Hormonal Changes & ADHD: A Lifelong Tug-of-War

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Hormonal fluctuations worsen symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for men and women alike, and the severity grows more pronounced with age, according to a recentreaders almost equally cited progressively more debilitating challenges during the marked hormonal shifts of puberty, pregnancy, postpartum , perimenopause, menopause, and andropause .

These findings suggest that the traditional view of ADHD — as a childhood disorder that resolves after puberty — was entirely backward. In reality, both women and men with ADHD report the greatest symptom severity from ages 50 to 59 — during menopause and andropause, respectively. On a scale of 1 to 5 , ADHD symptoms from age 50 to 59 earned a 4.24 rating from women and a 4.14 rating from men. In contrast, symptoms during childhood earned ratings of 2.79 and 2.9, respectively.

Another interesting survey finding that contrasts with traditional thinking: The rate of inattentive-type ADHD was nearly identical across genders, impacting 36.6% of women and 37.9% of men.Both genders share more in common than we might have imagined, however distinct and important differences do exist. For one, women with ADHD are far more likely to experience debilitating comorbidities.

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