356 | Mastermind Session with Natalie - PMDD and ADHD

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"What women should do, particularly women with ADHD, instead of planning your months at the end of the month, plan your month with your cycles." Listen to this mastermind episode for our Addmin from our 21st season. Today we have Roxie, Jessica, Moira with Natalie in the hot seat. Natalie is looking for strategies to deal with hormonal changes around her cycle, plus much more on this episode of ADHD reWired.
Listen as the mastermind shares strategies, insights, and ideas for Natalie to handle the fluctuations around her menstrual cycle. They discuss talking to her doctor about changing up the dosage of her medicine for two weeks out of the month, setting up her monthly planner to coincide with her cycle, and why it is so important to make sure that self-care is a priority.
Some things they talked about that you might not be aware of are:
The best time to go to the gym is while you are on your period Planning is the bridge between productivity and self-care The more you sync your self-care with your cycle, the more energy you will have. The mastermind is sharing things that have worked for them and the research they have each personally done, but remember they are not doctors.
*Please note that when we discuss medications, we can only address personal experience. Anytime you have been prescribed a drug, you should reach out to your provider regarding your symptoms and experiences. Not all medications are useful for all people. There are various options, and you'll need individual help to determine which medicines are right for you.
You'll learn: [03:02] Natalie shares what she wants to mastermind today. [04:49] Eric asks Natalie about any medication she is taking. [07:46] Natalie discusses amping up the dosages on her ADHD meds around her cycle. [10:58] Eric opens up the floor for the others to ask some questions. [11:27] Natalie shares that on her worst days, she will stand and stare at a wall or stay in the show much longer, more irritable, etc. [13:31] Moira talks about having two different doses of her medications during the month to regulate her cycle. [14:53] Jessica has a couple of questions, and then some strategies that might help. [17:39] The best time to hit the gym is when you are on your period, which is when your hormones are most similar to males. [20:36] Do you try to structure your life around your cycle? [26:08] Jessica shares that another piece of the puzzle is that with hormonal changes comes a different type of strength in your business. [29:02] Natalie believes that she worked better in high school when she was on her period, but it doesn't feel that way now. [32:07] Natalie talks about estrogen and progesterone and wants to know if there is a substitute for them instead of birth control. [34:22] What are the things that feel hard to do when you are on your cycle? [37:41] Natalie shares her planner and is trying to figure out how to get all the strategies in her planner. [40:25] The ladies share what their planners look like. [45:00] Planning is the bridge between productivity and self-care. [46:00] Natalie speaks about where her self-care is lacking and what she needs to do to make it better. [49:19] The more you sync your self-care and cycle, the more energy you have. [51:55] Natalie talks about when she numbs more with things like video games. [53:39] Eric speaks about some relationship between her skin issue and Wellbutrin. [55:10] Eric shares how important it is to have windows where you work. [55:39] Natalie, what commitments do you want to make right now? [57:12] They all discuss using sticky notes to organize Natalie's planner. [1:00:29] Thank you for being on the show! [1:01:13] If you are a regular listener, consider becoming a patron, click on our Patreon tab at www.ADHDreWired.com Links and Resources: The Period Coach - Stasha Washburn Additude Inside the ADHD Mind Find Natalie: Queer Spectrum Life Coaching Email Instagram Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: www.audibletria...
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[@elliemandeville]

This is so helpful. I’m not medicated right now, and my PMDD is so bad. Which makes my ADHD worse than it already is. I experience all the things you guys mentioned for what feels like the whole month, and it’s so discouraging 😣

[@moringaottawa]

We got u.

[@SoulGlowHealing]

Im so happy to have found this podcast. I have add and pmdd im 31. Not on any meds or birth control currently and SUFFERING greatly. ❤

[@valiaeverly]

This was so useful! I too have PMDD and ADHD, waw it spoke to me... Thank you for the tips and for sharing about the way these two present for you when they are in sink!

[@teenajoe22]

If someone is on contraceptive because of PMDD, can they take ADHD stimulants too or does one have to go?

[@valiaeverly]

@@teenajoe22 I recommend you do your own research on this. But from what I know, contraceptives and stimulants operate on two different levels and don’t interact. Being full time on a hormonal contraceptive like the pill is proven to be an effective treatment for PMDD. It stops you from having hormonal cycles. During the time before your period (if you have hormonal cycles), PMDD makes ADHD worse, weather you are on a stimulant or not, and that is why some people have found that taking a slightly higher dose of their stimulant during that time helps with the ADHD symptoms. Hope that helps! But yeah look it up and talk to a health professional about it.

[@teenajoe22]

Thank you so much 💓

[@moringaottawa]

Really enjoying this 0:45 and I feel like this will change people's lives

[@bekacynthia]

Right now I feel numbed, kinda not feeling like doing anything. My laundry and dishes are here to be done and I’ve been lying down

[@courtneyc5736]

Depression?

[@alexmolina7033]

Wow I relate so much! I actually have ADHD, PMDD and the skin picking disorder which I haven't learned how to spell yet lol thanks for this! I just started medication and it's been a crazy journey to understand my life in retrospective after diagnosis.

[@madeleinetremblay9315]

Hi Alex, I have all of these things too! ( Dermatillomania is a helluva word to spell 😅) I wish you good luck with your medication 💫

[@nicolesaintdenis]

Thank you so much for this! It was exactly what I was looking for!

[@caldruc]

Happy 40th Birthday Eric!

[@frizzelfrazzel99]

A horse doesn't want a human on them! We break them to force us on them! Horses love to run!

[@himangisonakia]

Finally someone understands😭😭😭❤️

[@bekacynthia]

Please change the intro, it’s so annoying 😬