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High Heart Rate. Is It Safe For Me? Smoked Methamphetamines And Quit Adderall.
Question: I am 28 years old, male, 5'9", 190 pounds. My question is about my safety while working out on the cross-country ski machine in the gym. I have never had any heart problems, but the machine is constantly telling my heart rate is too high. Right after it hits about 162 (the machine is measuring my heart rate and I don't know if it's perfectly accurate) it says my heart is beating too fast, however, I don't necessarily feel like I am working THAT hard when it says this. Is it safe for me to remain above 160 or even 170bpm over the course of the 30min-1hr I spend on the machine? Is it more important I just trust my body to let me know when I am over-working it?
A couple of additional things to note about my history that have made me worry about my heart...I smoked methamphetamines for about 18-24 months back when I was 19-21, and ever since I quit I have been taking ~60mg of adderall about 5 days a week for the last 8 years. Should this effect my results at all? --Sometimes I feel while on adderall that my heart is already working harder than it normally does and I get worried I shouldn't put any more strain on it. Is this in my head?
Thank you
A couple of additional things to note about my history that have made me worry about my heart...I smoked methamphetamines for about 18-24 months back when I was 19-21, and ever since I quit I have been taking ~60mg of adderall about 5 days a week for the last 8 years. Should this effect my results at all? --Sometimes I feel while on adderall that my heart is already working harder than it normally does and I get worried I shouldn't put any more strain on it. Is this in my head?
Thank you
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Your heart rate during exercising in the gym is 160 to 170beats per minute. This is normal during exercising. You are also taking 60mg of adderall about 5 days a week for the last 8 years. It is used in conditions like attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy, depression, obesity.
You should never take this for such a long time. It causes XXXXXXX side effects. It may cause a sudden heart attack even in those with no signs of heart disease.
Other common side effects are high blood pressure, rapid pulse rate, tolerance, visual hallucinations (seeing things that are not there). It also causes extreme psychological dependence and severe social disability.
You should get your pulse rate and blood pressure measured during resting period by a Physician. It is suggested to avoid the drug even though it may have certain benefits.
I hope I have answered your query. Please accept my answer in case you have no follow up queries.
Regards.
Thanks for the query.
Your heart rate during exercising in the gym is 160 to 170beats per minute. This is normal during exercising. You are also taking 60mg of adderall about 5 days a week for the last 8 years. It is used in conditions like attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy, depression, obesity.
You should never take this for such a long time. It causes XXXXXXX side effects. It may cause a sudden heart attack even in those with no signs of heart disease.
Other common side effects are high blood pressure, rapid pulse rate, tolerance, visual hallucinations (seeing things that are not there). It also causes extreme psychological dependence and severe social disability.
You should get your pulse rate and blood pressure measured during resting period by a Physician. It is suggested to avoid the drug even though it may have certain benefits.
I hope I have answered your query. Please accept my answer in case you have no follow up queries.
Regards.
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