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		<title>By: Matt</title>
		<link>http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/08/is-stimulant-treatment-for-adhd-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-3153</link>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I WANT MORE OF SUCH STUFF.
Outstanding commitment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I WANT MORE OF SUCH STUFF.<br />
Outstanding commitment.</p>
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		<title>By: adrienne</title>
		<link>http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/08/is-stimulant-treatment-for-adhd-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-891</link>
		<dc:creator>adrienne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I really wanted to post on the Vyvanase vs adderall one but it&#039;s closed. I am a 30 yr old mother of 2 and I was diagnosed with ADD in 5th grade. I&#039;ve been on and off meds since then. Every patient responds differently to each medication. For me, plain ol&#039; Dextroamphetamine has worked the best. It helps in every area such as school, work, homemaking, and social. There are drawbacks. Once in awhile, in order to avoid increasing my dose or becoming dependant, I take a 1 or 2 day break. This reduces my tolerance enough that my current dose is still effective. The drawback to taking a break, though, is that I have a hard time sleeping the next day I take it. This medication has a VERY high risk of abuse due partly to the increasing tolerance and also the fact that if you haven&#039;t slept well, you are relying on it to perk you up!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really wanted to post on the Vyvanase vs adderall one but it&#8217;s closed. I am a 30 yr old mother of 2 and I was diagnosed with ADD in 5th grade. I&#8217;ve been on and off meds since then. Every patient responds differently to each medication. For me, plain ol&#8217; Dextroamphetamine has worked the best. It helps in every area such as school, work, homemaking, and social. There are drawbacks. Once in awhile, in order to avoid increasing my dose or becoming dependant, I take a 1 or 2 day break. This reduces my tolerance enough that my current dose is still effective. The drawback to taking a break, though, is that I have a hard time sleeping the next day I take it. This medication has a VERY high risk of abuse due partly to the increasing tolerance and also the fact that if you haven&#8217;t slept well, you are relying on it to perk you up!</p>
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		<title>By: KATHLEEN</title>
		<link>http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/08/is-stimulant-treatment-for-adhd-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-433</link>
		<dc:creator>KATHLEEN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Think about what happens when you exersise. You build up muscle and that muscle becomes hard. Your heart has to be soft and supple and flexible to create proper blood flow.

If your heart hardens like a muscle it can&#039;t properly do its job. There is data out there that supports these medications cause hardening of the heart.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Think about what happens when you exersise. You build up muscle and that muscle becomes hard. Your heart has to be soft and supple and flexible to create proper blood flow.</p>
<p>If your heart hardens like a muscle it can&#8217;t properly do its job. There is data out there that supports these medications cause hardening of the heart.</p>
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		<title>By: KATHLEEN</title>
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		<dc:creator>KATHLEEN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope you really go to school for a long time. 
I wrote a reallly long comment on a board before reading the site I am leaving the link to. 

Listen these drug companies r pushing these medications and the doctors and making up new names for old disorders and Im just so glad I dont have to deal with that anymore.

Teachers are butting into family lives like never before and I am just glad Im done having a fmaily and they are healthy mature adults now

link to one families sotry abou tmedicating children with those drugs your studying. your just a kid yourself god help us!

http://www.ritalindeath.com/

This is th elink to my own story and sorry upfront about some spelling issues I don&#039;t pay to close attention to all that. I have a disorder called left handed typist.

http://www.topix.com/sports/high-school-football/2009/09/coach-acquitted-of-players-heat-related-death#lastPost</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope you really go to school for a long time.<br />
I wrote a reallly long comment on a board before reading the site I am leaving the link to. </p>
<p>Listen these drug companies r pushing these medications and the doctors and making up new names for old disorders and Im just so glad I dont have to deal with that anymore.</p>
<p>Teachers are butting into family lives like never before and I am just glad Im done having a fmaily and they are healthy mature adults now</p>
<p>link to one families sotry abou tmedicating children with those drugs your studying. your just a kid yourself god help us!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ritalindeath.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ritalindeath.com/</a></p>
<p>This is th elink to my own story and sorry upfront about some spelling issues I don&#8217;t pay to close attention to all that. I have a disorder called left handed typist.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.topix.com/sports/high-school-football/2009/09/coach-acquitted-of-players-heat-related-death#lastPost" rel="nofollow">http://www.topix.com/sports/high-school-football/2009/09/coach-acquitted-of-players-heat-related-death#lastPost</a></p>
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		<title>By: Intuniv for ADHD: Concerns, Efficacy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Intuniv for ADHD: Concerns, Efficacy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/08/is-stimulant-treatment-for-adhd-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-169</link>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear alexis,

I am not a doctor so do not take what I say as medical advice.

That said, the data on these medications seems to say that they are safe in general.  That there is a risk increase for general use for heart conditions is not fully accepted, and even if it does exist, it most likely doesn&#039;t apply to the vast majority of uses.

If your doctor knows your background and understands the issues at hand, their prescribing a stimulant is fairly normal.

There is always a balance between the benefit of a medication and its potential downsides.  Stimulants, by their nature, effect heart rate.  The question is whether or not that can cause damage over time.  On the one hand, it&#039;s a slight increase.  

On the other, it&#039;s not that much, and the body gets used to new medications over time. Ultimately, it&#039;s the job of an epidemiologist - or an expert in examining data from large groups of people - to decide what&#039;s going on.

As always, if you&#039;re concerned about your health, continue to see a doctor for routine checkups. 

Thanks for reading, and if there is any subject you&#039;d like to see covered in an article, please let me know!

Best,
David</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear alexis,</p>
<p>I am not a doctor so do not take what I say as medical advice.</p>
<p>That said, the data on these medications seems to say that they are safe in general.  That there is a risk increase for general use for heart conditions is not fully accepted, and even if it does exist, it most likely doesn&#8217;t apply to the vast majority of uses.</p>
<p>If your doctor knows your background and understands the issues at hand, their prescribing a stimulant is fairly normal.</p>
<p>There is always a balance between the benefit of a medication and its potential downsides.  Stimulants, by their nature, effect heart rate.  The question is whether or not that can cause damage over time.  On the one hand, it&#8217;s a slight increase.  </p>
<p>On the other, it&#8217;s not that much, and the body gets used to new medications over time. Ultimately, it&#8217;s the job of an epidemiologist &#8211; or an expert in examining data from large groups of people &#8211; to decide what&#8217;s going on.</p>
<p>As always, if you&#8217;re concerned about your health, continue to see a doctor for routine checkups. </p>
<p>Thanks for reading, and if there is any subject you&#8217;d like to see covered in an article, please let me know!</p>
<p>Best,<br />
David</p>
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		<title>By: alexis rasmussen</title>
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		<dc:creator>alexis rasmussen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i&#039;ve been taking them for about a week and a half i&#039;m taking 15 miligrams  They really help but i don&#039;t want to damage m</description>
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		<title>By: alexis rasmussen</title>
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		<dc:creator>alexis rasmussen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what do i watch for in my heart and liver what are the signs of it affecting me</description>
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		<title>By: Vyvanse vs Adderall XR</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vyvanse vs Adderall XR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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