The editors of ADDitude magazine want to hear from you!

The following survey is intended for women with diagnosed or undiagnosed ADHD who are experiencing or have experienced perimenopause and/or menopause. All ADDitude readers are welcome to answer this survey, however some questions may not be applicable to you if you do not fit this description. This survey is designed to help ADDitude editors better understand the impact of hormonal fluctuations on ADHD and vice versa; it represents editorial research, not rigorous scientific study. We will share your aggregated responses with the ADDitude community and may quote comments in the magazine and online, but we will not use full-name attributions without explicit permission.

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 5. Which of the following best describes your presentation of ADHD?

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* 6. Please share your other mental and physical health diagnoses (select all that apply):

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* 9. Please rate the impact of the following symptoms through age 9:

  1 - Minor impact 2 3 - Life-altering impact N/A
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Hyperactivity / restlessness
Time-management difficulties
Disorganization
Emotional dysregulation
Social struggles
Overwhelm
Perfectionism
Inattention / distractibility
Brain fog & memory issues

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* 10. Please rate the impact of the following symptoms from age 10 to 19:

  1 - Minor impact 2 3 - Life-altering impact N/A
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Hyperactivity / restlessness
Time-management difficulties
Disorganization
Emotional dysregulation
Social struggles
Overwhelm
Perfectionism
Inattention / distractibility
Brain fog & memory issues

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* 11. Please rate the impact of the following symptoms from age 20 to 39:

  1 - Minor impact 2 3 - Life-altering impact N/A
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Hyperactivity / restlessness
Time-management difficulties
Disorganization
Emotional dysregulation
Social struggles
Overwhelm
Perfectionism
Inattention / distractibility
Brain fog & memory issues

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* 12. Please rate the impact of the following symptoms from age 40 to 59:

  1 - Minor impact 2 3 - Life-altering impact N/A
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Hyperactivity / restlessness
Time-management difficulties
Disorganization
Emotional dysregulation
Social struggles
Overwhelm
Perfectionism
Inattention / distractibility
Brain fog & memory issues

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* 13. Please rate the impact of the following symptoms from age 60 and beyond:

  1 - Minor impact 2 3 - Life-altering impact N/A
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Hyperactivity / restlessness
Time-management difficulties
Disorganization
Emotional dysregulation
Social struggles
Overwhelm
Perfectionism
Inattention / distractibility
Brain fog & memory issues

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* 14. When did ADHD have the greatest impact overall on your daily life?

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* 15. Did you notice a difference in the severity of some ADHD symptoms during perimenopause and/or menopause?

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* 16. Did any of the following symptoms appear for the first time during perimenopause or menopause? (select all that apply)

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* 17. If you answered Yes to any symptoms appearing for the first time during perimenopause or menopause, please describe how they have affected your daily life:

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* 18. If you entered menopause 5 or more years ago, have any of these new or changed symptoms since faded or grown worse over time? Please explain:

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* 19. Please rate on a scale of 1 (ineffective) to 5 (very effective) each of the following common ADHD treatments that you’ve tried during your lifetime. Select "N/A" for any treatments you have not tried.

  1 – Ineffective 3 5 – Very effective N/A
Stimulant medication for ADHD
Non-stimulant medication for ADHD
Exercise
Nutrition
Supplements and vitamins
Mindfulness
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Psychotherapy
Other

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* 20. Did your ADHD treatment plan change during perimenopause or menopause?

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* 21. Are you taking hormone replacement therapy (or have you ever)? 

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* 22. If you answered yes to the question above, which of the following prompted you to take hormone replacement therapy?

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* 23. If you answered yes to question #21, how did hormone replacement therapy impact your ADHD symptoms?

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* 24. Has your diet, fitness, and health routine changed during perimenopause or menopause?

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* 25. Please share the strategies or treatments that have provided you with the most relief for symptoms of ADHD and related conditions during perimenopause and/or menopause:

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* 26. Please identify yourself so that we can attribute your comment(s) correctly if printed in a future issue of ADDitude. You may provide your first and last name, city, and state; first name and state only; or leave the fields blank if you prefer to remain anonymous. We will only use first names and state in online content.

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* 27. Would you like to share more about your story of navigating menopause with ADHD? If so, please complete the following fields so that the ADDitude editorial team may contact you.

NOTE: We will NOT publish your contact information or make it public in any way. (See ADDitude's full privacy policy.)

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* 28. Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D., and Mary V. Solanto, Ph.D., are designing a research study on perimenopausal and menopausal women with ADHD. If you are interested in participating in their research, please enter your email address below and they will contact you with more information when it becomes available.

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