Lately, I've noticed that the blood vessels in my arms, hands, legs, and feet are wider than usual...dilated, in other words. I recently stopped taking my prescriptions for depression and ADHD a week ago and I haven't noticed a return to my previous depressed, anxious, ADHD self; it's almost like I've been miraculously cured. I stopped the medications because after years of taking them, they were greatly increasing my pulse and blood pressure and causing arrhythmias. I've suffered from mental illness for half of my life and now I find myself suddenly going into remission for no apparent reason. It's funny because for the past couple of years, I would be suicidal if I wasn't on medication and now I'm not on anything and I feel normal! Anyways, I was wondering if my enlarged blood vessels and lowered pulse (dropped from 90+ bpm to 65-70 bpm) is a result of the drugs leaving my system. Is there any correlation? Thank you!
2007-09-05 17:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by Ben 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
ADHD medications have side effects and an elevated blood pressure is one of them. ADHD medications affect the nervous system and result to feeling anxious which will result to an increased heartbeat.
As you had stopped taking such medication and feeling back to normal now, the blood pressure are being back to normal as well. With the drug not affecting your system for now, your blood vessels are getting more relaxed or dilated as its effect (that can contribute in a lowered pulse rate). As the drug effects on the nervous system is no longer dominant, there will be no more "anxiety feelings" so the speeding of the heartbeat will be resolved for now (that would mostly be the reason of the lowering of the pulse rate).
It would be great if you are having remission for now. Learn ways that can lead you to a more satisfying life.
2007-09-05 19:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-10 01:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea adhd medication whether adderall or concerta or whatever youre taking are vasoconstrictors and raise your heart rate
2007-09-05 18:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