There are some experiences that are incredibly difficult to explain unless you have lived them. The sudden overwhelm. The emotional flooding. The irritability that feels impossible to contain. Some describe it as emotions hijacking their bodies, others, a feeling like a tightness or a weight in the chest, and for others a complete and utter loss of hope and confidence. The exhaustion from trying so hard to keep everything together while feeling like your nervous system is con

If the last few years have felt like your brain has stopped working, your emotions have become unmanageable, and you can't cope like you used to, you're not imagining it. And you're not alone. There's a neurological explanation for what's happening, and there is a way through it. THE SHORT ANSWER Yes. Perimenopause makes ADHD significantly worse for most women and the reason is neurological. Oestrogen regulates the same brain chemicals that ADHD disrupts, so when oestrogen f