What Women with ADHD Need to Know About Their Hormones & What To Do When Symptoms Get Worse

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Women with ADHD often notice that focus, motivation, emotional regulation, and even medication effectiveness change dramatically throughout their menstrual cycle, especially in the days before their period.

In this episode, Dr. Jolene Brighten breaks down groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, analyzing nearly a decade of studies on ADHD, cognition, and the menstrual cycle.

0:00 – Why ADHD Feels Worse Before Your Period
1:41 – How Hormones Change the ADHD Brain Across the Cycle
3:55 – The Follicular Phase: When ADHD Brains Work Best
5:42 – The Luteal Phase: Why Focus, Mood & Motivation Crash
7:42 – ADHD, Emotional Dysregulation & PMDD Explained
9:17 – Low Estrogen, High Progesterone & ADHD Symptoms
12:48 – The Two Biological Reasons ADHD Worsens Premenstrually
14:32 – Progesterone, Allopregnenolone & Brain Sensitivity
16:12 – Why ADHD Medications Stop Working Before Your Period
18:44 – ADHD & PMDD: A Missed Diagnosis Overlap
21:25 – Why Tracking Your Cycle Changes Everything
23:28 – Luteal Phase Planning Instead of Pushing Through
25:06 – Supplements That Support ADHD & PMDD Brains
27:39 – Luteal Phase Strategies That Actually Work for ADHD
30:10 – Sleep, Neuroinflammation & Hormone Stability
33:05 – Using AI as an ADHD Accommodation
36:55 – Final Takeaways & What to Watch Next


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The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely my own and do not represent those of my employer or any affiliated organization. The discussion is intended for general educational purposes about women’s health and endometriosis care on a global level. References to challenges in diagnosis, access, or treatment reflect systemic issues in medicine as a whole and are not directed at any specific institution or provider. No patient information or organizational data are discussed.