Episode

How menopause and hormones impact ADHD symptoms in women | Sorry, I Missed This

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The ADHD Channel for Women (formerly MissUnderstood)

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Feb 12, 2026

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1166

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Summary

If your ADHD symptoms seem to have leveled up out of nowhere, you’re not losing it. Hormones play a much bigger role in ADHD than most of us understand, especially during perimenopause and menopause. Today, we’re chatting with licensed counselor Mandi Dixon about why focus, memory, sleep, and emotional regulation can suddenly fall apart in your 40s. We also dig into why ADHD meds may stop working the way you’re used to — and what actually helps when carefully built systems stop cooperating.