Let’s get one thing straight: she’s not crazy. She’s not lazy. She’s not “just bad at adulting.” If anything, she’s running a completely different operating system than the one the world was designed for. Welcome to the wild world of ADHD in women, where life isn’t built around our beautifully chaotic, 28-30 day cycle—but instead around the predictable, robotic 24-hour hormonal rhythm of men. The Great Hormonal Divide Most of modern life—work schedules, productivity expectations, even the research that informs ADHD treatment—is based on the assumption that everyone’s body resets every 24 hours. That’s cute. Meanwhile, women with ADHD are operating on a full moon cycle of hormonal shifts, and let’s just say it’s not a seamless experience. Estrogen and progesterone ebb and flow, affecting dopamine levels, mood, and focus in ways that science has only recently started paying attention to. For men, testosterone stays relatively stable day to day, which means their focus, energy, and e...
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