4: SURVIVING PERIMENOPAUSE: what happens when your ADHD brain can't keep up (With Dr Jolene Brighten)
About this episode
Rich and Rox discuss perimenopause and its impact on ADHD women with Dr. Jolene Brighten.
This week on LATE BLOOMERS, Rich and Rox sit down with Dr. Jolene Brighten to talk about something nobody's telling ADHD women — perimenopause doesn't wait until you're 50, and for a lot of you it's already started. They get into why ADHD women hit perimenopause about a decade earlier than everyone thinks, why doctors keep saying you're "too young" for what your body's already going through, and why you can end up with twice the symptoms and half the answers. Rox also opens up about a period last year that felt like a full breakdown, and what it took to actually find out why. Grab Dr. Brighten's new book, ADHD & Women: drbrighten.com/adhdandwomen More from Dr. Brighten: Website: www.drbrighten.com Instagram: instagram.com/drjolenebrighten TikTok: tiktok.com/@drjolenebrighten Threads: threads.net/@drjolenebrighten 20% off Loop Earplugs: https://www.loopearplugs.com/adhdlove
People in this episode
Hosts: Rich Pink, Rox Pink
Guest: Dr. Jolene Brighten
Topics covered
- perimenopause
- ADHD
- women's health
- mental health
- symptoms
- doctor's advice
Keywords
- perimenopause
- ADHD
- women
- symptoms
- mental health
- doctor
- breakdown
- health advice
Sponsors
Loop Earplugs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ADHD & Women
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