Jun 26, 2026 · 40 min · 18 segments
Why are so many women being told their symptoms are anxiety, stress or depression when hormones may be the real cause? In this episode of Hot Mess Mums Club, we’re joined by Dr Holly Carding, GP and…
Holly CardinGuest
Kelly PeggHost
We are talking about it, you know, and we know that there is that gap for women of they're going through it, but they're not being diagnosed.
which is, you know, getting a lot of positivity from people because I think it's such an issue, isn't it? Yes.
So it's fantastic to think that, you know, you want to bring that education to everybody, which in turn would make it easier.
presentation to our clinic so um we are private clinic and we see a lot of women who do try and access care through the nhs but are not able to um and and those themes of not not being heard not being listened to um not being treated appropriately misdiagnosed inappropriate prescribing are quite common things that i hear in clinic on a daily basis um so it's it's a It's a sad fact, but it's very true and something that I see all of the
I mean, it's obviously an issue with training and we hear everything from, you know, women being offered sleeping pills, the contraceptive pill, antidepressants.
You know, it's happened to me several times when I've been that that's I've been offered antidepressants and sleeping pills in one go.
But for many women, I think when it starts to change, when things start to feel off, you do start to feel crazy.
You know, definitely there is an element of that where you start second guessing yourself, especially when you've got brain fog.
And this happens to me all the time, right? I have a word and I can't think what I'm going to say and it just disappears.
So I think when you then go, you put yourself out, you sit in front of someone and say, this is where I'm at and I think it's my hormones and they dismiss that.
We are talking about it, you know, and we know that there is that gap for women of they're going through it, but they're not being diagnosed.
which is, you know, getting a lot of positivity from people because I think it's such an issue, isn't it? Yes.
So it's fantastic to think that, you know, you want to bring that education to everybody, which in turn would make it easier.
presentation to our clinic so um we are private clinic and we see a lot of women who do try and access care through the nhs but are not able to um and and those themes of not not being heard not being listened to um not being treated appropriately misdiagnosed inappropriate prescribing are quite common things that i hear in clinic on a daily basis um so it's it's a It's a sad fact, but it's very true and something that I see all of the
I mean, it's obviously an issue with training and we hear everything from, you know, women being offered sleeping pills, the contraceptive pill, antidepressants.
You know, it's happened to me several times when I've been that that's I've been offered antidepressants and sleeping pills in one go.
But for many women, I think when it starts to change, when things start to feel off, you do start to feel crazy.
You know, definitely there is an element of that where you start second guessing yourself, especially when you've got brain fog.
And this happens to me all the time, right? I have a word and I can't think what I'm going to say and it just disappears.
So I think when you then go, you put yourself out, you sit in front of someone and say, this is where I'm at and I think it's my hormones and they dismiss that.
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