484- Hormonal Fluctuations and ADHD: How Estrogen May Impact Symptoms Throughout Life
ADHD Experts Podcast
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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D., discusses the role of estrogen in cognition; cognitive changes during the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause; the impact of menopause on ADHD; and more about the challenges of hormone fluctuation during the life cycle.
More Resources on Hormones & ADHD
- Download: Your Guide to Menopause & ADHD
- Read: How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies ADHD Symptoms
- Read: What We Know, What Research Is Needed
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:19.6 | Hi everyone my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the attitude team I'm pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD expert's presentation titled |
| 0:24.7 | hormonal fluctuations in ADHD how estrogen may impact symptoms |
| 0:30.7 | throughout life. |
| 0:32.0 | Leading today's presentation is Dr. symptoms throughout life. |
| 0:35.9 | Leading today's presentation is Dr. Jeanette Wasserstein. |
| 0:41.2 | Dr Wasserstein is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the ICON School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, |
| 0:43.3 | Sinai in New York. |
| 0:45.0 | She's a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist |
| 0:48.6 | who has spent the last 20 years |
| 0:51.0 | specializing in the diagnosis, research, and treatment of adults with ADHD. |
| 0:58.0 | You can visit her website at CNS support. |
| 1:02.8 | dot com to learn more. |
| 1:06.0 | Brain fog, short-term memory, poor time management. |
| 1:09.9 | These are all associated with peri menopause and menopause. |
| 1:14.6 | They're also associated with ADHD. |
| 1:17.3 | A clear link does not yet exist, |
| 1:20.5 | but research indicates that shifting hormones do influence the ADHD brain and can |
| 1:27.8 | worsen or even mimic symptoms. Today we will share new findings published with some help from attitude and ways you can lessen the impact of hormonal changes across life. |
| 1:43.0 | To give us a sense of who is here, |
| 1:45.0 | we'd like to begin today's webinar |
| 1:47.0 | by asking a few poll questions to our live audience. |
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