{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Elevated Woman's Podcast","title":"Am I Losing My Mind — or Is This Perimenopause?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1207,"description":"Have you ever lost a word mid-sentence, one you’ve said a thousand times, and it just... vanished?\nYou laugh it off in the moment, but on the drive home you’re wondering what’s actually happening to you.\nIn this episode, Dr. Ade Akindipe, DNP, breaks down why up to two-thirds of women experience brain fog in perimenopause, how fluctuating estrogen and progesterone affect serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, and why these symptoms so often get misread as anxiety, ADHD, or a primary psychiatric condition instead of a hormonal one. She also covers why brain fog is usually not dementia, what actually helps, and what a proper evaluation should include.\n💡 In this episode, we cover:\nWhy up to two-thirds of women experience brain fog during perimenopause, and why it finally has a formal medical definition\nHow fluctuating estrogen and progesterone affect serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, your brain’s memory, mood, and calm systems\nWhy these symptoms get misread as a primary psychiatric condition\nWhy perimenopause brain fog is usually not dementia, and what the research shows\nThe red flags that do warrant a prompt evaluation\nHow to untangle perimenopause from anxiety and ADHD-like symptoms\nWhen to seek care and what a proper evaluation includes\nPractical strategies that help, including sleep, movement, and hormone therapy\n\n⏱️ Chapters:\n00:00 Intro\n03:24 How common perimenopause brain fog really is\n04:01 What’s happening in your brain: estrogen, progesterone, and receptors\n05:04 Why fluctuating hormones, not just declining ones, cause the fog\n06:57 Reassuring research: brain fog vs. measurable cognitive decline\n07:20 Why it tends to be temporary\n10:21 Red flags that deserve a prompt workup\n12:43 Perimenopause, ADHD, and how to tell them apart\n16:04 Mood changes: when it’s perimenopause, when it’s depression, and why both can be true\n21:08 What actually helps: sleep, movement, and hormone therapy\n🔗 Resources / Links\nBook Your Personalized Wellness Assessment or Coaching Consultation...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/np3oNpNh0ljhDzEH17F6L2G8sGgdXYzHb9XHV-rPQBs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZTc3/YzhjYzU4MmU1YWUw/NTY3ZWViMWNjZjEx/ZmYxMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}