Did your prescriber change your stimulant around your cycle, or keep it the same?

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Did your prescriber change your stimulant around your cycle, or keep it the same?
2026-09-02 15:33
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Fastreat Team
Some prescribers keep the stimulant dose the same across the cycle. Some may consider a change around the premenstrual phase as an individualised clinical decision. CADDRA notes that some clinicians consider individualising stimulant dosing then. If the change is persistent, distressing, or affecting daily functioning, bring a brief timeline to the prescribing clinician rather than changing the dose independently. Related reading: https://www.fastreat.com/en/blogs/adhd-in-women-signs References: https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/Practice-Summary-based-on-ADHD-and-Hormones-in-Women-with-Sara-Binder.pdf https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87/chapter/recommendations https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/
2026-09-03 02:27
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My prescriber left the dose alone across the month after I asked whether we should change it before my period. I was half hoping for a clever luteal plan and I did not get one. I log the rotten weeks anyway. I did not add a tablet on my own. Only my prescription, and I would not copy a luteal extra tablet from a stranger's post.
2026-09-09 02:40
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