ADHD and voice issues
Since I was prescribed Vyvanse and then Methylphenidate, I have had TWO vocal hemorrhagic polyps. The first polyp needed surgery and I was recently diagnosed with another.
Here are a couple of links on the effects of stimulants on blood vessels: Click #1 and click #2 - What the....??!!! Heart attacks, strokes, brain damage, etc. What are these drugs doing to my vocal folds? There are blood vessels in there, right?
SEE - Blood vessels in the vocal folds! - these are vocal folds - they aren't gross :)
Link to website upon clicking image.
Here is a video of how the vocal folds work well.
click here: Pentax video (go in 10 seconds)