Ephedrine having reverse stimulant effect.

[Riker29]

I know this sounds strange, but .....

When I take Ephedrine, if I do NOT go to the gym afterwards, I actually feel tired. More tired.

I don't tale too much, maube 12-15 mgs. I take it just in the morning, as a before-workout stimulant. But some days, I taje it and maybe I get delayed, somthing comes up ...... or maybe I just take it (every once in a while) on a morning where I am not planning on going to the gym ....

And I feel tired like an hour after taking it.

Whats up with this?

 

[E-Rawk]

do you think you might have ADD? Some stimulants like caffine or ephedrine have a reverse effect on people with attention deffecit disorder. I have add and it can have a reverse effect on me unless i take about 25-50mgs.

 

[wildcat]

I don't quite fall asleep, but it has a similar affect on me. I can take a double dosage of an ECA stack and not feel a goddamn thing. I sometimes likes the jittery feeling, but never EVER experience it when using ephedra based supplements.

wc.

 

[jamiec1]

thats mad
i get the same affect with caffine and other stims.
i has a 2 double expressos once and almost fell asleep.
same sort of thing when i took amphetamines sometimes.. does that mean i might have attn dev syn.
It might explain why i cant sit still for 2 minutes.

 

[decem]

yup... same thing with the ephedrine. i was somewhat addicted to it and took it 6 days a week for almost 3 years. it ended up slowing down my metabolism as well as helping me lose a shitload of muscle in the gym. it got to the point where i needed it to work out but when i worked out on it i would never get a pump.

as far as the coffee, i think there's actually something called caffeine intoxication. i know that when i drink 1-1.5 large cups of strong coffee... i'm cool. but as soon as i drink 2 or 3 cups, i'm knocked out and worse off than when i started.

i'll never take ephedrine again, and i'll only drink coffee in moderation anymore.

 

[ripped103]

yup... same thing with the ephedrine. i was somewhat addicted to it and took it 6 days a week for almost 3 years. it ended up slowing down my metabolism as well
decem how did you come off the ephedrine, im also addicted to it, i need it to wake up in the morning and got really sick when i tried to stop

 

[decem]

decem how did you come off the ephedrine

after a few months of shitty workouts and breaking my hand (the biggest deciding factor-as i didn't workout for 3 months) - i decided to stop taking all supplements and have never felt more like myself.

now i'm back in the gym and i'm so happy that i'm finally getting the pumps that i used to get before ephedrine. i'll never take that crap again... well, maybe, but only if i am trying to lose weight and then only for 2-3 months.

you will feel like shit and feel like you need it for the first 2 weeks.. and probably have even shittier workouts. but after the 2 week mark you should get your natural drive to workout back (since right now your drive to workout is solely due to the ephedrine - you'll see what i mean when you stop) and you'll start getting the pumps again and i'm sure you'll be able to stay off then.


just give it 2 weeks.

 

[dissto]

decem

you are absolutely right. thats exactly what its like. you rely on ephedrine for a good workout. i cant remember the last time i had a good workout without it. its sad. i cant get off. i say to myself, that i wont take it, then go to the gym and sit on a bench and stare into space. i feel like an addict. help me help me help me

 

[ragin']

i have a friend who complains about this. i'm gonna show him this post .... very interesting.

 

[EngiCream]

Wow, I thought I was the only one that felt like this when taking ECA or anything similar. On any given day I can take twice the normal dose and literally take a nap right after.