heart Archives - Stephanie Sarkis PhD

Dad’s Experience with Heart Disease & Stress

For this blog post, I'm turning the reins over to my dad. He's going to share his story of having heart disease, and how stress was a contributing factor to his illness. Claude Moulton Esq. writes: Quite unexpectedly at age 50 I was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. I had no symptoms of which I was [...]

Children and teens on stimulants report more heart-related symptoms

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-11-20T07:53:50-05:00December 17th, 2007|Categories: ADHD, Medication|Tags: heart, stimulants|

So I read the headline on msnbc.com - "ADHD drugs may boost ER visits". And I immediately wonder what the story is really about. The medical data of over 50,000 children was reviewed to see if there were more heart-related symptoms reported, such as a rapid heartbeat. Children who used stimulants were 20% more likely to [...]