Questions to Ask Your ADHD Psychiatrist about Hormones

A guide to help ADHD women prepare for meaningful, informed conversations about hormones and care.

Many ADHD women notice changes in focus, emotion, and medication response throughout their hormonal cycle — but few doctors are trained to recognize these patterns.

This guide gives you evidence-based questions to take to your next appointment so you can advocate for personalized, hormone-aware ADHD care.

💡 Inside You’ll Find

🔵 Clear, research-based explanations of how estrogen, progesterone, and dopamine interact

🔵 Key questions to ask your doctor about medication timing, perimenopause, and hormone therapy

🔵 Signs your provider understands ADHD in women — and red flags to watch for

🔵 A pre-appointment checklist to help you track symptoms, plan questions, and bring records

🩵 Why It Matters

Hormonal shifts affect every stage of a woman’s life — from monthly cycles to perimenopause.

Understanding how they shape ADHD symptoms helps you and your provider build a treatment plan that fits your body, not the other way around.

This guide supports you in being heard, prepared, and informed.