what are the long time effects of ephedra use???

Question

Please serious answers, What if you have been taking it for a year twice a day???

LipoDrene to be exact!

What kind of heart problems, anyone who knows anyone with heart problems??

Answer 1

I used to take it A LOT (2-4 times per day for about 4 years - 5-10 years ago)... and besides lingering blood pressure problems... (now perpetually high) my biggest problems turned out to be with my stomach and my metabolism...

Basically, through the years of not eating properly my body had been in starvation mode and it really did a number on my metabolism, now I cannot lose weight no matter what I do. Also, I now have all kinds of stomach problems.

Another long term effect can be on your bones and other tissues because of the fact that many people do not eat right and because of the aforementioned starvation mode that many people enter into, you can suffer from all sorts of nutrient deficiencies that can cause long term damage...

Honestly, no matter what, it is best to STOP using it... you may have some problems getting of of it especially having energy etc.. but this can be remedied with Vitamin B and Ginseng (only for SHORT TERM USE) coupled with a good multivitamin...

The vitamin B and a multi (make sure you get Calcium and Magnesium also) would be a good idea even if you keep taking the pills, but REALLY, in a few years you will be feeling it and it is NOT pleasant! I promise, you will be better off in the long run if you stop taking it NOW...

Good luck, my friend.

Answer 2

Didn't the government outlaw it over a year ago?

I used ALOT of it when I worked for a mortuary. God forbid the driver take a nap while transporting someone's dead relative across the southwest. And this was the lovely funeral home the family entrusted to the care of their loved one.

I know on one trip I had to pick up a body in Tucson, Arizona and I had to have the body in Little Rock, Arkansas the next night. LOTS of ephedra, meth, and booze to get me all that way.

Those days were long ago, and I would not reccommend them to ANYONE!! That crap will KILL YOU! Trust me, I'm 39 years old and I have to live in a nursing facility partially because of that evil drug. Do you want to be in a nursing home before you are 40? Or even worse, dead?

Answer 3

honestly, Ma Huang ephedra is banned, yet ephedra extract supplements are literally not. I do agree that the FDA jumped the gun on banning it - once you're loaded with cocaine and take a fistfull of ephedra pills, it may't extremely be the ephedra's fault (it really is between the actual circumstances that brought about ephedra to be banned). I take a supplement said as BeeLean with 25mg of ephedra extract, and it also contains hoodia, bee pollen, royal jelly, and a good number of hint minerals and different organic elements. It provides me the potential of all day without the jitters you get with instant launch supplements. as far as lengthy time period consequences of caffeine and ephedra - i'm a huge espresso drinker and that i take my ephedra daily. i think high-quality, have a good number of potential, and that i'm protecting my weight in a quite sedentary interest (i recognize - I could extremely exercising extra!) desire that permits!

Answer 4

aherb ephedra advocates say it decreases appetite, raises metabolism, improves concentration,


But to its critics, ephedra is a potentially dangerous substance that urgently needs more study and regulation. They point out that its active ingredient, ephedrine, is a central nervous system stimulant similar to amphetamine, and they say reactions to it can vary widely

Answer 5

Not a good idea at all. Major heart problems. Can't believe your doctor knows about this.....

Answer 6

I know them well. First of all you feel like you can't function without them. You will be tired. It can definately cause heartattacks if your mixing it with other uppers. Not a good idea for daily use

Answer 7

It stops working...

Answer 8

its kind of addicting you should cycle off