[gleeker]

I take Adderall and caffeine is especially bad for me. During the day I’ll be extremely paralyzed to productivity but have no problem lying around on the phone. Later when it wears off I’ll have discomfort around my abdomen and strange shooting nerve pain around the area and parts of my chest. Thought it could be small heart attacks but it doesn’t feel like a crushing pain and it’s very temporary and doesn’t include other symptoms or spreading pain. I think it could be related to something psychosomatic or body trauma because a bully jumped on my chest/stomach as a kid and I haven’t sealed that chapter yet

[wao0uuno]

Talk with your doctor and ask for EKG. Those meds are not safe for people with preexisting heart conditions. Better be safe than sorry (or dead).

[thegrim33]

Do you not think that taking doses of literal amphetamines on a daily basis might be more associated with your complaints than consuming caffeine?

[throwuxiytayq]

Literal amphetamines are literally the most effective prescription drugs in the entire of field of psychiatry. Have some respect.

[finghin]

They are effective with well known potential cardiac side effects as a caveat

[throwuxiytayq]

Cool FUD bro, but you are talking about medication that is associated with reduced all-cause mortality. Treatment with these drugs literally extends lives.

But speaking to your point:

> This systematic review and meta-analysis based on 19 observational studies with more than 3.9 million participants suggested that there was no statistically significant association between ADHD medications and the risk of cardiovascular events among children and adolescents, young and middle-aged adults, or older adults.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9685490/