Posted by Hulkster on February 04, 1997 at 04:59:02:
In Reply to: Ephedrine vs. phenylpropanolamine posted by Unique on February 04, 1997 at 01:12:46:
: I've been studying and thinking on this for awhile. PPA is actually a mixture of the isomers of
: norephedrine. Yes, PPA is very similar to L-ephedrine. True, Psuedoephedrine is not as potent
: as L-ephedrine at adrenal stimulation but I don't believe this is the case with PPA. I've heard
: that PPA reduces appetite but is not very thermogenic, blah, blah, blah. This is crap if you
: think about it for a moment. The ephedrines don't have much intrinsic pharmacological value
: in and of themselves. They work by stimulating the adrenals. The only way PPA can reduce appetite
: is the same way L-ephedrine does--by drastically increasing adrenal hormones (ie epinephrine, etc).
: Everything that I've seen is that PPA will wire you about as bad a L-ephedrine which means adrenal
: secretions are about the same and which means is just as thermogenic and just a muscle preserving.
: So once again our government is a bunch of bullcrap and screws up with its petty little charades
: and antics--trying to control ephedrine so badly. Listen, I haven't experimented with it much
: but I bet if you substitute the L-ephedrine with the PPA you'll get the same results, maybe better.
: For those of you who liked trytophan and can't get it (and it's quite easy to get in bulk) there's
: a better compound out hydroxy-5-tryptophan which is DIRECT precursor to serotonin. This too will
: help you lose a good bit of weight, feel better, etc like Prozac. Anyhow, must be going
: Keep up the fight!
: Unique
Thanks for the information, Unique. I appreciate and agree with your findings. Be careful and watch your back!!! Hulkster