ADHD Women Face More Perimenopausal Symptoms

 ADHD in the News 2026-02-12


Key points: Women with ADHD experience more perimenopausal symptoms, and earlier in life. This link may be due to consequences of ADHD such as anxiety and lower socio economic status. More intense symptoms also come from the relationship between estrogen and ADHD. Interventions to reduce chronic stress could promise to alleviate some difficulties among women with ADHD.

View Article: Psychology Today, February 7, 2026




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