Hello!  I am laid up in bed for quite a while, I just had open heart surgery to repair a valve in my heart.  My sister said she heard somewhere that there might be a link to adderall and valve problems.  I thought ~ NO way,  Adderall is my best friend, it makes me the functioning woman I am, don't tell me about that!  I just googled a few words and got a very brief few sites but there seems to be some concern here!  I am 40, mother of 3 kids, busy and happy life, normal stresses of raising teens, love my job, very active, very healthy and I would probably be dead in a few months to a year if I did not have this surgery to fix or replace my valve.  As I sit here with a 7 in GASH down my chest, 6 days post op, pain up to my eyeballs, I am wondering who knows what about any of this?  I have been on Adderall for probably around 5 years 10 mg 1time a day up to 3 times a day depending on what the day brings me. I THOUGHT I was absolutely thriving on it.

any thoughts? please contact me.

Elaine

I would say it's possible but it's more like the Adderall creates a better condition for the valve to start leaking (or there was already an issue) I don't think normal Adderall use is the direct link.

After one week, Adderall sent me to the hospital with chest pain.  I have never had any problems before.  I am to see a cardiologist later this week.

Adderall is not good for people with heart conditons.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/tpd-dpt/adderall_xr_e.pdf