Literally in tears because I feel so seen. I was always so hard on myself. Perfectionist, dreamy, spontaneous, feeling chaotic and lazy and stupid, overwhelmed and stressed every day. Two children and everyday tasks feel like its slowly suffocating me. Eating disorder, ovarian cysts, estrogen issues, anxiety. Suffering inside but quiet outside. Internally aggressive but knowing it's not appropriate to let it out. Hormones are hell. Thanks for sharing this.
Just wanted to say I agree. I had all of these behaviours over the years but definitely did try to compensate for the chaos with constant tidying and cleaning. When it was mentioned about forgiveness for ourselves for all the awkward and sometimes downright destructive behaviours, I was like; 😢 . That would be so good. Best wishes to you
Every time I watch something like this I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. It’s like someone has recorded my entire life and just told me at 52 what my problem was. 😔when I’ve been lost alone for so many years.
Oh, I can empathize. Although I was diagnosed in my early thirties, there are so many years of shame and embarrassment and disappointment and misunderstandings! The wreckage is heartbreaking. Hugs to both of you here, and anyone else who is in this "boat." At least they know so much more now and we can quit blaming ourselves for not being "normal."
I am 51 and just had a diagnosis of autism and adhd. I do not fit in anywhere and always in trouble at work and at university. I have combined adhd so inattentive and hyperactive. I could not do everything a normal mother does with 3 kids, I did my best and my kids are great they also have autism, adhd, deafness and anxiety with depression. We are always there to help each other even though we are all so different.
Not alone Susan. We are all here now. Think about historical figures that didn't have this knowledge. Give yourself some grace love. Sending love and take care.
Time stamps for ADHD folks: 0:05 - Introduction - ADHD was for a long time a male thing (why ADHD girls were missed). 2:05 - Life for women with ADHD - Most women with ADHD have combined type but more often have the inattentive type than men. 3:37 - Causes of underdiagnosis of ADHD in girls. 6:52 - Complaints/symptoms of girls & women with AD(H)D. 7:22 - What does a room looks like in a house with ADHD? 8:48 - Girls are not disruptive but may be chronically tired (as inattention takes continous mental effort, leading to exhaustion). 9:29 - Is there a relationship between ADHD and Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS)? 9:57 - What happens to girls and women with AD(H)D? 11:20 - Books on girls & women & ADHD 11:45 - Associated conditions/circumstances with ADHD (more present in women) 13:40 - ADHD medication in pregnancy 15:49 - Hormonal mood changes in women with ADHD 16:40 - Premenstrual mood problems in women with ADHD 19:08 - First study on mood & female hormones in ADHD (2016) 19:48 - Questionnaire design 20:20 - Most urgent question to science: hormonal mood changes during the lifecycle for women with ADHD 20:53 - Results of the first study (10x increased indication for PMDD for ADHD women compared to normal population, 4x increased for PPD for ADHD women, 2x increased severity of mood symptoms for (peri)menopausal women. 22:02 - Replication study 22:32 - Results replication study 23:20 - Summary of both studies 23:36 - Why has this not been researched before? 24:35 - Introduction to sex hormones interaction with ADHD 25:55 - Estrogen & Progresteron x Dopamine 26:49 - Why increased mood changes during the cycle in ADHD women? 27:34 - (neurotypical) Female hormones & ADHD symptoms across the cycle 28:09 - What can you do about it? (PMDD, PPD, and climacteric mood symptoms) 30:05 - Q&A start 30:37 - Q: Why do I crave sugar during my period? I have my eating disorder under control but not so well on those first days of my period. 31:59 - Q: Temporary increase of ADHD medication - how can a woman determine if she needs a bit increase in her medication? How can she know herself or only with her doctor? 33:32 - Q: Asides to medication, are there any other treatments or guidance? Especially for women in the field of emotional regulation? 36:30 - Q: Should I as an [ADHD treatment practitioner] always bring up hormones as a factor in therapy or the coaching process when the patient is a woman? 38:33 - Q: How can the workplace / line managers accomodate to hormonal fluctuations as reasonable adjustments? 41:42 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: ADHD + Childhood Trauma = Borderline? 45:15 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: Detection criteria, comorbidities and childhood behaviours 47:17 - Q: Is there any impact with ADHD medication, (e.g. Elvanse), and contraceptives (e.g. contraceptive patches) 48:25 - Q: Can taking supplements really help and if so, which ones? 49:30 - Q: Any connection with thyroid function conditions? (No high-thyroid functioning, but maybe low-thyroid functioning?) 52:00 - CALL FOR ACTION - Daily register your mood and ADHD symptoms for 2 months (and presumably your cycle too) to share with Dr Sandra to support her research. 53:00 - Q: Birth control - What kind of birth control methods do you recommend for women with ADHD who do not react well to estrogen? 54:30 - Q: Can contraceptives affect ADHD symptoms? 55:50 - Q: Women with ADHD and PMS on methylphenidate (MPH), would you rather increase the (MPH) dose perimentrual or add on sertraline perimenstrual? 57:20 - Q: What is a good way of keeping track of your hormones and behaviour if you forget to monitor it? 58:21 - Q: What if higher dose during one week of the month and then dropping low the rest of the month? 1:02:14 - Q: Is (?) training the only effective therapy for emotioonal dysfunction or can your therapist also apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a similar effect? 1:06:00 - Q: What can healthcare providers improve in order to be more confident when diagnosing women with ADHD? Making use of my hyperfocus on this.
I started literally pawling when they mentioned the overcompensation. I have to have everything in my environment perfect in order to focus... but of course that never happens. And I blame myself for my lack of focus because of course I should have done better to make everything perfect.
I find it very hard to admit to hormonal mood issues as many men(and women) use this to discredit or put down women's abilities. Add ADHD to the mix and it makes me just want to give up and say they are right. TBH it really cut to hear Velde call PMS "monster week" even if it was meant in jest and not to be rude. This is because it immediately made me think about all the times men have dismissed women as hyper hormonal or overly emotional and therefore less capable of rational thought etc.. ADHD, as Velde points out, causes emotional disregulation in both genders. Even though there have been studies suggesting cis men also experience hormonal fluctuation in their own bodies it is often not used to discredit them. Women are always having to blame their emotions on biology or have someone else inevitably do it. It really kills your confidence to know that you won't be taken seriously for your gender. Because I grew up a cis female I have always been extremely reluctant to tell people I have ADHD in a job setting for fear I will not be taken seriously even more than if they just see me as cis female. I have experienced gender discrimination in a job setting first hand and I know that adding a learning disability would only make things worse. I wish I could ignore the gender bias but it still happens and I wonder if other women have had this fear of admitting to ADHD for the same reasons too. This topic Prof. Dr. Sandra Kooij presents is extremely important to research and I hope it will have more studies in the future. I also hope that male hormonal fluctuation and IMS with ADHD will also be studied in the future too.
