Originally Posted by Porkie
No, its is a stimulant though.
Paul, do you remember those old brown capsules of Ephedrine, Caffeine and Aspirin... I used to take those all the time. They worked well... but did nothing for my paranoia
EPH yes, actually I have seen an online supplement shop selling a version of it.
I actually started on eph, asprin and caffeine again a couple of days ago
I'm getting tons of work done
Ephedrine by itself is a bit of an appetite supressent as well as a 'thermogenic agent' which essentially means it raises your metabolism. When combined with caffeine the thermogenic properties are raised. As Less says its also a stimulant. I'm not sure on the actual legalities of it. I don't think it is a banned substance, but it is not really approved for weight loss either. It actually used to be subscribed for people with asthma and sinus problems I believe, but there are now more effective treatments on the market.
It does raise your heart rate a little as well as your blood pressure but only by 5mmhg for example so car should be taken if you have any heart or BP issues. I read on the net yesterday about a bloke who drank 8 pints, smoked a huuuge joint and dropped 12 ephedrine tablets. He then drove his car into a tree and wondered why, blaming the ephedrine. Penis.
You only need to take a 25mg tablet at a time with either 100mg of caffeine (or two stong cups of coffee) and 200mg of asprin at one time. I take this twice a day, the second time at 3:30 just before training.
Your body can get used to it, so come off it for a week every 2 weeks.
Dave, any trusted source should be able to get hold if it very easily. I paid £25 for 100 25mg tablets.
Paul.