Adderall - constant chest pain

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I was taking Adderall (adderrall) for a while and stopped after noticing a chest pain right around my heart. It gets worse when i exercise or do anything cardio-like. It has gotten so bad that I have been almost bed and couch bound for the last year. I had gotten and endoscopy cause i am young so it isnt stomach. I have gone to my Cardiologist and did an ekg ecg, stress test, ultrasound of heart and left right heart catherization. Nothing came up but i am getting worse and now my doctor wont tell me what to do or where to follow up. Please if this sounds familiar let me know, it is ruining my life.

[Jillian1015]

I can relate to your problem. I've been taking Adderall (adderrall) for about 6 mths now and the past 2 days I've experienced left sided chest pain. It's kind of scary bc you don't know if it's related to the Adderall (adderrall), if it's cardiac related or just muscular pain.  I haven't told my dr. about it bc I'm worried he will discontinue my Adderall (adderrall) prescription which helps me tremendously since I am a super busy person. But on the other hand, my health means more to me so if it is the Adderall (adderrall), then I would stop immediately. What did your cardiologist say when you told him you were taking Adderall (adderrall)?

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He wasnt familiar with it since he isnt does dwell into psychiatric drugs but it is bad. It was banned in Canada couple years ago for killing people related to heart disease and other complications. I would stop taking it because mine  started mildy and has gotten so much worse over the years and has spread. I also cant do anything much physical or I feel like i am going to pass out. I cant even work now and have thousands in medical testing debts and still havent diagnosed it.

[lastofscreenames]

I've actually been having the exact same problem. I took adderall (adderrall) for about eight months before I started having the chest pains and severe panic attacks. I immediately stopped taking it. Nearly every time I went to run I would have severe chest pains and panic. For a while I was convinced that there was a problem with my heart. I've had three trips to the emergency room so far because I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I've had an EKG and a stress test and no problems came up. Finally I realized that it was the increase in adrenaline from the panic attack that was creating pain in my chest muscle. I've been taking Lexipro and ativan for a month now and that has been pretty effective at stopping the panic and chest pain. While I hated the idea of taking one drug to cure the side effects of another, I recommend you get treatment for panic disorder. While my case isn't nearly as bad, I can empathize with you completely. This is definitely the worst period in my life.  I wish I never took that damn "wonder drug" in the first place. The amazing thing is that after all this my doctor still pushes the adderall (adderrall). It's sickening. Just remember to reassure yourself that your heart is fine and  don't feed the panic. It takes a lot of effort to ignore the pain and fear but it pays off. I also strongly recommend getting a therapist if you don't already have one.

[lastofscreenames]

I saw you posted a while ago. How are you doing now?