Yeah, my ex-partner really struggled coming to terms with her ADHD, and in consequence the hormonal factor. It affectively ended the relationship, and caused her a fair few problems in her places of work too. But she also wouldn't get diagnosed, or look to possible solutions, which I'd argue was probably a worse outcome overall. Very difficult and complex thing to deal with for women with ADHD.
Not only was it disheartening to hear them speak of PMS and that way but to say that adhd plus Trauma equals borderline personality disorder is horribly inaccurate. If they knew anything about this disorder they would not be saying this. You have to meet certain criteria for borderline personality disorder and just because you have mood swings does not qualify you for that.
You know, men have emotional issues as well. Mostly the fact that society has told them they aren't allowed to have them and that anyone who does express them is trustworthy. ALSO, that men cannot show vulnerability at all costs. These emotional issues in men cause a lot of relationship and societal problems too. Refusing to express or acknowledge emotions is incredibly unhealthy.
I also found them having a laugh about calling it ‘monster week’ really triggering. As a women diagnosed with PMDD many years ago and now ADHD, I have been socialised to feel shame about the way my hormones make me feel and ultimately act. The societal jokes around women and hormones add to the shame felt when experiencing this awful disorder. This laughing, joking attitude surrounding the subject is repeated during this conversation and as it continues it’s becoming more and more offensive and Sandra Koori actually seems kind of smug…?! I’ll be switching this video off after I’ve finished this comment. And before anyone assumes anything… I’m not currently in ‘monster week’
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD at 51 and post menopausal. I only wish back then it was looked into but I was neglected as a child so they had no time for me and me being so quiet they must of assumed all ok. Now I have actual understanding why I am the way I am. Treatment will commence and a road to more clarity with success are my thoughts now. Thank you for great session. Please continue with these we need them.
I was diagnosed at 54 and I was neglected as a child with no validation no emotional support and was abused. So I relate to your feelings. It's terrible. Hiwever the best way I look at it now is that j know now I understand me and I can get the help j can research. There's so many y of my friends who are older are afraid to diagnose and do not want to be assessed to avoid being labelled, yet they prefer to live in undiagnosed state and doing the things that just a vicious circle and they keep going around and round
What % of the population have ADHD? Please! Please educate doctors, psychiatrists, and especially teachers and therapists, especially the Freudians/ psychotherapists, however, they are/can be a tough and proudly ignorant crowd to get on board with neuropsychology. I have wasted sooo much time and money because my psychologists were just plain ole ignorant. All I needed was Dr Sandra Kooji. Life-long learning and curiosity is key! Thank you for all our hard work and commitment to education, ADHD Europe. Really appreciated.
Hear hear! Such true words Bree! There’s so much important work in spreading this education to be done here. This should be widespread knowledge imparted not only to medics but to girls in high schools and universities around the world and their teachers as well. Just think about how much female empowerment and prevention of suffering could be achieved by widely spreading this information amongst young females and their (biology) teachers. The effect could be mind boggling. Dr. Kooij you have strung such a vital cord and I am sorry that I can only hear it resonating now. So much time lost and wasted and yet there’s a lot of understanding and hope coming from this.
Thank you so very much for this webinar! This is such important information and I'm so glad that you shared it. I'm 52 years old and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. The influence of hormones on ADHD is huge. I understand that now, looking back at my life. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer when I was 37 years old. My reproductive organs were removed and it felt like my life was over. I have been very depressed and burned out. And no one really understood why. So please Prof. Dr. Kooij, teach the oncologists gynaecologists in Amsterdam UMC and other hospitals about this. It can save women!!
I'm disappointed that this talk focussed only on pre and peri menopausal women, leaving me at 66 trying to extrapolate the information in it for why my ADHD symptoms have increased severely in the past decade since menopause. I feel in the ADHD dialogue, older adults are dropped more often than not from the dialogue in ways like "now that they're leading quiet lives, their ADHD doesn't really matter any more".
My personal experience as a woman looking back is that sex hormones helped me to deal better with the ADHD because I had more insight in general. I have horrendous periods, and I am truly dreading menopause...
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Only recently I’ve been thinking I may have ADHD and only guessing it’s yet another hormonal side effect from menopause. Appreciate your comment.
I think I’m more bothered that science decided women and non binary people deserved to be diagnosed with a personality disorder rather than investigate ADHD and trauma in us.
When I was a child and my mom took me in for those reasons mentioned not learning not doing good in school they tested my eyes and found out I needed glasses and stopped there... Unfortunately that didn't help my ability to process the information I could just see it better
Im 48 was diagnosed just 2 weeks ago. Im grateful to understand myself better. All these traits i thought were personality defects tgat i had to overcome...ever since elementary school.
My ADHD isn't letting me sit through this whole talk right now. But I got to the bit about the PMDD/PPD/perimenopausal depression and can confirm that I got postpartum depression quite badly, and that perimenopause has been so severe in terms of mood swings and ADHD symptoms that I was only diagnosed with adult ADHD inattentive type at the age of 50-51.
Take the seminar in small chunks. Look at transcript. Do something boring while listening like folding clothe, dishes, sorting papers, online comparison shopping, pulling weeds, planting seeds, exercising on a bike or going for a walk. I have to keep myself busy...with hands, boring tasks, etc.
I just burnt all my bridges with my boss. So humiliating. I kept saying sorry because I can’t be counted on. My job is so simple. Not much is required, but with me, something is always going on. I have herniated discs, I get overwhelmed because I need to do things here at home too, I have commitments once a week, then hormonal fluctuations once a month/ pms. My adhd makes me procrastinate way too much. It makes me feel worse than I already do. I can’t even afford insurance for adhd medication. I have events coming up and I can’t stop thinking about them.
What a wonderful informative webinar! I learned a lot :) . Just a small wish for the following time: please don't show the blue running information on the downside al the time (:.... it was so distracting (: (: (: .
This webinar has been so useful and validating. Thank you so much. Currently trying to work through a confusing minefield of adhd drugs, antidepressants and various therapies after a massive burnout of the kind you mention at the start. And my PMS (maybe PMDD but i haven't totally explored that as a diagnosis) is increasingly difficult to cope with. Its good to have back up that i'm not making it up. By the way, i believe there are some studies on Vitamin B6 and pmt symptoms but i'm not a scientist so i dont know their quality.
