Dr. Golda

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If you have spent your whole life managing just fine and now suddenly you cannot focus, cannot finish a sentence, cannot remember why you walked into a room… it might not be ADHD. It might be perimenopause. Or it might be both.
Here is what most people do not realise. Oestrogen is a key driver of dopamine production in the brain. When oestrogen starts to fluctuate and decline in perimenopause, dopamine drops with it. That means your attention, your motivation, your ability to organise and execute all take a hit. For women who already have ADHD, perimenopause can make symptoms dramatically worse. And for women who never had a diagnosis, the cognitive chaos of fluctuating hormones can look and feel exactly like ADHD presenting for the first time.
This is why so many women in their late thirties and forties are suddenly getting ADHD diagnoses. Some of those diagnoses are absolutely right and long overdue. But some of those women do not have ADHD at all. They have a hormonal deficit that is driving neurological symptoms, and nobody has joined the dots.
The distinction matters because the treatment pathways are different. If it is hormonally driven, optimising oestrogen through HRT can restore dopamine signalling and bring your brain back online. If it is true ADHD unmasked by hormonal change, you may need both hormonal support and ADHD specific management working together.
Either way, you deserve a clinician who understands the overlap and does not just hand you a prescription without asking the deeper questions. This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical advice. Always consult your own doctor for health issues.

If you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and you are also in perimenopause I need you to hear this. So many women are living with chronic pain, widespread fatigue, brain fog, disrupted sleep and anxiety and they are being told it is fibromyalgia when what is actually happening is a hormonal shift that nobody has investigated properly. Perimenopause can mimic fibromyalgia almost exactly and when the two exist together the symptoms become unbearable. This is something I saw time and again during my training at Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia where the approach to women’s health is integrative, holistic and looks at the whole person rather than just one diagnosis. That West Coast medicine model shaped everything about how I practise today. I look at your hormones, your nervous system, your inflammation and your gut health because none of these things exist in isolation. My private menopause clinic is opening in 2026 and if you want to be first through the door then join the waitlist through the link in my bio. You deserve a GP who actually listens.
This content is for general information and education only and does not replace individual medical advice. Always consult your own doctor before making changes to your health or treatment.

Bloating that gets worse throughout the day is not IBS and it is not about food. If your stomach is flat when you wake up and you look six months pregnant by the afternoon, that is gut inflammation with specific, treatable causes your GP is not testing for.
Declining oestrogen in perimenopause stimulates mast cells in your intestinal lining to release histamine, causing gut wall swelling and fluid retention. Hormonal fluctuations disrupt digestive enzyme production, meaning food is not broken down properly. Gut dysbiosis impairs your intestinal barrier and triggers an inflammatory immune response. Your bloating, flushing, headaches, and new food reactions are often all connected to the same hormonal driver.
This is why eliminating foods and being told you have IBS does not fix the problem. You need comprehensive investigation including stool analysis, histamine and inflammatory markers, and hormone assessment. This is the integrative approach I trained in when I practised at Vancouver Coastal Health in Canada, where gut health is assessed as part of the hormonal picture.
Dr Golda Clinic opens end of summer. Waitlist now open. Link in bio.
This content is for educational purposes only and does not replace medical advice.
Whatever you are going through in life, never ever quit, keep on going and do not let them win.

You are not too young for perimenopause. Not even close.
I have treated women in their twenties going through natural menopause. Their GPs told them they were too young, that it was just stress or anxiety, that they needed to lose weight or try the pill. These women knew something was wrong. They were right.
Perimenopause and early menopause do not wait until your forties or fifties. If you are experiencing irregular periods, night sweats, brain fog, crushing fatigue, or mood changes that feel out of character, your age does not rule out a hormonal cause. It makes it harder to get taken seriously, but it does not make it impossible.
Your body is giving you signals. Listen to them. Advocate for yourself. Push for testing. Do not let anyone dismiss you because of your age.
At Dr Golda Clinic, I combine West Coast North American integrative approaches with UK evidence-based medicine to investigate what is actually happening in your body, not what a textbook says should be happening at your age. The clinic opens in 2026. Join the waitlist now, link in bio.
Medical disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your GP or healthcare provider for personalised medical guidance.
Whatever you are going through in life, never ever quit, keep on going and don’t let them win.

