Posted by JackieO on August 5, 2002, at 23:51:22
In reply to Re: Hooked on ephedra (curious), posted by michael on April 6, 2000, at 18:18:26
> > I'm curious about what kind of effect you all have gotten with ephedra products. I have taken a few different ones, and they never give me any energy at all. They just make my heart pound really hard and my hands shake, but I still can't get up off the couch and get anything done. Anyone else experience ephedra (ma huang) this way? CarolAnn
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> I've mainly had experience w/effedrine - have tried some of the herbals, and never got the same effect... Herbals left me w/more of a too much caffeine type feeling like you mentioned...
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> Ephedrine affected me like it sounds like stimulants (ritalin/adderall/etc) affect the other people here - although I'm guessing it's less potent...
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> It just helped me to be able to concentrate, focus, get things finished, rather than just spinning my wheels, trying to finish... (at work or at home), to manage to get going and start doing whaterver... (instead of staying on the couch, putting it off again and again...) Just a little extra energy, mental & physical, but makes a big difference for me...
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> I also have a friend who's an accountant, and takes ephedrine the first three months of the year, when he's working 6 days a week, 8 - 12 hours a day. Helps him to be productive at work during the long hours (focus/concentration/etc.) Hope that answers your questions somewhat...
> micahel
I have been taking Metabolife/Metabolite/Xenedrine and other products like those for approximately a year. Everyone knows that's a no-no, but I've become so... I guess "hooked" is the word. I don't think it's a physical addiction to me. It's more of a psychological one. I'm so afraid to go off of the pills because I've lost 55 pounds (the most I've ever lost with one method) and I feel wonderful. I'm getting compliments all the time, I can fit into clothes that I haven't fit into since high school and I just love the whole idea of being thin. At 165 pounds and 5'2", that's still pretty heavy, and I'd like to lose at least another 20 more pounds, and I don't want to stop taking the pills for fear that I will gain weight again. The scary part of that is that my doctor told me that this drug (efedrine) is one cause for perfectly healthy people to "drop dead" with no warning. So, obviously I need to stop taking this drug! I would never suggest that anyone even start to take this medication if there's even the slightest past personal history or family history of addiction. Addiction is quite common in my family and I believe that my problem is related to this.
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