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My pac, pvc and sinus taccycardia occurred a year after stopping ritalin (methylphenidate). i was on adderrall for 5 months after ritalin (methylphenidate). could this be the reason for?
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.: Adderall and Ritalin (methylphenidate) are both stimulants and could potentially cause tachycardia and arrhythmia.
Answered 7/1/2014
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Yes: Those meds are serious cost: benefit. They are various, altho milder, forms of speed. You can see i don't like them. www.thepmc.org.
Answered 9/25/2013
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