I have ADHD, recently diagnosed. I'm 39. And I've had hypothyrodism for 11 years an PMDD for 2 years. My problem is that my body doesn't tolerare estriadol: I get panic attacks, diarreah and lose weight very fast; I'm ok for the first two weeks of estriadol, my skin get very smooth, my hair glows, and my mood gets a lot better, but the first day of the third week my body goes nuts. However, I discovered that exercise was key to me. When I do cardiovascular exercise, my pmdd gets a lot better and even dissapears sometimes. Now that I'm taking my adhd medication, I can do some exercise everyday. ❤
Incredible information! We need more knowledge in this area so thank you all for sharing your experiences and expertise on women & girls with ADHD! I’m interested to know if hormonal migraines are more prevalent in women & girls with ADHD and if there is a correlation with lower levels of estrogen.
Abused plus attention deficit does not necessarily mean borderline. That's a rather reductive take. That said, there is a lot of good information on here. I'm glad I found this.
Thanks so much for this amazing talk! Such an under discussed topic considering how relevant it is for all women. Love the idea behind this channel, can't wait to watch more!
Love this. That's my house! Chaotic. And overcompensating to keep tidy. I'm OK with the blue roll list. Feels like I'm on the go even though sitting down.
Mind-blowing! I'm 39. I always had problems with concentration and focusing. Then when my period started I got depression and eating disorders. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with BPD. But I never thought that it matched my symptoms good. I noticed that my problems where huge after ovulation. As I have a long cycle sometimes even 10 days. With suicidal thoughts and crying on the floor. Now my daughter (6) got her ADHD diagnosis and everything made sense. I just had my first Diagnostics appointment and am so so grateful to finally get to understand myself and that finally my therapist gets to take me serious when I tell him that everything is just so very draining. (I'm in Germany, ADHD in adults is not that commonly diagnosed and the few diagnostic centres are overflown).
Yet my earliest 50ties and by this time my life was hell now probably ADHD is reason for my grandiose depressia and thanks God now I am survivor of mistreating me by both health service, society and even colse one
I was diagnosed of A.D.H.D on time at an early stage of my life, and as a result I was home schooled, I wasn't happy about my condition especially when I see my siblings going to school every morning. As the years went by, I got to know about Dr Iyhere on youtube and I have tried out his sessions and drugs, I started day school last spring and it has been amazing.
I don't understand why Sandra Kooji says it is a disease, it is a neurodifference in the brain. It is similar to being born with blue hair (it is inherited genetically). Also for many women it is a problem taking Contraceptives. Personally I suffered a strong decrease of libido from constant contraceptives. I did not respond well to Estrogenbased medication. My question reguarding to this, would be is there any supplemments which could balance the hormonoal cycle without having to take a contraceptive? Is there any stragety to use if there is a huge emotional reaction when the drop accures, meaning the moment the medication wears off and every single symptom gets horribly worse. I would prefere a slow drop but sadly my side effects are horrible and I don't respond well to other medication than methylphenidat.
Time stamps for skipping for ADHD folks: 0:05 - Introduction - ADHD was for a long time a male thing (why ADHD girls were missed). 2:05 - Life for women with ADHD - Most women with ADHD have combined type but more often have the inattentive type than men. 3:37 - Causes of underdiagnosis of ADHD in girls. 6:52 - Complaints/symptoms of girls & women with AD(H)D. 7:22 - What does a room looks like in a house with ADHD? 8:48 - Girls are not disruptive but may be chronically tired (as inattention takes continous mental effort, leading to exhaustion). 9:29 - Is there a relationship between ADHD and Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS)? 9:57 - What happens to girls and women with AD(H)D? 11:20 - Books on girls & women & ADHD 11:45 - Associated conditions/circumstances with ADHD (more present in women) 13:40 - ADHD medication in pregnancy 15:49 - Hormonal mood changes in women with ADHD 16:40 - Premenstrual mood problems in women with ADHD 19:08 - First study on mood & female hormones in ADHD (2016) 19:48 - Questionnaire design 20:20 - Most urgent question to science: hormonal mood changes during the lifecycle for women with ADHD 20:53 - Results of the first study (10x increased indication for PMDD for ADHD women compared to normal population, 4x increased for PPD for ADHD women, 2x increased severity of mood symptoms for (peri)menopausal women. 22:02 - Replication study 22:32 - Results replication study 23:20 - Summary of both studies 23:36 - Why has this not been researched before? 24:35 - Introduction to sex hormones interaction with ADHD 25:55 - Estrogen & Progresteron x Dopamine 26:49 - Why increased mood changes during the cycle in ADHD women? 27:34 - (neurotypical) Female hormones & ADHD symptoms across the cycle 28:09 - What can you do about it? (PMDD, PPD, and climacteric mood symptoms) 30:05 - Q&A start 30:37 - Q: Why do I crave sugar during my period? I have my eating disorder under control but not so well on those first days of my period. 31:59 - Q: Temporary increase of ADHD medication - how can a woman determine if she needs a bit increase in her medication? How can she know herself or only with her doctor? 33:32 - Q: Asides to medication, are there any other treatments or guidance? Especially for women in the field of emotional regulation? 36:30 - Q: Should I as an [ADHD treatment practitioner] always bring up hormones as a factor in therapy or the coaching process when the patient is a woman? 38:33 - Q: How can the workplace / line managers accomodate to hormonal fluctuations as reasonable adjustments? 41:42 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: ADHD + Childhood Trauma = Borderline? 45:15 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: Detection criteria, comorbidities and childhood behaviours 47:17 - Q: Is there any impact with ADHD medication, (e.g. Elvanse), and contraceptives (e.g. contraceptive patches) 48:25 - Q: Can taking supplements really help and if so, which ones? 49:30 - Q: Any connection with thyroid function conditions? (No high-thyroid functioning, but maybe low-thyroid functioning?) 52:00 - CALL FOR ACTION - Daily register your mood and ADHD symptoms for 2 months (and presumably your cycle too) to share with Dr Sandra to support her research. 53:00 - Q: Birth control - What kind of birth control methods do you recommend for women with ADHD who do not react well to estrogen? 54:30 - Q: Can contraceptives affect ADHD symptoms? 55:50 - Q: Women with ADHD and PMS on methylphenidate (MPH), would you rather increase the (MPH) dose perimentrual or add on sertraline perimenstrual? 57:20 - Q: What is a good way of keeping track of your hormones and behaviour if you forget to monitor it? 58:21 - Q: What if higher dose during one week of the month and then dropping low the rest of the month? 1:02:14 - Q: Is (?) training the only effective therapy for emotioonal dysfunction or can your therapist also apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a similar effect? 1:06:00 - Q: What can healthcare providers improve in order to be more confident when diagnosing women with ADHD? Making use of my hyperfocus on this.
I have ADHD and PMDD. I also have found that during ovulation (my good week) I almost have no ADHD symptoms. I feel motivated and energised. Then the next week...... Don't even ask about the next week. I have been to the doctor more than 15 times in 3 years for my horrible mood change. I tried anti depressants 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. But I didn't like them at all. Other than that. No answers. No help. nothing
You might be able to try buspiron actavis low dosage like 2,5-5 mg morning and afternoon start low ( it’s for generaliserad anxiety disorder, but is also used as an antidepressant ) Also used off prescription for asd. Personally found it increased focus, more even mood and less tired because less noice in the brain) Most likely since it boosts a larger spectrum of hormones. Not habituating so ok to take over 2 weeks and not.
