The Shocking Link Between Learning Difficulties & PMDD
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OMG I’m so lucky I’m in that 8%.
holy shit testo saved my life in more ways than one lol. the whole not really being a woman bit akso means that just having more e and prog in my body made me literally chronically depressed and dissociating for almost two decades. im living now for the first time since my puberty started
I'm almost certain that both of my parents were autistic. My dad and I had conversation about this shortly before he passed away and it makes a lot of sense
I am self diagnosed autistic. I also have pmdd. I don't have a learning disability though. Definitely struggle with my sensory stuff more during that part of my cycle.
Im AuDHD and menopause, literally, almost killed me. My MH has been so bad that I have tried on a number of occasions to end it all. Am very slowly coming out of it after 7 years of hell
Well this is basic math I can understand =i live it damn was not expecting discovering all this from a man brain eh😂🎉😮😢❤😅
Heartbreaking 💔
Woah. That's been my experience but I'd never guess the link there.
Might also be interested to note that autistic people are considerably more likely to have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (I believe it's around 10% with the NT prevalence being less than 1%), and AFAB folks with EDS are also much more likely to have terrible periods, gynecological illnesses and weird hormonal shifts.
Going on birth control really helped my PMDD symptoms. I was to the point where I felt (what passes for)normal only one week out of a five week cycle. You add my sensory issues and autism symptoms to the PMDD and I think it was only by a miracle of God that my brain didn't explode or something else equally bad.
Does that mean that Autism itself could be linked to hormones? I don’t we don’t know the cause… just the risk factors at this time. But I wonder what other theories are out there? Interesting.
Thank you for discussing this. I don't have any other words for this complex and triggering topic.
Question from a non native speaker : what does pmdd stands for ?
My mom had really bad PMDD, her mood swings were so intense. Her menopause symptoms were immunity disorders and more massive continuous mood swings. So glad my mom's done with cycles. I'm lucky, and don't have PMDD. I work really hard to listen to my sensitivities, as they're ones I usually can find a solution for, again, super lucky.
“I’m not sure if this is interesting, fascinating, or just plain weird.” I’d call it heart-breaking. 😢 PMDD is excruciating to live with. Most of us already struggle to deal with our “regular” ND sensitivities - imagine PMDD turning the dial up even higher. Further food for thought: how many “hysterical” women back in the day thrown into insane asylums were suffering from issues like this? 😭 Cheers for spreading awareness about this! 🙏
Thank you...finally someone else acknowledging how menopause can affect autistic women.
Welp, that explains why my perimenopause journey has been so rough. 🤦 I struggled with PMDD for years as well. This is good to know-- it explains a lot.
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Don't get ripped off. His paid trolls keep trying to silence me. So he IS very determined. Report and block.
@@BlackPyramid-tn9ed?
This is from a longer video where he does cite his sources
Oh $hit!!!!
AuDHD post-menopausal female here: Menopause nearly killed me (suicide-wise).
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Diagnosed with autism in the last year at 41...also suffer from PMDD, now going through perimenopause. Lord help me, but help those around me even more 😂
I want to put something positive here for autistic women fearing what menopause will do. I’ve found life a good bit more manageable once I was completely through menopause. Everything Orion said was my lived experience, from period onset at age 11 onwards. I’m 55 (diagnosed AuADHD at 51), and fully post menopausal for about 5+ years (it dragged out for years!) Although menopause was very difficult, and made regulation much harder at the time, I have a much clearer head now that it’s all over! I can’t be certain that everyone will experience this, but for me, it’s like I manage better with all the hormonal changes out of the way. All the positive strategies I tried unsuccessfully before are easier now, I can slow my brain down and identify my emotions and think more clearly without all that emotionality swirling around. It’s not “simple”, but definitely better than before. I hope others have had similar experiences!💜
Thank you for raising awareness about this, I had no idea but I have PCOS and just chalked it up to that. I have a few ASD friends who have PCOS too. 🤔
Not surprized!
Can confirm! Menopause @ 38 & autism Dx @ 47. I've always been hanging on by a thread & I knew I wasn't "normal" but I figured a personality disorder or cPTSD from being beaten as a child. When I didn't come out of the spiral for years as opposed to days, I read the DSM-5 to figure it out since my VA mental health professionals were inept. 2 yr of research into other things, figured it out, 2 more yrs to get someone to refer me for Dx. Then finally offered HRT after denying me for 9 years.
My periods qualified as pmdd but menopause hasn't been bad so far but that said im told it was a breeze for mu grandmother and mother. But my hot flashes are hellish. Otherwise it hasn't been a difficult transition.
Not me turning into a massive ball of rage and tears every two months during the 24-48 hours before my period starts 💀
Estrogen is antiinflammatory because it blocks substance P (SP) a neuropeptide that is produced by sensory neurons in the nervous system. Loss of estrogen has wide ranging effects throughout the body. Estrogen replacement treatment is safe and actually decreases breast cancer in recent studies. Estrogen protects against bone loss by controlling the maturation of pre osteoclasts when mature to osteoclasts break down bone.
This explains a lot for me.
I'm a 47yo in perimenopause with autistic traits (FASD) and yes, everything quirky about me has decided that coming into the outside is now the way things will be. Drs are keen to share that I'm developing psychiatric disorders
Yep
Oh 100% yes the hormones enhance my sense of smell and hearing.
