Dr. Yath Ramesh

So mum herself was going through a difficult time.

So mum was in her 50s and she was experiencing a recurrence of problems that she used to have in her 20s.

Again, inattention based.

But more recently, she was also having short term memory problems as well.

And when we unpick things from mum, it wasn't just a case of diagnosing ADHD.

It was also recognizing that she was going through the menopause and the impact that ADHD and the menopause can have on each other in terms of symptoms.

So with mum, what she actually benefited from, I mean, she had a choice of what to do, but she'd lived life up until that point without ADHD medication.

So she decided to try hormone replacement therapy.

And it worked wonders for her.

But the insight into her diagnosis also helped her too.

Usually that's where the story ends.

But in this case, during mum's assessment process, so my original patient's grandma helped mum with the diagnostic assessment.

And grandma identified with a lot of the symptoms, not just of inattention, but also of hyperactivity as well.

A lot of people in a later stage of life don't necessarily pursue an ADHD assessment, even if they know that information.

But interestingly, grandma was actually already under mental health services.

She had a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder and she was seeking treatment.

She was trying medication after medication.

Nothing was working for her.

And she also had a small stroke a couple of years ago and was riddled with health anxiety since then.

So, we went through the assessment process with grandma, we had to get lots of background information in order to confirm the diagnosis.