Chapter 1: Who is Dr. Louise Newson and what makes her a menopause specialist?
Chapter 2: How do hormones influence ADHD traits in women?
We see so many women who are neurodivergent and get worse during perimenopause and menopause. And a lot of people like hyperfixate. They get quite obsessive. They can ruminate. They can worry. They can think a lot more. And the reason I'm so confident that a lot of it's related to hormones is because I see people improve.
You know, I don't do anything else to them other than rebalance their hormones. And they're like, wow, I feel like my brain's been freed.
Dr. Louise Newsome is an award-winning physician. Sunday Times bestselling author and leading menopause specialist. Today, she speaks about her one mission. Spreading awareness of women's ADHD. Hormones and the negative impact they can have on menopause and perimenopause.
Menopause, many people think, is just a few flushes and sweats. Actually, the main symptoms affecting people during menopause, but also perimenopause, when levels are really fluctuating and changing, are symptoms affecting the brain. So a lot of people find they have brain fog, they have
poor memory reduced concentration irritability i have poor sleep they get these symptoms and then their period comes and they feel fine again and then the second half of their cycle they find it harder to concentrate harder to do things and if they've got adhd they often find that their symptoms worsen we find that when women have the right dose of hormones especially testosterone actually then a lot of their adhd symptoms really improve
A woman gets a diagnosis of ADHD and they're reading they need to exercise more to combat the executive function challenges. You're saying they should consider other options first. And what might those be?
Often, if I think symptoms are related to hormones, then I'll always...
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