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ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults
American College of Cardiology ^ | 2024

Posted on 04/22/2025 6:46:17 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to develop cardiomyopathy (weakened heart muscle) compared with those who were not prescribed stimulants, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session.

The study found that people prescribed stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin were 17% more likely to have cardiomyopathy at one year and 57% more likely to have cardiomyopathy at eight years compared with those who were not taking these medications. Cardiomyopathy involves structural changes in the heart muscle that weaken its pumping ability. It can cause a person to tire easily and limit their ability to perform daily tasks, and it often worsens over time...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: adderall; adhd; amphetamines; bigpharma; drugs; medicine; ritalin; suddenly; vaccines
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To: Jane Long

I was thinking the stimulants may make one more prone to the adverse effects of the vaccine. In terms of the heart in particular…


21 posted on 04/23/2025 7:58:35 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: DoodleBob

Stop feeding the kids sugar and they won’t need any ADHD pills!


22 posted on 04/24/2025 2:09:29 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Well, once their young, healthy hearts are damaged by the horrid jabs, then any stimulants certainly could have adverse effects.

My point is that these ADHD drugs have sadly been around for DECADES ... with no articles/studies/warnings about their ‘risk of heart damage’ .... we’re seeing this, NOW, since the jabs have rolled out with their KNOWN danger of heart damage.


23 posted on 04/24/2025 5:15:20 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Or you can nose around PubMed and discover all of the studies that predate covid by decades.

Athletes, particularly young high performing athletes, have died from cardiac events at a significantly higher rate than non-athletes in their age group.

This has been known issue for years and the subject of many international studies. But around here the usual crowd thinks this all started with their favorite bogeyman.


24 posted on 04/26/2025 7:53:50 AM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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