A new statement from the American Heart Association is quite explicit: Before you give kids stimulant meds for ADHD, make sure their heart health is checked. This may include an electrocardiogram (ECG).
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I wasn't screened for heart complications. I was put on dexedrine for 5 years for ADHD. I was developing a heart condition during the same time, but wasn't taken off the meds. I now have a pacemaker. A PACEMAKER. Cardiac problems have been well known and established with amphetamine medicines for decades. I am in a semi-slave state for these ridiculous insurance bills. My insurance companies keep dropping me, I am basically not allowed to move anywhere. Unbelievable.
This is the price of doling stimulant medications out freely. Young people with pacemakers, chained to ridiculous bills. I'm not the only one... I have met others in this position. Imagine if it were you. Or your son/daughter. You would be furious.
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