Not only was it disheartening to hear them speak of PMS as “monster week” but to say that adhd plus Trauma equals borderline personality disorder is horribly inaccurate. If they knew anything about this disorder they would not be saying this. You have to meet certain criteria for borderline personality disorder and just because you have mood swings does not qualify you for that.
I agree, the men can learn to use a little compassion. Not all ADHD woman with trauma are borderline. Those men resembled the old practice....like 50 years ago. "If I say it, then it Must be true!" ☝ ha
Hi as a medical personnel I tell my clients to always checkup on their family. To know if they are okay. But I didn't have enough time for mine and I didn't notice that my child had ADHD. But I am greatful to Dr Iyhere on youtube for providing a lasting treatment for him. I appreciate you sir.
This webinar was fantastic until they dismissed supplements. I’ve been studying nutrition for 28 years and have been working with people for 14 years. It will help adhd and balancing hormones tremendously. I’m waiting for the panel to speak about neurofeedback.
I'm pretty sensitive about how much Methylphenidate I can tolerate, too little and my anxiety goes through the roof, too much and I crash hard, took me a while to make the period connection, because whatever dose I picked made me feel like shit for at least 1 week a month, adjusting dosage comes with way fewer side effects than hormonal birth control and since I don't have terrible cramps or big mood swings (unless I'm really tired) it's the better option for me.
I am wondering if you could offer any advise for when the progesterone only pill (cerrelle) appears to have stopped working after being on it aprox 8 years. I recently experienced horrendous and prolonged PMDD and have been on my period now several weeks so I have an appointment to change my pill. I can only take the progesterone pill due to Bilateral PE's. I am 40 with a diagnosis of ADHD and ASD. I already take an SSRI. I am hoping a change to a different progesterone only pill will stop my periods again and thus control my symptoms! I am in the UK where it appears hormones and ADHD are very little understood. Thank you for sharing.
Due to the nature of my job I have been unable to try out alot of things, also I tend to be forgetful of things so I went to the hospital and I was asked to conduct some tests. When the doctors told me I had ADHD, and meeting Dr Iyhere after all these so called treatments, my life has been quite difficult.
I tried. It worked. Too well. 150mg is the lowest avaliable in Canada. :| It's very disheartening. All of my pain, fatigue, sensitivity to light/sound were suppressed.
I’d really like to know the prevalence of illegal amphetamine use and misuse in undiagnosed people with ADD or ADHD. Rethinking my whole 22 year recovery .
Im type 1 diabetic on insulin and from the hormone studies and being a post menopausal, would it be necessary to be on HRT to regulate the symptoms of ADHD
Hi guys I am Maverick, my adhd symptoms, move hands randomly from left to right, look at any kind of light source with the left side of my vision, always itchy, struggling to sleep and keeping a conversation with the help of Dr Iyhere I have been sleeping and I can look at the light source directly now.
LOW VITAMIN D levels are associated with the problems you guys are discussing, a quick google search will have studies and articles allllll about it. Supplementing with vitamin d will help will all of what y’all are talking about and in fact low vitamin d can be the cause of imbalanced hormones and intensified adhd symptoms as low vitamin d can cause high levels of prolactin and low levels of amh which cause the irregular swings and intensified swings in hormones.
Plz, Plz, Plz, help me. I have been diagnosed with PTSD AND ADHD. I am 72 years of age and getting worse. To open a wrapped piece of gum from its package frustrates me to no end. I used to take a hormonal natural compound. But decided because of my age I didn’t need it. But after reading information on ADHD one way to help ADHD is by using hormonal medication. The Pycharist put me on Zoloft for depression and relaxation. But it upset my stomach and had diarrhea. Please if you have any other suggestions I am desperate.
Yea. I got diarhea from Zoloft, too. Anti-depressants are prescribed like candy, it seems. & good fucking luck getting off of them. Tapering off slowly can be pure hell for a lot of brains.
I can’t disagree more with the use of SSRI in this situation. If a hormone imbalance is the root cause then this should be worked on. I suffered from low testosterone and I’m now on TRT. It has changed my life for the better. Prior to this I was given SSRIs and it was the worst thing they could have done. It might be a quick fix but it made me lack empathy, and made me careless. Ladies please get your blood checked to see where you stand and what you can do before resorting to SSRIs. Be well x
@@shabnamrahimi4042 I don’t have a ‘certificate’ but I have studied and lived this for years. If given the choice I’d preferably take advice from the latter.
Ive told my husband something isnt right w me and have asked so many timea for him to help me. He siad im selfish and lazy. He will het a divorce andni will get better!
The pill is proven to cause depression in ADHD women, 3 to 6 times, compared to non-ADHD women. Besides that, it is hard to always remember your pill when one of the symptoms is forgetfulness... This is for all the ADHD women out there like me: please consider another contraceptive than the pill
Literally in tears because I feel so seen.
I was always so hard on myself. Perfectionist, dreamy, spontaneous, feeling chaotic and lazy and stupid, overwhelmed and stressed every day. Two children and everyday tasks feel like its slowly suffocating me. Eating disorder, ovarian cysts, estrogen issues, anxiety. Suffering inside but quiet outside. Internally aggressive but knowing it's not appropriate to let it out. Hormones are hell.
Thanks for sharing this.
Just wanted to say I agree. I had all of these behaviours over the years but definitely did try to compensate for the chaos with constant tidying and cleaning.
When it was mentioned about forgiveness for ourselves for all the awkward and sometimes downright destructive behaviours, I was like; 😢 . That would be so good.
Best wishes to you
thanks so much! what interest me isn’t till 42 minute in. id never have sat thru it to find it. 💕💕💕
I get it. Sending love and comfort.
Every time I watch something like this I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. It’s like someone has recorded my entire life and just told me at 52 what my problem was. 😔when I’ve been lost alone for so many years.
Same here
Oh, I can empathize. Although I was diagnosed in my early thirties, there are so many years of shame and embarrassment and disappointment and misunderstandings! The wreckage is heartbreaking. Hugs to both of you here, and anyone else who is in this "boat." At least they know so much more now and we can quit blaming ourselves for not being "normal."
I am 51 and just had a diagnosis of autism and adhd. I do not fit in anywhere and always in trouble at work and at university. I have combined adhd so inattentive and hyperactive. I could not do everything a normal mother does with 3 kids, I did my best and my kids are great they also have autism, adhd, deafness and anxiety with depression. We are always there to help each other even though we are all so different.