I brought up my cycle so many times in conversations with family and with doctors as it seemed my malaise was connected to my cycle. I could almost bank on a crash and worsening symptoms once a month. Migraines, body aches and nausea and IBS and waves of emotions... I'm 50 now and it's no better. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy for saying my periods were causing my immune issues to flare. I hope they are looking for this now because I really suffered and probably didn't have to. I hope our daughters have better Women's healthcare.
You are not. alone.
Trust me it hasn't gotten significantly better even after all this time
Adult onset asthma in girls has been proven to be caused by hormonal changes!! That's why I have asthma and my brothers dont. 🙄Sooooo lucky to be a woman 🙄
@@FreeOod937 woah really? I have asthma and it seems to vary so much for me that's crazy!
@@FreeOod937 I am a man who has nearly died of asthma multiple times shut up lmao
I've had severe hormonal issues for years. I've noticed that my body is extremely sensitive to things. I recently had my hormones checked AGAIN, and they were all normal even though I'm constantly hot flashing and sweating. Men, just be glad you are men 😊
Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) - Had to look it up. -- Good idea to explain acronyms when you use them.
This Short is taken from a longer video where it is explained. It's actually linked above the title on the Short.
@@AndreaCrispnot being in the video makes sense. The top comment should expand the acronym.
I don't have pmdd but I do notice that I am more irritable and my autistic traits seem stronger at that time of the month
Same for me! This explains alot!
Menopause is really grim for me. All my difficulties have gotten worse along with horrible physical symptoms. But I'm super sensitive to medications or supplements and can't tolerate hurt 🤕
Thanks for shedding light on PMDD. It's incredibly shocking and scary how many health professionals do even know what this is. Or think it's just some form of severe PMS. It's not even in the same ballpark as PMS. It's a whole other beast.
He didn’t actually explain what it is
Yep. Menopause is a cuuuunt!! (At times I'm not fit for my own company, nevermind other people!!)
Probably why going off the pill exposed my pmdd but also ended up with an autism diagnosis. I miss the the pill and now I fear menopause will make me completely lose the plot. 😅
Now. How many of them had MTHFR anomalies? Methylation deficits? Neurotransmitter synthesis disruption?
I have one? Is Methylation deficit correlated with PMDD? Doctors don't even acknowledge the trait when they treat you. I take a supplement but had to argue for it. But my symptoms are not under control throughout the monthly cycle.
@@emilysnyder4857 yes, incomplete methylation is linked with fertility and birth issues, including PMDD, PCOS, and heightened risk of miscarriage (including near-birth infant mortality) as well as neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, and differences in the physical development of the fetal brain. Methylation is the way the body synthesizes neurotransmitters, and if a process of the body involves neurotransmitters, it can be affected by genes that alter methylation. I don't want to say "this definitely causes that," but I will say there is a significant correlation between MTHFR gene SNPs and the issues we talked about.
That is interesting because I was born borderline Spina Bifida. So it is likely my mother also had the trait. I have been looking into things since my son's diagnosis on the spectrum. Trying to figure out where it comes from and how to manage autistic challenges. My family never acknowledged the medical challenges I experienced growing up in the 70s/80s. Medical conversations were verboten, threatening. They saw it as attention seeking. I'm starting to realize how much neglect I have experienced... Because she was neglected too. We all just accept that suffering is normal when it comes to women's health. There's only so much spinach one can eat. We need support and doctors need to be aware of this when a woman comes in describing symptoms like I have had. It's been brutal to live with this.
@@emilysnyder4857 yes! But changing your diet and adding certain supplements can reduce your symptoms or help you manage better. After a lifetime of what amounts to malnutrition, idk how much, but certainly it's better than nothing.
@@emilysnyder4857 I've learned most of what I know about nutrition for MTHFR from Dr. Ben Lynch and Dr. Amy Yasko because they're on KZhead, but there are several good sources you'll be able to find once the algorithm knows you're interested.
My menopause symptoms were so bad I literally laid on the bathroom floor crying in pain. Eventually I had a hysterectomy aged 39! My body would wait until we went on holiday then start my period. So my poor husband and children would have to go on days out without me. Best thing I ever done was having a hysterectomy.
Were you actually in early menopause??
Same for me😢
@sabrinasetzler689 were you as young as the OP? I'm almost 38,and and have been having issues since I got off the pill at 21, but I'm not in early menopause. Since I've been on progesterone, my hormone levels are now normal, but I'm still constantly hot flashing.
In my experience, Progesterone alone isn't enough. All 3 HRT - Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone - offer truer balance & therefore improved health/wellbeing. Day flashes are typically Estrogen related, and night sweats/insomnia are Progesterone related. Dr Mary Haver on YT has excellent info! @@celeste8157
I began Peri-menopause in my late 20s but no one listened to me! Misery until hysterectomy at 45 😡 @@celeste8157
AFAB nonbinary person here. I have autism and endometriosis and it sucks
I’ve been thinking so much lately about how so many of the women historically treated for ‘hysteria’ were actually autistic women whose masks were becoming less effective due to the hormonal shifts exacerbating sensitivities. I have to remind myself to set a limit for the amount of collective grieving I do 🫠