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Your ADHD medication works perfectly one week, then feels like sugar pills the next. Before you blame your pharmacy or your brain, here's what's actually happening: your hormones are messing with your medication's "Wi-Fi signal." When estrogen drops—during your luteal phase, period, postpartum, or perimenopause—your meds can't connect the way they should. It's not you. It's chemistry.

Stop wondering why your ADHD meds feel inconsistent—hit subscribe and get cycle-aware medication strategies, tracking tips, and advocacy scripts that actually work.

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Who Should Listen

This episode is for women whose ADHD medication feels like it has multiple personalities, and anyone who's tired of their doctor dismissing hormonal patterns as "just PMS."

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What You Get In This Episode

• The Wi-Fi metaphor that explains why estrogen affects your stimulant medication response
• When your meds feel weakest: luteal phase, menstruation, postpartum, breastfeeding, and perimenopause
• Medication timing tweaks and dose adjustments that work with your cycle (with the right provider)
• How to track your symptoms, cycle, sleep, and stress—plus privacy considerations for period tracking apps
• Non-medication anchors: CBT, certified ADHD coaching, and support groups that get hormonal ADHD
• Building redundant systems and low-energy backups for potato brain days
• Self-advocacy scripts to use with providers (and when to find someone new)

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Bios

Caitlin brings her signature blend of humor and practical advice to help overwhelmed moms navigate the challenges of ADHD and adulting. With Ariella Monti (ariellamonti.com), novelist and unstoppable force who understands firsthand how ADHD affects every aspect of daily life.

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Sources & Mentions

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