ADHD Medication and Heart Rate?

[Deanna]

I would confirm with your doctor, but I would not be at all surprised that your meds affect your heartrate. I experience the opposite effect--I'm on medication for high blood pressure, which keeps my heart rate low. I rarely see it above 170, and when I do, it's usually followed by the immediate realization that I forgot my morning dose.

[SouthernBelle]

Although I assume the rates you are referring to are when you are working out hard and not resting. These rates are not out of the ballpark. I'm nearly 10 years older than you and in a workout shoot for the high 150s, even low 160s.