Dr. Louise Newson

neuro hormone as well and a lot of people might have had a hysterectomy their womb removed or they might have a marina coil and be told they don't need progesterone you know whereas actually a lot of people when they take natural progesterone they sleep better their way they think is a lot calmer they're a lot less anxious and i'm sure that has a quite positive effect on women with adhd as well

neuro hormone as well and a lot of people might have had a hysterectomy their womb removed or they might have a marina coil and be told they don't need progesterone you know whereas actually a lot of people when they take natural progesterone they sleep better their way they think is a lot calmer they're a lot less anxious and i'm sure that has a quite positive effect on women with adhd as well

They take a really good history, work out what's going on, but treat the underlying cause and then see what's left. So I wouldn't rush and diagnose ADHD. in somebody who was having hormonal changes. And I'm not saying all hormonal changes will cause ADHD, but they'll often cause symptoms suggestive of ADHD or worse than it.

They take a really good history, work out what's going on, but treat the underlying cause and then see what's left. So I wouldn't rush and diagnose ADHD. in somebody who was having hormonal changes. And I'm not saying all hormonal changes will cause ADHD, but they'll often cause symptoms suggestive of ADHD or worse than it.

And so it's a lot more natural to have the replacement hormones that are fluctuating and causing these changes in the brain rather than giving another drug, if you see what I mean. And it's so many women that just don't join the dots because often if you look at the definition of menopause, it's a year since the last period. Like it's it's a rubbish diagnosis.

And so it's a lot more natural to have the replacement hormones that are fluctuating and causing these changes in the brain rather than giving another drug, if you see what I mean. And it's so many women that just don't join the dots because often if you look at the definition of menopause, it's a year since the last period. Like it's it's a rubbish diagnosis.

Like why does someone decide it has to be a year after someone's last period? It's just stupid, actually. But actually, when we think about what it is, it means the hormone levels are low and they stay low.

Like why does someone decide it has to be a year after someone's last period? It's just stupid, actually. But actually, when we think about what it is, it means the hormone levels are low and they stay low.

But like I've said, this perimenopause, this time before when hormones are really fluctuating, this chaos in our brain can often trigger a myriad of symptoms that will often be misdiagnosed as ADHD. And that's, I think, so awful because women are suffering and without thinking about what are the hormonal shifts, is there anything I can do to replace those hormones?

But like I've said, this perimenopause, this time before when hormones are really fluctuating, this chaos in our brain can often trigger a myriad of symptoms that will often be misdiagnosed as ADHD. And that's, I think, so awful because women are suffering and without thinking about what are the hormonal shifts, is there anything I can do to replace those hormones?

And that's what's so important, I think, for women to get that knowledge so that if they're being made or given a diagnosis or referred to someone, you can say, well, actually... Could I think about having hormones first? Could I consider having those hormones?

And that's what's so important, I think, for women to get that knowledge so that if they're being made or given a diagnosis or referred to someone, you can say, well, actually... Could I think about having hormones first? Could I consider having those hormones?

And it's often multi-pronged, like nothing or very little in medicine is just one cause and effect other than, you know, if I cut my hand, I put a plaster on, it's one cut, fine. But when it's the hormones, they have an effect on everything else as well. They have an effect on other hormones in the body, but also the way that we function.

And it's often multi-pronged, like nothing or very little in medicine is just one cause and effect other than, you know, if I cut my hand, I put a plaster on, it's one cut, fine. But when it's the hormones, they have an effect on everything else as well. They have an effect on other hormones in the body, but also the way that we function.

So many people who are perimenopausal are not sleeping well. They're feeling more tired. They've got low energy. They've got muscle and joint pains, so they don't want to exercise. So it's not just the hormones. Their lifestyle's changed as well. So looking at all of those things together... And then seeing what's left is so much more important than rushing to make a diagnosis.

So many people who are perimenopausal are not sleeping well. They're feeling more tired. They've got low energy. They've got muscle and joint pains, so they don't want to exercise. So it's not just the hormones. Their lifestyle's changed as well. So looking at all of those things together... And then seeing what's left is so much more important than rushing to make a diagnosis.

And it's very interesting, actually. I'm on a WhatsApp group with some ADHD specialists across the world. So there's a great specialist in Darwin, Australia. There's a gynecologist, would you believe, who specializes in ADHD in Sweden. And then loads of GPs. And it's so interesting, the chat, because we're all seeing similar patients. We're all seeing similar effects.

And it's very interesting, actually. I'm on a WhatsApp group with some ADHD specialists across the world. So there's a great specialist in Darwin, Australia. There's a gynecologist, would you believe, who specializes in ADHD in Sweden. And then loads of GPs. And it's so interesting, the chat, because we're all seeing similar patients. We're all seeing similar effects.

Even the gynecologist in Sweden, she's saying the biggest effect is with testosterone when it's added to HRT. But I can't talk about it because the gynecologists don't want to believe it. And the psychiatrist in Darwin is being really converted. It's great. I love converting other doctors. And he's just going, yeah, this all makes sense. Why didn't I think about this before?

Even the gynecologist in Sweden, she's saying the biggest effect is with testosterone when it's added to HRT. But I can't talk about it because the gynecologists don't want to believe it. And the psychiatrist in Darwin is being really converted. It's great. I love converting other doctors. And he's just going, yeah, this all makes sense. Why didn't I think about this before?