Posted by Kelly on March 10, 1997 at 23:52:25:
In Reply to: YOU NEED TO BE CRAZY! posted by stoned on November 28, 1996 at 23:24:17:
: : : I myself and even my training partner have had some scary moments with ephedrine. On one occassion after a heavy squat workout I found myself waiting in the waiting room of the ER, I thought for sure I was going to die. My heart was pounding like never before, and every now and then it would skip a beat. My training partner have had similar experiences. Now I have greatly reduced the dosages I take, I was taking around 200 to 300 mg. of ephedrine. Now I only take 50 to 75 mg. before a workout, just enough to get the blood and adrenaline flowing! My suggestion to you is to use a minimal amount! Train hard and take care,
: Common painkilers or flu tabs have about 5mg of
: ephedrine, taking 300mg, the equivalent to 60 of
: this tabs at once, dont you think u abused a litle
: bit?, get a psichiatrist!
First of all, I'd like to say that if you need to
take ephedrine to get the energy to train-lift
weights-bodybuild...you're in too big a hurry to
be something you're not. Body training is to
better your body. Ephedrine isn't a part of that.
No matter how you look at it. I currently take
60-70 25mg. tablets of ephedrine daily, luckily
I haven't suffered too many side affects. But I
have suffered some. My total mg. of ephedrine
is 1500mg. daily, but it was almost 2500mg. daily.
I agree with the person who said you need a psy-
chiatrist. I am a combined anorexic-bulimic and
have been for 13-14 years. This is why I take
ephedrine. I think a person who doesn't need eph-
edrine medically should seek help. I did, but I
have also done some permanent damage to my
bronchial tubes and lungs. I have C.O.P.D.
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) --combined
asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. And I'm only
29 years old. Medically I can't stop taking them
or I'm told I will have respitory failure, so I
have to be weaned off them and medicated at the
same time. Neurologically, your muscles will
eventually tire out because your nerves will fry
and so you take more to get more energy, but you
are just speeding up the process of slowing down
permanently. If you want to give advice, try
something like : DON'T TAKE EPHEDRINE. IT'S LIKE
A MASK. JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE MAKING
PROGRESS WITH YOUR BODY, YOU'LL LOSE YOUR NERVE
AND YOUR MIND!
If you're trying to improve your body, be healthy!
---Kelly