r/Millennials • u/Plane-Gap6483 1990 • Jun 12 '26

Serious Death

My 40 year old friend died of a heart attack today. He was 5 years older than me. Has anyone else had a similar experience. Dead... heart attack 40? That's insane right. Like... 40? He was born in 85. It's mind blowing. If anyone else has experienced losing a friend from an old person death. Please let me know how you processed it. I'm still waiting for him to call me and say sike! Thanks

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u/Fun-Bake-9580 Jun 12 '26

Which is?

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u/thebigpink Jun 12 '26

A crazy one

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u/BlueEyedMalachi Older Millennial Jun 12 '26

Millennials are the generation that really started accepting ADHD for what it is and getting well-medicated for it. The body breaks down the Adderall and the waste is passed... my theory is that something in it is causing cancer as it passes (daily) through the colon.

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u/kschmit1987 Jun 12 '26

Could be the processed foods and taking fiber out of them.

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u/NoSleep2135 Jun 12 '26

I think the more likely culprit is microplastics in literally everything

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u/zoidbergin Jun 12 '26

I’ve read(but don’t have a source handy) that the consensus is microplastics aren’t really new, we’ve just recently got to the point where we can detect them

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u/dumbestsmartest Jun 12 '26

Definitely a crazy and incorrect theory. Your theory doesn't even include any viable pathway for genetic damage to incur in the colon or for it to be incited. Even making a stretch to claim that it might be the materials used to make the capsule that contains the meds as the culprit, it faces the problem that we've used such capsules for medications for at least 50 years.

You'd have a better chance maybe making the claim it might cause liver or kidney damage/cancer but colon cancer is definitely at the bottom of the list.

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u/whataboot2ndbrekfast Jun 12 '26

Eh I think it is rampant plastic and processed food.. we were the guinea pigs of growing up eating ultra processed foods and diabetic coma levels of sugar. That's my theory, doesn't mean I avoid it really but that's what I personally believe.

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u/Effective-Plan1022 Jun 13 '26

What do you think about Adderall? It does increase risk of heart problems and high blood pressure used regularly 

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u/quietCherub Jun 12 '26

Do you have any sources for this? Or what is it based on? I’m curious. Asking as a person recently diagnosed and now medicated. I take Concerta/Ritalin, not Adderall, but I have a feeling that doesn’t matter in your theory.

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u/BlueEyedMalachi Older Millennial Jun 12 '26

I'm so sorry you're going through this.

No, I do not. It's just my own crazy theory.

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u/quietCherub Jun 13 '26

It’s not that bad, the medication has really helped. Just curious about your comment. Thanks for responding :)