Speed, E, etc... good for heart

[TDK2FE]

I was talking with some friends the other day about some drugs that give you speedy feelings, and got to thinking about its effects on your heart. Usually, I get a moderately increased heartrate for at least an hour or so... and was wondering if this increase in heart rate could be healthy for your heart just as it is good to get your heart rate up while exercising. Now I know that this is definately not a good way to get your heart in good condition or anything, because you would have to do drugs every day or so to get your heart up to a level that would be on par with daily exercise. I was just wondering if the heart rate increases associated with some drugs could be at all comparable to that of exercise.
Thoughts? Opinions?
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[SovietContin]

Considering you never hear about how daily coffee drinkers don't have prolonged lives and less chance of a heart attack because their hearts are mildly accelerated on a regular basis, I'd have to guess no. Taking stimulants is not a substitute for excercise.

 

[CuriousCub]

In addition --the cardiovascular conditioning from a stimulant as opposed to an actual work out is completely different.
Excercising balances out your energy...the stimulant takes from it and gives you nothing in return, as the substance itself is weakening you because it's essentially toxic. The stimulant will only provoke activity...it doesn't fulfill it.
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[This message has been edited by CuriousCub (edited 11 October 2001).]
[This message has been edited by CuriousCub (edited 11 October 2001).]

 

[Dr. Quack]

When you exercise you increase the amount of oxygen your heart receives because your respiration goes up blood vessels dilate etc etc...... when you take a stimulant it makes your heart beat faster, but o2 levels remain the same, and vasoconstriction in the blood vessels that supply the heart with o2 reduce the amount of blood flow/ o2 the heart receives.
Hence your heart is working harder with less o2 to do it with. This is bad.