Not alone Susan. We are all here now. Think about historical figures that didn't have this knowledge. Give yourself some grace love. Sending love and take care.
55 here, just diagnosed….
Time stamps for ADHD folks:
0:05 - Introduction - ADHD was for a long time a male thing (why ADHD girls were missed).
2:05 - Life for women with ADHD - Most women with ADHD have combined type but more often have the inattentive type than men.
3:37 - Causes of underdiagnosis of ADHD in girls.
6:52 - Complaints/symptoms of girls & women with AD(H)D.
7:22 - What does a room looks like in a house with ADHD?
8:48 - Girls are not disruptive but may be chronically tired (as inattention takes continous mental effort, leading to exhaustion).
9:29 - Is there a relationship between ADHD and Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS)?
9:57 - What happens to girls and women with AD(H)D?
11:20 - Books on girls & women & ADHD
11:45 - Associated conditions/circumstances with ADHD (more present in women)
13:40 - ADHD medication in pregnancy
15:49 - Hormonal mood changes in women with ADHD
16:40 - Premenstrual mood problems in women with ADHD
19:08 - First study on mood & female hormones in ADHD (2016)
19:48 - Questionnaire design
20:20 - Most urgent question to science: hormonal mood changes during the lifecycle for women with ADHD
20:53 - Results of the first study (10x increased indication for PMDD for ADHD women compared to normal population, 4x increased for PPD for ADHD women, 2x increased severity of mood symptoms for (peri)menopausal women.
22:02 - Replication study
22:32 - Results replication study
23:20 - Summary of both studies
23:36 - Why has this not been researched before?
24:35 - Introduction to sex hormones interaction with ADHD
25:55 - Estrogen & Progresteron x Dopamine
26:49 - Why increased mood changes during the cycle in ADHD women?
27:34 - (neurotypical) Female hormones & ADHD symptoms across the cycle
28:09 - What can you do about it? (PMDD, PPD, and climacteric mood symptoms)
30:05 - Q&A start
30:37 - Q: Why do I crave sugar during my period? I have my eating disorder under control but not so well on those first days of my period.
31:59 - Q: Temporary increase of ADHD medication - how can a woman determine if she needs a bit increase in her medication? How can she know herself or only with her doctor?
33:32 - Q: Asides to medication, are there any other treatments or guidance? Especially for women in the field of emotional regulation?
36:30 - Q: Should I as an [ADHD treatment practitioner] always bring up hormones as a factor in therapy or the coaching process when the patient is a woman?
38:33 - Q: How can the workplace / line managers accomodate to hormonal fluctuations as reasonable adjustments?
41:42 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: ADHD + Childhood Trauma = Borderline?
45:15 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: Detection criteria, comorbidities and childhood behaviours
47:17 - Q: Is there any impact with ADHD medication, (e.g. Elvanse), and contraceptives (e.g. contraceptive patches)
48:25 - Q: Can taking supplements really help and if so, which ones?
49:30 - Q: Any connection with thyroid function conditions? (No high-thyroid functioning, but maybe low-thyroid functioning?)
52:00 - CALL FOR ACTION - Daily register your mood and ADHD symptoms for 2 months (and presumably your cycle too) to share with Dr Sandra to support her research.
53:00 - Q: Birth control - What kind of birth control methods do you recommend for women with ADHD who do not react well to estrogen?
54:30 - Q: Can contraceptives affect ADHD symptoms?
55:50 - Q: Women with ADHD and PMS on methylphenidate (MPH), would you rather increase the (MPH) dose perimentrual or add on sertraline perimenstrual?
57:20 - Q: What is a good way of keeping track of your hormones and behaviour if you forget to monitor it?
58:21 - Q: What if higher dose during one week of the month and then dropping low the rest of the month?
1:02:14 - Q: Is (?) training the only effective therapy for emotioonal dysfunction or can your therapist also apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a similar effect?
1:06:00 - Q: What can healthcare providers improve in order to be more confident when diagnosing women with ADHD?
Making use of my hyperfocus on this.
Thank you!!!!
THANK YOU
Thank you! You made this watchable!
Oh thank goodness
Thank you!
I started literally pawling when they mentioned the overcompensation. I have to have everything in my environment perfect in order to focus... but of course that never happens. And I blame myself for my lack of focus because of course I should have done better to make everything perfect.
I find it very hard to admit to hormonal mood issues as many men(and women) use this to discredit or put down women's abilities. Add ADHD to the mix and it makes me just want to give up and say they are right. TBH it really cut to hear Velde call PMS "monster week" even if it was meant in jest and not to be rude. This is because it immediately made me think about all the times men have dismissed women as hyper hormonal or overly emotional and therefore less capable of rational thought etc.. ADHD, as Velde points out, causes emotional disregulation in both genders. Even though there have been studies suggesting cis men also experience hormonal fluctuation in their own bodies it is often not used to discredit them. Women are always having to blame their emotions on biology or have someone else inevitably do it. It really kills your confidence to know that you won't be taken seriously for your gender. Because I grew up a cis female I have always been extremely reluctant to tell people I have ADHD in a job setting for fear I will not be taken seriously even more than if they just see me as cis female.
I have experienced gender discrimination in a job setting first hand and I know that adding a learning disability would only make things worse. I wish I could ignore the gender bias but it still happens and I wonder if other women have had this fear of admitting to ADHD for the same reasons too.
This topic Prof. Dr. Sandra Kooij presents is extremely important to research and I hope it will have more studies in the future. I also hope that male hormonal fluctuation and IMS with ADHD will also be studied in the future too.
Yeah, my ex-partner really struggled coming to terms with her ADHD, and in consequence the hormonal factor. It affectively ended the relationship, and caused her a fair few problems in her places of work too. But she also wouldn't get diagnosed, or look to possible solutions, which I'd argue was probably a worse outcome overall. Very difficult and complex thing to deal with for women with ADHD.
Not only was it disheartening to hear them speak of PMS and that way but to say that adhd plus Trauma equals borderline personality disorder is horribly inaccurate. If they knew anything about this disorder they would not be saying this. You have to meet certain criteria for borderline personality disorder and just because you have mood swings does not qualify you for that.
You know, men have emotional issues as well. Mostly the fact that society has told them they aren't allowed to have them and that anyone who does express them is trustworthy. ALSO, that men cannot show vulnerability at all costs. These emotional issues in men cause a lot of relationship and societal problems too. Refusing to express or acknowledge emotions is incredibly unhealthy.
I also found them having a laugh about calling it ‘monster week’ really triggering. As a women diagnosed with PMDD many years ago and now ADHD, I have been socialised to feel shame about the way my hormones make me feel and ultimately act. The societal jokes around women and hormones add to the shame felt when experiencing this awful disorder. This laughing, joking attitude surrounding the subject is repeated during this conversation and as it continues it’s becoming more and more offensive and Sandra Koori actually seems kind of smug…?! I’ll be switching this video off after I’ve finished this comment.
