briden's book "period repair manual" especially helpful. In particular taking b6 100mg the week before period and then 50mg the rest of the month seems to really help mood. That & 5mg folic acid. Would be interesting to see about different meds doses the week before too.
I love the way you described and explained everything, I managed to get through the whole video and understood every moment! Big win for my foggy brain 😁
Oh wow that's my podcast! Thanks for sharing in the description - I'd love to have you on sometime! :-D
Every time I have my period I’m extremely irritated like furious everything annoys me so I stay away. It also seems like everyone pushes my buttons exactly when I have pms and because I don’t want to get aggressive they just provoke me till I cry
I have a question would taking puberty blockers help. On it's own. Or would it need to be accompanied by a regulated dose of hrt?
As for me, I didn't have a postpartum depression BUT my pregnancy was a total disaster. It started with suicidal thoughts and extreme mood disorder. My first and third trimesters were just awful in a sense of emotional instability and lack of focus. I was pretty sure I would commit suicide right after giving birth.
I was not diagnosed back then.
My depression started after some other events when my baby was 4 m.o. So when she approached one year old I was in an extremely dark mood and tried to hang myself. But I don't know whether it was related to hormonal levels or not. I got diagnosed then and was presripted with drugs. And I felt much better after quitting breastfeeding and starting taking antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
I’m on my period and I have been more distracted than ever today. My focus was terrible but I noticed the most innocuous things; like the clouds moving, a toothpaste smudge on the shower curtain and your Lilo and Stitch POP figurines on your shelf.
Well idk if in the uk talks about pmdd but it’s like pms but a thousand times worse! It’s causes depression, anger, anxiety to the extreme which sounds very similar to what you are speaking of . But definitely adhd can be comorid with pmdd.
Hi Ella! Thanks for this enlightening video. Being Dutch I can't help but point out: the researcher's name is dr. Sandra Kooij, and it's pronounced pretty much like the fish: Koy (but with a slightly longer 'ò' sound). Love your content and seeing my own experiences reflected in your videos.
This video is underrated 😭 thank you appreciate you so much ❤️ 😢
I have been having terrible mood swings and spotting b/w periods. Some time so much so that I have a period b/w periods. Is this normal with adderall?
First off I absolutely love you Mrs purple Ella 💜 all of you videos are helping me soo so much. I don't feel so lost and alone anymore. I Relate to this so much
Ms ?
I really want to appreciate Dr iyhere and his team of specialized medical practitioners for pulling sense together to bring up this herbal medicine that help me cure ADHD within days
It is helpful to know about this but now I'm really scared about the postnatal period of my pregnancy 😩
Hang in there, girlfriend. Sending you love. ❤
we actually need progresterone ,,before 40
No 💩… I knew at 15 my hormones where whackadoodle.
Oh yes! Hormonal micro and macro transitions!! Dopamin and Estrogen correlate and this is one reason women( girls) get diagnosed ( or have more issues with adhd symptoms and will get diagnose in or after puberty. Also PMS is well known in women with adhd
Can someone explain to me why my symptoms get BETTER once I start? Like it's supposed to continue through your period, but once I start my symptoms shift and I can function again even during the week of my period. Mentally anyway. Physically I'm dying. But mentally I finally feel better. Then I have about 12-14days before ovulation starts and I lose my mind for the rest of the month and the cycle begins anew
In your case it works just as how it's supposed to be.
PM in PMDD and PMS stands for 'pre-menstrual' which means they occur before menstruation, not at the time of your periods.
Also, this:
'According to an article by a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in ADHD, women often experience more or worsening symptoms during the last 2 weeks of their cycle as progesterone levels rise.'
Taylor Larry Lewis Laura Harris Michael
Have you looked into PMDD and lidocaine ineffective ADHD? in women it shows up as PMDD in men lidocaine is hit and miss. This is information coming out of the states. The nhs are in the dark about this and you go for years with misdiagnosis and medical neglect.
Perhaps you could research this and do a video theres nothing out there about it really
Yeh this is what I have experienced as well and found my saviour which is the progesterone only pill as it has stopped my periods and I no longer end up hospitalized every month!! Thank you for sharing this info xx
Where and what brand are you using?
@@Lady_russsellUK and cerelle
Thank you for this! So validating.
100%
Hey I don’t know if it was you or someone else that recommended a book to adhd/ASD people for “Safety Rules” in relationships since people with these disabilities are more likely to experience sexual/domestic abuse, but I can’t find the title of the book anywhere and if anyone knows it I’d love to know. I’ve been a victim more than once so I’m really interested in reading something that could help me identify when a situation is dangerous.
hey molly did you find the name of the book? because it definitely sounds like something i'd like to read too.
Thanks for a great video explaining this issue!
It's physically and emotionally painful. I have ADHD and pmdd😢
Does your EDS get worse too? I feel like my joints are way more unstable and I get more pain in the week before my period but can’t get my GP to take it seriously :-(
Yep, very good. Thank you. (Now, finding a doctor who will LISTEN!)
I fucking knew it
Those studies are pretty profound. I have suffered with PMDD and post-partum depression as well.
That was pretty much helpful I didn't know there is a link between my ADHD and estrogen level and stability
Thanks for this Vid Sweetie!!! Not enough talk on this hormonal adhd topic!😘🐿🤯🥰
PMDD and ADHD
I was just thinking about this the other day! I was wondering if it was connected to my period.
thank you so much for this video ! omg ! my world litteraly changed rn ! Definitely talking about this with my doctor !
