Hormonal Fluctuations Exert Outsized Influence on ADHD Symptoms: New ADDitude Survey

In first-of-its-kind research published by ADDitude, more than 2,700 women and men with ADHD reported enduring their most severe symptoms during menopause and andropause, respectively. Two-thirds of women experienced severe PMS or PMDD — well over the national rates for those comorbidities — and hormonal fluctuations were tied to marked changes in symptoms.