And before anyone assumes anything… I’m not currently in ‘monster week’
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD at 51 and post menopausal. I only wish back then it was looked into but I was neglected as a child so they had no time for me and me being so quiet they must of assumed all ok.
Now I have actual understanding why I am the way I am. Treatment will commence and a road to more clarity with success are my thoughts now. Thank you for great session. Please continue with these we need them.
I was diagnosed at 54 and I was neglected as a child with no validation no emotional support and was abused. So I relate to your feelings. It's terrible. Hiwever the best way I look at it now is that j know now I understand me and I can get the help j can research. There's so many y of my friends who are older are afraid to diagnose and do not want to be assessed to avoid being labelled, yet they prefer to live in undiagnosed state and doing the things that just a vicious circle and they keep going around and round
How is your treatment going? I am post-menopausal and don't know if this is why none of the stimulants seem to be working.
What % of the population have ADHD?
Please! Please educate doctors, psychiatrists, and especially teachers and therapists, especially the Freudians/ psychotherapists, however, they are/can be a tough and proudly ignorant crowd to get on board with neuropsychology. I have wasted sooo much time and money because my psychologists were just plain ole ignorant. All I needed was Dr Sandra Kooji. Life-long learning and curiosity is key! Thank you for all our hard work and commitment to education, ADHD Europe. Really appreciated.
Hear hear! Such true words Bree! There’s so much important work in spreading this education to be done here. This should be widespread knowledge imparted not only to medics but to girls in high schools and universities around the world and their teachers as well. Just think about how much female empowerment and prevention of suffering could be achieved by widely spreading this information amongst young females and their (biology) teachers. The effect could be mind boggling. Dr. Kooij you have strung such a vital cord and I am sorry that I can only hear it resonating now. So much time lost and wasted and yet there’s a lot of understanding and hope coming from this.
About 7% of the population has ADHD.
OMG! I just got my ADHD results last week and this webanar is like explaining my hole life! Thank you
Thank you so very much for this webinar! This is such important information and I'm so glad that you shared it. I'm 52 years old and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. The influence of hormones on ADHD is huge. I understand that now, looking back at my life. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer when I was 37 years old. My reproductive organs were removed and it felt like my life was over. I have been very depressed and burned out. And no one really understood why. So please Prof. Dr. Kooij, teach the oncologists gynaecologists in Amsterdam UMC and other hospitals about this. It can save women!!
I'm disappointed that this talk focussed only on pre and peri menopausal women, leaving me at 66 trying to extrapolate the information in it for why my ADHD symptoms have increased severely in the past decade since menopause. I feel in the ADHD dialogue, older adults are dropped more often than not from the dialogue in ways like "now that they're leading quiet lives, their ADHD doesn't really matter any more".
We matter and more education needed. Thanks for your comment I can relate.
My personal experience as a woman looking back is that sex hormones helped me to deal better with the ADHD because I had more insight in general. I have horrendous periods, and I am truly dreading menopause...
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Only recently I’ve been thinking I may have ADHD and only guessing it’s yet another hormonal side effect from menopause. Appreciate your comment.
I agree. It’s 8 years after menopause . It’s not like it’s over. ADHD is far worse post menopause.
I think I’m more bothered that science decided women and non binary people deserved to be diagnosed with a personality disorder rather than investigate ADHD and trauma in us.
When I was a child and my mom took me in for those reasons mentioned not learning not doing good in school they tested my eyes and found out I needed glasses and stopped there... Unfortunately that didn't help my ability to process the information I could just see it better
Me too
@@0791mia sucks that it was initially thought of as a "gendered" disorder, so many of us have struggled so much
Im 48 was diagnosed just 2 weeks ago. Im grateful to understand myself better. All these traits i thought were personality defects tgat i had to overcome...ever since elementary school.
My ADHD isn't letting me sit through this whole talk right now. But I got to the bit about the PMDD/PPD/perimenopausal depression and can confirm that I got postpartum depression quite badly, and that perimenopause has been so severe in terms of mood swings and ADHD symptoms that I was only diagnosed with adult ADHD inattentive type at the age of 50-51.
Take the seminar in small chunks. Look at transcript. Do something boring while listening like folding clothe, dishes, sorting papers, online comparison shopping, pulling weeds, planting seeds, exercising on a bike or going for a walk. I have to keep myself busy...with hands, boring tasks, etc.
I have to play it in the car and take a ride. Next best option is on TV while doing other tasks.
I just burnt all my bridges with my boss. So humiliating. I kept saying sorry because I can’t be counted on. My job is so simple. Not much is required, but with me, something is always going on. I have herniated discs, I get overwhelmed because I need to do things here at home too, I have commitments once a week, then hormonal fluctuations once a month/ pms. My adhd makes me procrastinate way too much. It makes me feel worse than I already do. I can’t even afford insurance for adhd medication. I have events coming up and I can’t stop thinking about them.
I'm talking Wild Yam daily and it has improved my PMS symptoms.
What a wonderful informative webinar! I learned a lot :) . Just a small wish for the following time: please don't show the blue running information on the downside al the time (:.... it was so distracting (: (: (: .
This webinar has been so useful and validating. Thank you so much.
Currently trying to work through a confusing minefield of adhd drugs, antidepressants and various therapies after a massive burnout of the kind you mention at the start. And my PMS (maybe PMDD but i haven't totally explored that as a diagnosis) is increasingly difficult to cope with. Its good to have back up that i'm not making it up.
By the way, i believe there are some studies on Vitamin B6 and pmt symptoms but i'm not a scientist so i dont know their quality.
I have ADHD, recently diagnosed. I'm 39. And I've had hypothyrodism for 11 years an PMDD for 2 years. My problem is that my body doesn't tolerare estriadol: I get panic attacks, diarreah and lose weight very fast; I'm ok for the first two weeks of estriadol, my skin get very smooth, my hair glows, and my mood gets a lot better, but the first day of the third week my body goes nuts.
However, I discovered that exercise was key to me. When I do cardiovascular exercise, my pmdd gets a lot better and even dissapears sometimes. Now that I'm taking my adhd medication, I can do some exercise everyday. ❤
Thank you so much for this Webinar on Woman with ADHD. You have given me many tools to support my daughter to seek help with her ADHD.
Incredible information! We need more knowledge in this area so thank you all for sharing your experiences and expertise on women & girls with ADHD! I’m interested to know if hormonal migraines are more prevalent in women & girls with ADHD and if there is a correlation with lower levels of estrogen.
Abused plus attention deficit does not necessarily mean borderline. That's a rather reductive take. That said, there is a lot of good information on here. I'm glad I found this.
She was absolutely amazing! Thanks for that great performance and vibe and happiness she radiants. Loved it!
