Join a Community That Understands You

Get answers from those who share your health journey

Left Image 1Middle Image 1Right Image 1
avatar

flyingcoco18

Updated 10mo ago

Adderall XR and POTS: Unexpected Results

I recently started taking 5mg of adderall xr for my adhd and it seems to be helping my POTS so much. I'm really glad, but also very confused. I was expecting heart rate increases, not decreases. Has this happened for anyone else?

Can you help? Connect today

avatar

L0R3

2y

it’s a stimulant so it could be increasing blood pressure and helping that way? for me i feel better on it but my crash afterwards is pretty bad
avatar

Chickpea75

2y

Have you had your thyroid checked?
avatar

flyingcoco18

2y

Not recently, but I did before getting my POTS diagnosis when I first started expecting symptoms. Why?
avatar

Officialishness

2y

For me it made my HR super high and with my POTS it was reaching 200bpm+ so I had to stop and move to a non stimulant. POTS is caused by many things as it is a syndrome, not a specific disease or anything. So possibly the ADHD meds are helping your postual/orthostatic tolerance somehow by “fixing” what ever was causing the POTS symptoms. I would simply keep an eye on it, if it’s not a problem then I wouldn’t worry much about it. Track your HR as you normally would, and note when you take the medication vs when you are not taking the medication. Like all stimulants, you should still limit usage as much as you can simply because they can become addictive and cause other issues, but just watch/track your BPM to look for any changes that are bad or good! Hope that helps!

The content in this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

feed-footer-0

Free unlimited access

to all community content

feed-footer-1

Find others who are

medically similar to you

feed-footer-2

Pose questions and join

meaningful discussions

pp-logo

Alike is a transformative platform that goes beyond just bringing together patients; it meticulously connects individuals based on multiple critical factors, such as age, gender, comorbidities, medications, diet, and more, fostering a community of knowledge, support and empathy.

appStoreBtngooglePlayBtn

© 2020-2024 Alike, Inc