system
Does being on ADHD medication and smoking cigarettes cause blood clots?
human
I am on citalopram  and on ADHD medication called Addoral. And I smoke cigarettes everyday but only like 3-6 a day sometimes...my brother told me that I can't smoke cigarettes and be on the meds cause it is not good for me and i can get a blood clot...so he told me he will take me off my meds without talking to the doctor first if I continue to smoke...but I love smoking cigarettes it helps with my stress...is what my brother telling me true will me smoking give me a blood clot cause I'm on my meds and I'm smoking cigarettes??
gpt
There are chances of clots. Because smoking itself is a risk factor for atherosclerosis And Addoral act on sympathetic nervous system that has role in clottingMoreover, smoking decreases the drug level in body, therefore, higher dose of medicine has to be taken. And taking higher dose of medicine means increasing the side effect profile of the medicineIn addition, smoking complicates the symptom profile of ADHD