Thanks so much for this amazing talk! Such an under discussed topic considering how relevant it is for all women. Love the idea behind this channel, can't wait to watch more!
Love this. That's my house! Chaotic. And overcompensating to keep tidy. I'm OK with the blue roll list. Feels like I'm on the go even though sitting down.
wow this is so validating - thank you !!! This is invaluable advice
Mind-blowing!
I'm 39.
I always had problems with concentration and focusing. Then when my period started I got depression and eating disorders. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with BPD.
But I never thought that it matched my symptoms good.
I noticed that my problems where huge after ovulation. As I have a long cycle sometimes even 10 days. With suicidal thoughts and crying on the floor.
Now my daughter (6) got her ADHD diagnosis and everything made sense.
I just had my first Diagnostics appointment and am so so grateful to finally get to understand myself and that finally my therapist gets to take me serious when I tell him that everything is just so very draining.
(I'm in Germany, ADHD in adults is not that commonly diagnosed and the few diagnostic centres are overflown).
Isn’t it crazy how the eating disorder fits in?
Yet my earliest 50ties and by this time my life was hell now probably ADHD is reason for my grandiose depressia and thanks God now I am survivor of mistreating me by both health service, society and even colse one
I was diagnosed of A.D.H.D on time at an early stage of my life, and as a result I was home schooled, I wasn't happy about my condition especially when I see my siblings going to school every morning. As the years went by, I got to know about Dr Iyhere on youtube and I have tried out his sessions and drugs, I started day school last spring and it has been amazing.
I don't understand why Sandra Kooji says it is a disease, it is a neurodifference in the brain. It is similar to being born with blue hair (it is inherited genetically).
Also for many women it is a problem taking Contraceptives. Personally I suffered a strong decrease of libido from constant contraceptives. I did not respond well to Estrogenbased medication.
My question reguarding to this, would be is there any supplemments which could balance the hormonoal cycle without having to take a contraceptive?
Is there any stragety to use if there is a huge emotional reaction when the drop accures, meaning the moment the medication wears off and every single symptom gets horribly worse. I would prefere a slow drop but sadly my side effects are horrible and I don't respond well to other medication than methylphenidat.
Thank u❤ this webinar is so much needed
Please, The blue rolling list is very annoying for my adhd brain.
As is the "next" every few seconds!
Time stamps for skipping for ADHD folks:
0:05 - Introduction - ADHD was for a long time a male thing (why ADHD girls were missed).
2:05 - Life for women with ADHD - Most women with ADHD have combined type but more often have the inattentive type than men.
3:37 - Causes of underdiagnosis of ADHD in girls.
6:52 - Complaints/symptoms of girls & women with AD(H)D.
7:22 - What does a room looks like in a house with ADHD?
8:48 - Girls are not disruptive but may be chronically tired (as inattention takes continous mental effort, leading to exhaustion).
9:29 - Is there a relationship between ADHD and Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS)?
9:57 - What happens to girls and women with AD(H)D?
11:20 - Books on girls & women & ADHD
11:45 - Associated conditions/circumstances with ADHD (more present in women)
13:40 - ADHD medication in pregnancy
15:49 - Hormonal mood changes in women with ADHD
16:40 - Premenstrual mood problems in women with ADHD
19:08 - First study on mood & female hormones in ADHD (2016)
19:48 - Questionnaire design
20:20 - Most urgent question to science: hormonal mood changes during the lifecycle for women with ADHD
20:53 - Results of the first study (10x increased indication for PMDD for ADHD women compared to normal population, 4x increased for PPD for ADHD women, 2x increased severity of mood symptoms for (peri)menopausal women.
22:02 - Replication study
22:32 - Results replication study
23:20 - Summary of both studies
23:36 - Why has this not been researched before?
24:35 - Introduction to sex hormones interaction with ADHD
25:55 - Estrogen & Progresteron x Dopamine
26:49 - Why increased mood changes during the cycle in ADHD women?
27:34 - (neurotypical) Female hormones & ADHD symptoms across the cycle
28:09 - What can you do about it? (PMDD, PPD, and climacteric mood symptoms)
30:05 - Q&A start
30:37 - Q: Why do I crave sugar during my period? I have my eating disorder under control but not so well on those first days of my period.
31:59 - Q: Temporary increase of ADHD medication - how can a woman determine if she needs a bit increase in her medication? How can she know herself or only with her doctor?
33:32 - Q: Asides to medication, are there any other treatments or guidance? Especially for women in the field of emotional regulation?
36:30 - Q: Should I as an [ADHD treatment practitioner] always bring up hormones as a factor in therapy or the coaching process when the patient is a woman?
38:33 - Q: How can the workplace / line managers accomodate to hormonal fluctuations as reasonable adjustments?
41:42 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: ADHD + Childhood Trauma = Borderline?
45:15 - Q: Facilitator-led theory: Detection criteria, comorbidities and childhood behaviours
47:17 - Q: Is there any impact with ADHD medication, (e.g. Elvanse), and contraceptives (e.g. contraceptive patches)
48:25 - Q: Can taking supplements really help and if so, which ones?
49:30 - Q: Any connection with thyroid function conditions? (No high-thyroid functioning, but maybe low-thyroid functioning?)
52:00 - CALL FOR ACTION - Daily register your mood and ADHD symptoms for 2 months (and presumably your cycle too) to share with Dr Sandra to support her research.
53:00 - Q: Birth control - What kind of birth control methods do you recommend for women with ADHD who do not react well to estrogen?
54:30 - Q: Can contraceptives affect ADHD symptoms?
55:50 - Q: Women with ADHD and PMS on methylphenidate (MPH), would you rather increase the (MPH) dose perimentrual or add on sertraline perimenstrual?
57:20 - Q: What is a good way of keeping track of your hormones and behaviour if you forget to monitor it?
58:21 - Q: What if higher dose during one week of the month and then dropping low the rest of the month?
1:02:14 - Q: Is (?) training the only effective therapy for emotioonal dysfunction or can your therapist also apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a similar effect?
1:06:00 - Q: What can healthcare providers improve in order to be more confident when diagnosing women with ADHD?
Making use of my hyperfocus on this.
I have ADHD and PMDD.
I also have found that during ovulation (my good week) I almost have no ADHD symptoms.
I feel motivated and energised.
Then the next week...... Don't even ask about the next week.
I have been to the doctor more than 15 times in 3 years for my horrible mood change.
I tried anti depressants 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off.
But I didn't like them at all.
Other than that. No answers. No help. nothing
Cbd oil has helped me for PMDD, after 6 months of taken it every day , I am almost symptom free.
Yasminelle has helped me to try and at least tame my menstrual symptoms..
