Do any women feel that when they are taking the contraceptive pill that they find their ADHD symptoms reduce?Well, I was off the pill for 1 year 6 years ago, and also for the past year, and have been much worse during those times, now that you mention it. Of course there were other hormonal things going on at the same times (pregnancy and perimenopause). Lack of concentration, "fuzzy thinking" and depression are commonly associated with these two hormonal events....hmmm, something to think about. I take the pill, and no- no help.
what about the shot?bugger! maybe I am just hormonal afterall
. But truthfully, I went off the pill for 3 weeks, mostly due to the fact I lost them and found them again. But during this time, I was in a complete fog, and quite abnormal in my thinking. Got all paranormal etc. Could hormones make this big an affect on the brain. Stupid question really when we consider Post Natal Psychosis.
ive found that the pill has really helped prevent alot of pms symptoms
(when im not on it i sleep through the three alarms i set to wake me
the day that i get my period) i also get sick much less frequently when
i'm on the pill.
and most importantly, although being on the pill doesnt completely
erase the week before my period where im unable to concentrate and meds
dont do anything, it does significantly help it which definitely makes
managing all the other pms/cramps etc symptoms much easier.
however, recently the pill's positive effects on my pms/add have
stopped (after working for almost a year). im very confused about it
and stumbled upon these discusson boards while trying to figure out
some kind of answer and/or a ob/gyn that specializes in treating women
with add (which im not sure actually exists)
im really frustrated that while books/drs mention that women with add
are more likely to experience much worse pms symptoms there is
basically nothing out there about what to do about it. and the little
advice that there is tells you to just try to plan around those times!!
if this happened to men with add there would be tons of stuff out there
but because its women no one seems to care.
No Help
It didn't help me Rae. It also didn't help me not get pregnant!
I have a friend who is pregnant right now and she just messed up about 7 times in a meeting we had. She never would have done that before. I think her hormones are totally fogging her brain!in my medical opinion
symptems may wain while on the pill dut to stress reduction
since your getting some
dr ray
yes, but only one of the three I've tried. The other two seem to have made me depressed.
I went off for 6 months last year I was waaay more hyper/impulsive/dreamy/etc.
Nope, didn't help me.
Menstrual cylces have nothing to do with PMS and domestic disputes, so I'm told.
No! the pill didn't help, and the shot didn't help with ADHD but I really like the shot I haven't got my period in 6 months since I started getting the shot.