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More questions about SVT
by Katie__0__0, Sep 11, 1998 12:00AM
I just posted a message, but want to add on to it. I was wondering if you knew the link between the supraventricular tachycardia that I was diagnosed with and the ritalin I took for 13 years. Please read my previous message to get a better idea of my history. Thank you.
It wasn't until recently that I had chest pains, but I also noticed that at about the same time, the ritalin began causing my heart to beat too fast, so I stopped taking it.
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Dear Katie,
There is no reported association between Ritalin and supraventricular tachycardia or MVP.
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