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U may consider 🦋
You might be able to try buspiron actavis low dosage like 2,5-5 mg morning and afternoon start low ( it’s for generaliserad anxiety disorder, but is also used as an antidepressant ) Also used off prescription for asd. Personally found it increased focus, more even mood and less tired because less noice in the brain) Most likely since it boosts a larger spectrum of hormones. Not habituating so ok to take over 2 weeks and not.
Not only was it disheartening to hear them speak of PMS as “monster week” but to say that adhd plus Trauma equals borderline personality disorder is horribly inaccurate. If they knew anything about this disorder they would not be saying this. You have to meet certain criteria for borderline personality disorder and just because you have mood swings does not qualify you for that.
I agree, the men can learn to use a little compassion. Not all ADHD woman with trauma are borderline. Those men resembled the old practice....like 50 years ago. "If I say it, then it Must be true!" ☝ ha
Six months ago I got Elvanse and I am so happy with it. Just one pill a day 🎉
Thank you so much for this lecture!
Oh MG! This is why I am what I’m like. I knew something wasn’t right with me back in the 80’s as a child!
Hi as a medical personnel I tell my clients to always checkup on their family. To know if they are okay. But I didn't have enough time for mine and I didn't notice that my child had ADHD. But I am greatful to Dr Iyhere on youtube for providing a lasting treatment for him. I appreciate you sir.
Only just found this on TH-cam and I wanted to ask if anyone knows about hypermobilty and adhd? Thanks x
This webinar was fantastic until they dismissed supplements. I’ve been studying nutrition for 28 years and have been working with people for 14 years. It will help adhd and balancing hormones tremendously. I’m waiting for the panel to speak about neurofeedback.
I'm pretty sensitive about how much Methylphenidate I can tolerate, too little and my anxiety goes through the roof, too much and I crash hard, took me a while to make the period connection, because whatever dose I picked made me feel like shit for at least 1 week a month, adjusting dosage comes with way fewer side effects than hormonal birth control and since I don't have terrible cramps or big mood swings (unless I'm really tired) it's the better option for me.
OMG😢 This just explained my whole life
I am wondering if you could offer any advise for when the progesterone only pill (cerrelle) appears to have stopped working after being on it aprox 8 years. I recently experienced horrendous and prolonged PMDD and have been on my period now several weeks so I have an appointment to change my pill. I can only take the progesterone pill due to Bilateral PE's. I am 40 with a diagnosis of ADHD and ASD. I already take an SSRI. I am hoping a change to a different progesterone only pill will stop my periods again and thus control my symptoms! I am in the UK where it appears hormones and ADHD are very little understood. Thank you for sharing.
Due to the nature of my job I have been unable to try out alot of things, also I tend to be forgetful of things so I went to the hospital and I was asked to conduct some tests. When the doctors told me I had ADHD, and meeting Dr Iyhere after all these so called treatments, my life has been quite difficult.
I've always had fatigue with mine now fybromyalgia in male
I was diagnosed with Graves Basedov disease, which caused hiperactive thyroid :)
I keep mentioning it to doctor - I'm being treated for PTSD but a diagnosis is over looked, ignored
I take Wellbutrin once a day off-label fro ADHD, and it works well for me.
I tried. It worked. Too well. 150mg is the lowest avaliable in Canada. :| It's very disheartening. All of my pain, fatigue, sensitivity to light/sound were suppressed.
I react poorly to wellbutrin. I can't sleep with it. Glad it works for you.
I’d really like to know the prevalence of illegal amphetamine use and misuse in undiagnosed people with ADD or ADHD. Rethinking my whole 22 year recovery .
Definitely a link!
Im type 1 diabetic on insulin and from the hormone studies and being a post menopausal, would it be necessary to be on HRT to regulate the symptoms of ADHD
This is me! I have energy to do only what my brain enjoys otherwise I struggle 😩
I am both chaotic and perfect oscillating between the two... 🥴
I would be curious about the associated gender identity problems in regards to people with adhd. Is the statistical?
Hi guys I am Maverick, my adhd symptoms, move hands randomly from left to right, look at any kind of light source with the left side of my vision, always itchy, struggling to sleep and keeping a conversation with the help of Dr Iyhere I have been sleeping and I can look at the light source directly now.
LOW VITAMIN D levels are associated with the problems you guys are discussing, a quick google search will have studies and articles allllll about it. Supplementing with vitamin d will help will all of what y’all are talking about and in fact low vitamin d can be the cause of imbalanced hormones and intensified adhd symptoms as low vitamin d can cause high levels of prolactin and low levels of amh which cause the irregular swings and intensified swings in hormones.
Thank you.
How can I get help for severe PMS causing issues in my life?
Tell your doctor
Graciassss
Plz, Plz, Plz, help me. I have been diagnosed with PTSD AND ADHD. I am 72 years of age and getting worse. To open a wrapped piece of gum from its package frustrates me to no end. I used to take a hormonal natural compound. But decided because of my age I didn’t need it. But after reading information on ADHD one way to help ADHD is by using hormonal medication. The Pycharist put me on Zoloft for depression and relaxation. But it upset my stomach and had diarrhea.
Please if you have any other suggestions I am desperate.
Yea. I got diarhea from Zoloft, too. Anti-depressants are prescribed like candy, it seems. & good fucking luck getting off of them. Tapering off slowly can be pure hell for a lot of brains.
And hypomobility
I can’t disagree more with the use of SSRI in this situation. If a hormone imbalance is the root cause then this should be worked on. I suffered from low testosterone and I’m now on TRT. It has changed my life for the better. Prior to this I was given SSRIs and it was the worst thing they could have done. It might be a quick fix but it made me lack empathy, and made me careless. Ladies please get your blood checked to see where you stand and what you can do before resorting to SSRIs. Be well x
Are you a professional?
@@shabnamrahimi4042 I don’t have a ‘certificate’ but I have studied and lived this for years. If given the choice I’d preferably take advice from the latter.
Could this be ADHD friendly, I really need this info but can't focus on it at all 😂
I lasted about 2 minutes. Having information constantly scrolling along the bottom of the screen is way too distracting!
I'm not a monster and my periods aren't monster weak.
Yeah, that annoyed me too
Yes the blue moving is terrible
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Ive told my husband something isnt right w me and have asked so many timea for him to help me. He siad im selfish and lazy.
He will het a divorce andni will get better!
Denmark
Prof Sandra Kooij is so very cool 😎 Thank you!
Stating that ADHD + Trauma = BPD was irresponsible and potentially damaging. It is not an automatic diagnosis
I love the side effects of the government food I eat
The pill is proven to cause depression in ADHD women, 3 to 6 times, compared to non-ADHD women. Besides that, it is hard to always remember your pill when one of the symptoms is forgetfulness... This is for all the ADHD women out there like me: please consider another contraceptive than the pill
Life is hell as a woman:(
A lot of the language used here demonises women.