The Scary Consequences Of Undiagnosed Female ADHD | Dr Martin Brunet

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Dr Martin Brunet is a GP with over 23 years of medical experience. In this conversation, we dive into the devastating affects of undiagnosed female ADHD, how to prevent them happening and the pro's and con's of ADHD medication. He's the author of 'Your Worry Makes Sense'. Chapters 00:00 Trailer 01:26 How many anxious patients turn out to be undiagnosed ADHD? 04:02 When you started as a doctor, what did ADHD mean to you 08:49 The emotional affect of having ADHD misdiagnosed 13:37 Is there a "loud and disruptive" version of ADHD and a "quiet reserved" version of ADHD? 18:31 Are you good at spotting undiagnosed ADHD? 20:50 ADHD Prejudice 23:49 Tiimo advert 25:50 The consequences of unmanaged stress 27:33 How does anxiety tie in with the terms overwhelm and burnout 41:03 How to combat RSD 44:34 Medication 48:59 Where would you like the medical community to be with regards to ADHD in 5 years time? 51:44 The ADHD item segment 55:30 The ADHD agony aunt segment 58:03 A letter from the previous guest Buy Dr Martin's book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Worry-Makes-Sense-Overcome/dp/1805012975 Find Dr Martin on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/doc_martin_gp/?hl=en Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/adhdchatter Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer Editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode, if I think about ADHD, so many mental health conditions are called disorders.
0:06.2	Many people quite rightly say, look, I don't like being described as disordered.
0:10.2	And the other D deficits, I suspect for you, didn't feel like a deficit at all.
0:14.9	You've got an excess of attention. It's just trying to focus it. That's the challenge.
0:18.8	Dr. Martin Brunette, a leading NHS GP.
0:21.4	With over 23 years of experience in assessing and diagnosing ADHD.
0:25.5	He's an expert on how you can break free from your harmful cycles.
0:28.8	And simple strategies to help you master your ADHD.
0:31.9	I'm sort of ashamed to say in many ways how it was viewed when I first qualified.
0:37.2	It was very definitely the
0:38.6	naughty boy stereotype. The idea of girls with ADHD, barely a concept. I remember being taught
0:44.2	that autism was a childhood form of schizophrenia. Really? What's the consequences of unmanaged
0:50.3	anxiety, unmanaged stress? I think the consequences for children are really saddest in many ways because parental anxiety
0:58.1	about the label that stops them helping their child understand.
1:01.7	If someone asked you today to describe what is ADHD, what would you say?
1:06.1	I'd say it's...
1:09.3	This episode is dedicated to anyone who is so hyper-focused right now that they haven't eaten all day.
1:17.8	Martin, thank you so much for joining us.
1:20.2	Thank you for inviting me.
1:21.6	You've been a GP, Martin, for around 23 years.
1:25.0	Yes, yeah.
1:26.0	Out of the patients that do come to you with anxiety,
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