Estrogen is linked to dopamine and cognitive function but with proper nutrition and supplementation, all gets better! Especially supporting healthy estrogen detoxification 🙏🎉
Please share what you do. ❤
Thank you for posting this! I want to listen to this podcast! I have been wondering this since I was diagnosed 4 years ago!
Do you have links for the studies? 🙂 Sounds like interesting reading!
What happens to estrogen when you stop having a period in your 50s or 60s?
Thank you for this video! Thank you so much!
So true
I didn't know I had ADHD and when I discovered I tried telling my mom she said I was being immature for my age so I kept it to myself. And I have been looking for a lasting solution since then. With the help of Dr Iyhere on youtube I have been happy recently.
If you have it one of your parents has it
Thank you for very informative video!
Excellent video!!!!. Thanks
Thank you sister ❤️
Yeah my PMS is horrendous in itself and makes my symptoms very exaggerated. I didn't realise how draining managing the roller-coaster of emotions was until I got a mirena IUD which stopped my periods all together. I wish I'd done it 15 years ago.
I'm thinking of getting the mirena. Did it help with the even more extreme adhd symptoms. I literally feel like my meds don't work a week before my period 😓
@@emilywoodham1555 it's been close to a miracle how helpful it's been for me. I was a total mess for 4 to 7 days before my period. It would then take me a week to build my mental and emotional resilience back up and I'd be all over the place that week too. So I was a mess two weeks out of every month because of my periods. Now I just very occasionally get a little breakthrough spotting and I might have a 12 hour window of feeling a bit off around that but it's manageable. I've never taken stimulant meds (long work related story) so I can't say how that would interact sorry. If it's something about the hormone changes themselves during PMS that make the meds ineffective (ie baseline ADHD not worse but meds not working) I don't know if mirena would have such a huge positive effect. For me it is that my PMS makes me feel completely out of control emotionally and kicks my adhd symptoms up to tornado of chaos level, so removing the PMS part of the puzzle via the mirena helps enormously. To give it some sense of scale of how much it helps, if my adhd symptoms are a 1 on a "normal" day and a 10 on my PMS days, now in those rare occasions of breakthrough spotting my hormones are only kicking me up to like a 3 and that only happens about every third month for a single day 🙌🏻 I'm definitely biased because of how incredibly helpful I find it, but I would encourage anyone thinking about it to give it a go.
Thanks for this 🙏🏽
dear ella thank you so much ❤️
Love this, thank you!
This is very information but you don’t say the word woman once, it’s very dehumanising.
*valuable information
This explains so much, thank you x
Thank you ❤❤❤❤
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@5:14 💛💙💖
PMDD
Fantastic thank you
thank you.. 🌸
This is so helpful.
Vielen Dank ❤
THIS is called PME.
ITS NOT JUST ADHD. ITS ANY MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. I was diagnosed with PMDD which has turned into PME. PME is called premenstrual exasperation.
If you're anything like me what she's saying right now is a continuous vicious cycle. But we have to start somewhere so let's start with taking care of ourselves and exercising and our diet. As long as you don't have any type of iron deficiency I highly recommend the Mediterranean diet. Look into it. So now that we are taking care of our body. Because I'm afraid that my condition keeps me from doing that the best that I can. So let's start to focus on that. Then let's get everything regulated. This is such a hard thing to get a handle on at least for me it is but I can't give up I think I have finally found that piece that I've been missing Hallelujah. I've been diagnosed from everything from bipolar to borderline personality disorder cptsd. And my sister has ADHD. Why I haven't been diagnosed with it yet I do not know but my dad also has ADHD. I guess it's because I'm not bouncing off the walls. And I have another preexisting mental health condition. I guess my parents Focus tomorrow on my depression growing up and more on my sister's inability to focus. And I guess I could never pay attention enough to figure it out lol
Omg smh why us she saying 'people who were born female'?
Cuz of the delusional males who think they’re women
Perhaps she’s Being politically correct as unfortunately there are males on the planet who state that they are female and are accepted by government institutions as female in spite of being born with a 🍆. 🙄
Transgender women who take hormone medication (for the balance their bodies and minds need) experience the same rise in symptoms once a month. Yes, trans women have periods but they don't menstruate. ADHD becomes VERY apparent during this time along with all the usual symptoms cisgender women experience. Science a key to the universe and it never fails to astonish me.
Thanks for using inclusive language and blowing my mind at the same time.
I can’t tell you how much I needed this rn, and thank you so much for using gender neutral/inclusive language, it makes a huge difference!!
Great content but I want to point out that you're demonstrating the link between "menstruating people" and sex/gender (estrogen) while affirming the non-existence of sex/gender. As this video succinctly highlights, it is extremely valuable to recognize the clear (hormonal) link between biological sex and the identity we associate with.
Friendly reminder that trans feminine people and trans women who are on hrt also experience hormonal fluctuations and period symptoms - apart from bleeding obviously. Wanted to say this as at the beginning you said this applied to those who menstruate, when it also can apply to those who are assigned male at birth as well xx
Yes! Of course, I'm so sorry. It honestly just hadn't occurred so thanks for taking the time to educate me.
I think you mean "assigned female at birth," not "born female."
Yes, I’m really sorry, I absolutely made a mistake there and I do understand that trans women were born women