Danielle Ralston explains how perimenopause triggers emotional shifts, including increased crying and emotional release. She warns that perimenopause can worsen ADHD and autism symptoms.
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Perimenopause really affects—I mean, it affects every woman in some form or another. And for women, I need to tell this to all of y'all out there that are having those moments of crying. First of all, let's see where are you in the age group? If you're in the younger age group, you're releasing emotions. That's part of what we women need to do. If you're Perimenopause, you're releasing more emotions. So we cry more like we're pregnant all over again. But perimenopause really affects, I mean, it affects every woman in some form or another. Oh yeah. But what is not really known out there, and maybe you've talked about it before, I'm not sure, but perimenopause with any neurodivergence, hello, get ready. Because you thought you were riding a roller coaster before, it's time to put the seat belts on because it is something that we just are not ready for. But it can be exacerbating all of the ADHD, autism, neurodiversity, anything that's in that realm. It can be exacerbated by the perimenopause.