Was using adderall to plow though some reading material and suddenly felt the right side of my face tingle and go numb, I then looked in the mirror and my face had slightly drooped. Immediately went to the hospital and it turns out I had a TIA whats basically a transitory stroke, im now on high blood pressure and high cholesterol medications and im not even overweight, I'm also only 31 with the possibility of a full on stroke always on the horizon.

If you have a history of heart issues, just leave stimulants of any form alone tbh, im even wary of coffee at this point.

  • D3FNC [any]
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    3 years ago

    Heart disease will pretty much kill everyone that lives over 65. Quite a few viruses prior to covid were known to cause cardiomyopathy (weakness / deconditioning of the heart).

    If you're really worried about it, start daily walks and slowly ramp up your distance until you can do small intermittent jogs or biking. Aspirin (if you're under 50) and I recommend statins to all my patients now that newer studies are showing high dose statins are being shown to be superior to coronary bypass surgery. I thought they were a conspiracy but after 20 years I'm finally convinced. Walmart has simvastatin on the four dollar list, I wouldn't be surprised if free clinics near you do telehealth.

      • D3FNC [any]
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        3 years ago

        Sorry, I got distracted and wandered off, I apologize. Nothing wrong with a baby aspirin, but there's no plausible mechanism I can think of that would allow for fish oil supplements to improve chest pain, especially cardiac. The risk of diabetes is controversial, as is the muscle cramping and rhabdo; typically people who are put on statins just had a heart attack and look like John Candy in a Bears SNL sketch.

        I'm just saying if you're really concerned about heart disease killing you, statins would absolutely prevent that 100%.

        I've seen someone who didn't have a diagnosis of diabetes have diabetic gastroparesis, so it can happen; but it almost always severe diabetic neuropathy like that requires 10+ years of completely uncontrolled diabetes; we're talking your glucose has never been below 250 since Obama got elected. Feeling dizzy and nauseous unless you eat isn't a symptom of diabetes, but it generally means your body (in this case your liver) is struggling to convert fat to sugar, which is generally a sign you're on your way to a pre-diabetes, at least. I think they call it metabolic syndrome now.

        Sorry, I deal with rural blue collar populations mostly and now I just realized I'm not sure what the appropriate level to discuss medical issues with people is. Hope that helps. GL