is Ephedrine an effective short term weight loss drug??

Answer 1

it depends.. You will lose a few pounds, but not enough to make you satisfied. Also, the more you use from taking it, you will, in easy terms, start to look like a crack-head-. All it is, is a version of speed. It will cause you serious heart problems in the future.... I'd stay away, and look into B vitamins and Green tea to boost your metabolism and energy.. and maybe go for a walk every day or start playing DDR... the weight will come off.

Answer 2

Ephedra / ephedrine has been used as a weight loss aid but I believe that it is no longer available in the United States due to an unacceptable # of deaths which have been directly caused by ephedra and its derivatives. The good news is that it did not lead to weight loss anyway - the bad news is that we have nothing better to offer. Believe me - the perceived over weight are a huge potential market - when a successful drugs exists it will be known world wide within the day.

Answer 3

if people would exercise more they would not have to worry so darn much about food...Are you really serious about doing this? We are talking about hard work. Putting down your little debbies, getting off your butt and not only going on a diet but EXERCISING!!! Even if you lose the weight it will come right back if you do not have the desire and motivation to not only look cute but to be healthy. it is going to take alot of inner strength I can assure you of that.

1.) eat 4-5 small meals a day

2.) drink lots of water

3.)exercise every day

4.) do not eat 4-6 hours before you sleep.

Answer 4

You asked the wrong person.. I am emphatically agaiinst ANY drugs or drug used as a weight loss scheme.. Any of that STUFF is harmful in one way or another.. There is NOTHING better for weight loss than exercise and proper eating. proper eating meaning doing away with all of that greasy McDonald's type of food no matte where you get it..

Answer 5

In 2004 the Food and Drug Administration banned sales of dietary supplements containing ephedra because of illnesses and deaths associated with the drug.



Ephedrine (EPH) is a sympathomimetic amine similar in structure to the synthetic derivatives amphetamine and methamphetamine. Ephedrine is commonly used as a stimulant, appetite suppressant, concentration aid, decongestant and to treat hypotension associated with regional anaesthesia. Chemically, it is an alkaloid derived from various plants in the genus Ephedra (family Ephedraceae). It is most usually marketed in the hydrochloride and sulfate forms.

Ephedrine is the active constituent of ma huang, an herbal preparation used medically in China for thousands of years. Also commonly known as ephedra, it is derived from several Asian species of Ephedra. Preparations of these species were formerly used in “natural” dieting aids and bodybuilding supplements and also were marketed as “herbal ecstasy.” Ephedra and ma huang may cause such side effects as insomnia, restlessness, euphoria, palpitations, and high blood pressure; there have been reports of a number of deaths associated with their use as recreational drugs and dietary supplements. In 2004 the Food and Drug Administration banned sales of dietary supplements containing ephedra because of illnesses and deaths associated with the drug.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephedrine#Mode_of_action
http://www.answers.com/Ephedrine

Answer 6

if you want to lose weight without getting off your *** and being able to eat whatever you want, go swallow a tape worm!!! A tape worm wont kill you, but Ephedrine could.

Eating healthy with portion control, and some activity is all you really need to do, why poision yourself when you can do it properly

Answer 7

I've lost 5 kilos in my first week. It's my 10th day and I have included salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean chicken) as you suggested. After 4 years of trying, the fat is finally coming off. It truly feels like magic!

Get started today!

Answer 8

Are you just sick of the normal diets had been soon after the diet plan end the extra pounds are just coming and coming after finish the diet plan? Are you encounter the truth that once your physique will get used to a diet plan then this diet program gets significantly less powerful over time simply because your body adjusts to compensate?

Answer 9

Oh god yes!
And it's also an effective substitute for amphetamines / speed.

Bzzzzzzzzzt!!!! Whatever you do, don't drink red bull when you're on them, or you risk a heart attack.

Answer 10

swap out brown rice or quinoa yes even the new super food which both add up to about 220 calories per cup for cauliflower or roasted peppers that are only about 30 calories per cup