Hey guys, just wanted to add my two cents...If anyone is interested, you could go to an herbal shop and buy, in bulk if you wanted, the actual herb that ephedrine is a derivative of. It's called Ma Haung. You would simply make a tea or tincture out of it and it's about the purest way to take this. Also, for some reason, it supposedly has less addictive qualities ingesting it this way because of it being more "natural." I'm not sure if it's true, but I have experience with the tea and I swear by it that way. It's a little hard to swallow because the taste is definitely an acquired one, if even that. Besides, it can be a lot cheaper to buy the herb like this rather than the pills. It just requires more prep time. Ok, I'm finished rambling...