Re: Is anyone else taking Ephedrine?

January 16, 2003

I thought I read in the competition packet that you cant take anything that

contains Ephedrine. Did I dream this?

Amy

January 16, 2003

Yes, every few weeks ephedrine comes up again. I've tried it in the

past (different formulations), but I absolutely cannot take it. Even

the lowest dose taken at 8 am gives me insomnia 14 hours later. It

makes me jittery, anxious and irritable. Plus, a couple hours after

taking it I experience a huge energy crash. Honestly, no pill is a

fat burner. Nothing can " burn " fat except a good diet and exercise.

All ephedrine will do is give you slightly more energy to complete

your workout and maybe decrease your appetite (which is not really

something you want anyway).

I've heard that you are definitely support to cycle it if you take

it, though, because your body becomes used to the dose you give it.

Also, I've heard of people who've gone off it and gain a bunch of

weight back; once you're on it, and then you get off it, your

metabolism slows. Overall, I think it's a dangerous thing to play

around with and not worth it. That's just my opinion.

Dani

> I did a little research before taking an ephedra-containing

> suppliment, but maybe some of you know it better. I've been taking

> it daily for the past three weeks and from what I remember you're

> only supposed to stay with it a month. Then what? Do I wait a

> certain period before starting again? I'm worried, too, that I'm

> getting too dependant on the energy I get when I'm on it. Have any

> of you been on it regularly and then gone off? Did you go through

> any type of " withdrawl " affects? I know it's a contriversial

> subject... but I thought I'd ask!

January 16, 2003

I have been taking epehdra for the past four weeks. I absolutely love the

energy it gives me too, as well as the fast weight loss. I believe you are

suppose to only use it every other day for 4 weeks, then you are to take 4-5

weeks off it. So you cut it pretty much cold turkey. If you take it longer

than 4 weeks your body becomes immune to it and it loses its effect.

I just quit taking it the other day. Today while doing my cardio i had a

hard time getting through it without the extra burst of energy. I think

while i am off it i will still take caffeine pills or possibly Lean sytem 7

or another type of fat burner to provide me with that extra energy i so am

addicted to.

>From: " Corinna <yoryocorina@...> " <yoryocorina@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Is anyone else taking Ephedrine?

>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:26:32 -0000

>

>I did a little research before taking an ephedra-containing

>suppliment, but maybe some of you know it better. I've been taking

>it daily for the past three weeks and from what I remember you're

>only supposed to stay with it a month. Then what? Do I wait a

>certain period before starting again? I'm worried, too, that I'm

>getting too dependant on the energy I get when I'm on it. Have any

>of you been on it regularly and then gone off? Did you go through

>any type of " withdrawl " affects? I know it's a contriversial

>subject... but I thought I'd ask!

>

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January 16, 2003

I have taken ephedrine products with no problems. I like the energy

it gives me. The only thing I notice is that when I do stop taking

them, I have a headache the next day. Also, if I don't drink enough

water, I will get headache with them.

January 16, 2003

Ephedrine can be tricky, and even downright dangerous if misused or

abused.

The cycle of ephedrine is no more than 12 week, followed by 2 weeks

off.

I have tried a few different brands - notably " Ripped Fuel " by Twin

Labs and Beta Lean. The Ripped Fuel gave me a GREAT " up " , but the

down was hard and fast..... I did not like it. The EAS Beta Lean

gave me a gradual up - stayed up, and then landed me softly on a silk

pillow. ;-)

I cannot sya if it worked or not - becuae I hate taking pills, and

never stuck with this long enough to know if it did or did nto make a

difference. I think a good strong cup of coffee aabout 30 minutes

before a cardio workout can have a similar effect......

But - I had to stop taking this stuff because I started on Prozac.

Whatever you do - DO NOT take ephedrine f you are on prozac or any

MAOI inhibitors! (I did not do this - I knew not to!)

More on ephedrine from EAS website:

http://www.eas.com/products/product_select.asp

Yes - Beta Lean is discontinued - not becuase ephedrine did not work -

but because EAS's " proprietary blend " of added stuff to the

ephedrine and caffeine stack supposedly slowed down the effects of

ephedrine and caffeine. Go figure.......

If you want to burn fat faster, I would suggest building up mroe

muscle (as is the idea behind BFL) If you want to try supplements, I

found creatine to be quite effective - I felt strong - not " buzzed "

as with ephedrine.

Hope this helps.

Jill