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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...

(Excerpt) Read more at acc.org ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: adderall; adhd; amphetamines; bigpharma; drugs; medicine; ritalin; suddenly; vaccines
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Stimulants, in addition to Covid vaccines, need to be examined as a potential contributor to the "suddenly" phenomenon in young adults, especially athletes.

Some countries, like Singapore (where most stimulants are banned) have already caught on and have official guidelines about avoiding strenuous exercise for two weeks upon receiving Covid shot, esp. 2nd dose to offset myocarditis risks.

The problem is here, nobody's properly examined how the combination of: lifestyle factors (like exercise) + the shot + being on a stimulant may impact a person's heart...Young males in particular. There needs to be more screening, lower starting doses for starters, and clearer guidelines about potential interactions.

1 posted on 04/22/2025 6:46:17 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I would LOVE to know how many kids on these drugs have parents that are divorced.

Divorce is one of the most destructive forces to the family, and to the mental health of the children.


2 posted on 04/22/2025 6:54:49 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I would LOVE to know how many kids on these drugs have parents that are divorced.

Divorce is one of the most destructive forces to the family, and to the mental health of the children.


3 posted on 04/22/2025 6:54:59 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I would LOVE to know how many kids on these drugs have parents that are divorced.

Divorce is one of the most destructive forces to the family, and to the mental health of the children.


4 posted on 04/22/2025 6:54:59 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Sorry about that…


5 posted on 04/22/2025 7:01:42 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; ConservativeMind

PING!...................


6 posted on 04/22/2025 7:02:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It probably works out close to the same for Cocaine.


7 posted on 04/22/2025 7:09:00 PM PDT by Revel
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
"Speed kills"

It wasn't about driving a car.

8 posted on 04/22/2025 7:10:41 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: DoodleBob

Safe and effective.


9 posted on 04/22/2025 7:16:59 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Never attribute malice to that which can be explained by incompetence.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Not a problem, the spike proteins in the covid shot can plug the holes made by the ADD drugs!


10 posted on 04/22/2025 7:22:25 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Probably isn’t very good for kids either - which is just another reason to SPANK, rather than drug your kids.


11 posted on 04/22/2025 7:32:16 PM PDT by BobL
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...stimulant medications...

I do love the way they call amphetamines and almost cocaine "stimulant medications"
...instead of narcotics.

12 posted on 04/22/2025 8:00:55 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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Did somebody just snort when the read my reply?


13 posted on 04/22/2025 8:02:40 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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they, not the.


14 posted on 04/22/2025 8:03:26 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Offloading heart problems, from experimental vexxationation as the cause, to anything they can potentially pin it on.

In other words: Industrial scale lying.


15 posted on 04/22/2025 8:45:47 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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Wow. A hardcore stimulant that can be bought as a street drug is suspected of causing heart muscle damage. Imagine that! /s


16 posted on 04/22/2025 9:08:35 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

ADHD is a made up disease so taking and a bad prescription for no reason you’re going to have problems.... Much like the COVID vaccine did for a variant of the flu which is exactly what COVID was/is.

For the ADHD believers: By definition, everyone has one or more symptoms of ADHD. It’s called life and how you deal with it.


17 posted on 04/23/2025 4:33:21 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

When I was in school, I would have been labeled ADHD - I had to learn to cope with it w/o drugs - the drugs are more harmful than helpful
....


18 posted on 04/23/2025 5:40:11 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; grey_whiskers; metmom

Stimulants, in addition to Covid vaccines, need to be examined as a potential contributor to the “suddenly” phenomenon in young adults, especially athletes


Ha....in addition! ADHD stimulants have been around for DECADES, sadly.

Yet, this ‘risk of heart damage in young adults’ is just now happening/being brought to light.

THEY just can’t admit that The Thing is what’s causing this increased risk of heart damage 💉


19 posted on 04/23/2025 5:44:25 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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Offloading heart problems, from experimental vexxationation as the cause, to anything they can potentially pin it on.

In other words: Industrial scale lying.


EXACTLY!

See my post 19.


20 posted on 04/23/2025 5:45:37 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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