Brain fog in menopause is not you losing your mind. It is your hormones changing your brain. If you are forgetting words mid sentence, walking into rooms with no idea why you are there, or struggling to concentrate on things that used to come easily, this is one of the most common and most distressing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause and it is real, it is physiological, and it is not something you should just push through alone.
Oestrogen plays a direct role in cognitive function, memory and mental clarity, and when levels fluctuate and decline during perimenopause and menopause, your brain literally has to recalibrate. That foggy, disconnected, "am I developing dementia" feeling that so many women describe to me in clinic is overwhelmingly driven by hormone changes, not by ageing, not by stress alone, and certainly not by you not trying hard enough.
As a doctor for over 20 years across the UK and North America with a particular interest in menopause and perimenopause, I see this every single day. Brain fog in midlife women is underdiagnosed, undertreated and too often dismissed. You deserve a proper assessment and a plan that actually addresses what is going on hormonally. If brain fog, poor concentration or memory problems in perimenopause or menopause are affecting your work, your confidence or your daily life, my clinic is now open. Link in bio to book your consultation.
This is general health information and not a substitute for individual medical advice. Always consult your own doctor regarding your personal health.
Whatever you are going through in life, never ever quit, keep on going and don't let them win.

Intrusive thoughts in perimenopause. The dark thoughts that come out of nowhere and make you question everything about yourself. It is not you. It is your hormones.
When oestrogen and progesterone decline, so do serotonin and GABA. Your brain loses the buffer it has relied on for decades and suddenly your mind does not feel like your own. This is one of the most frightening and least talked about symptoms of perimenopause and it is far more common than you think.
This is why I am building Dr Golda Clinic, opening this year. I trained and practised on the West Coast of Canada where integrative medicine sits alongside evidence based practice as standard. I am bringing that approach to the UK. Not just HRT and a ten minute appointment but a full clinical picture. Your hormones, your cortisol, your histamine pathways, your gut, your nervous system, all looked at together by a GP who actually listens.
Follow for more on what perimenopause actually does to your brain. Waitlist link is in bio.
Whatever you are going through in life, never ever quit, keep on going and don’t let them win.
Not medical advice. Always consult your own GP.

To every woman who nurtures, guides, and holds space for others. Today we celebrate all expressions of motherhood: the biological mothers, the chosen mothers, the aunties and mentors, the women who mother in ways both seen and unseen. Your care shapes the world. Happy Canadian Mother's Day.

This comparison is real, and it shows why the type of care you access determines your outcome. Two women, same age, same symptoms, same level of suffering. One received standard NHS care with basic testing, was told she was fine, and was offered antidepressants when symptoms persisted. She took them, and they helped marginally with anxiety but did nothing for the fatigue, weight gain, sleep disruption, or brain fog. Two years later she is still struggling and has accepted this as her new normal. The other woman came to my clinic. We spent an hour on her initial consultation, ran comprehensive functional medicine testing, identified subclinical hypothyroidism with poor T4 to T3 conversion, significant insulin resistance despite normal fasting glucose, and progesterone depletion with loss of GABA support. We optimized her thyroid function, addressed insulin sensitivity through targeted nutrition and supplements, and replaced progesterone. Four months later she was sleeping through the night, her energy was back, she was losing weight, her brain fog cleared, and she felt like herself again. Same starting point, completely different outcomes. The medicine you choose matters. Dr Golda Clinic opens end of summer. Waitlist link in bio. This content is for educational purposes only and does not replace or constitute medical advice. Whatever you are going through in life, never ever quit, keep on going and do not let them win.
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