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Higher doses (overdose)
-can cause restlessness and anxiety, dizziness, insomnia, tremor, rapid
-pulse, sweating, respiratory difficulties, confusion, hallucinations,
-delerium, and (very inf
requently) convulsions. The most dangerous symptoms
-of overdose are abnormally high blood pressure and rapid, irregular
-heartbeat. A dose of ephedrine only two to three times the theraputic
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Ephedrine is the oral form of Epinephrine, or adrenaline. It was
-once a commonly prescribed drug for asthma, but newer drugs in the
-xanthine class have less side effects.
-Ephedrine is rela
ted to pseudoephedrine which was designed as a
-decongestant with less undesirable effects.
-Ephedra is a Chinese herb that's been used for centuries to treat
-asthma
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In the United States, ephedra and ephedrine are sold in health food stores under a variety of brand names. Ephedrine is widely used for weight loss, as an energy booster, and to enhance athletic perfo
rmance. These products often contain other stimulants, such as caffeine, which may have synergistic effects and increase the potential for adverse effects. Ephedra is often touted as the "herbal fen-p
hen."
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Tea is a stimulant beverage with an ancient history of use. Coffee is another. Another is ephedra, which the Chinese call ma huang. Like coffee and tea, it has been brewed into a beverage for thousand
s of years and consumed for its stimulant effects. Cola nuts, which contain caffeine, are used to make the stimulant beverage, Coke. Legally we classify these stimulant beverages as foods.
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What is ephedrine? Ephedrine (e-fed¡¦rin) a-methylamino-l phenyl-l propanol, is an alkaloid from the leaves of Ephededra equisetina, E. Sinica, and other species (family Gnetaceae). It is also called E
phedra & Ma Huang, the plant source for the Alkaloid ephedrine. Indigenous to China, India and parts of SoutheastAsia . Products containing ephedrine extracts have according to the FDA, caused hundred
s of illnesses, including heart attacks, seizures, strokes and even 15 reported deaths. They are amphetamine-like compounds with powerful and potentially lethal stimulant effects on the central nervou
s system and the heart.
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Ephedra Containg Products
-Metabolife 356R (Metabolife International)
-Ripped Fuel (TwinLab Laboratories)
-Extreme Ripped Force (American Bodybuilding)
-Diet Fuel (Twin Laboratories) -GH Fuel (TwinLab Laboratories)
-Herba Fuel (TwinLab Laboratories)
-MetaboLift (TwinLab Labortories)
-ThermiCareR (Met-Rx USA)
-ETA StackR (Nutra Sport)
-Xenadrine RFA-1R (Cytody
ne Technologies)
-Ultimate Orange (Next Nutrition, Inc)
-UltraCuts (BioPlex)
-Vasopro (Mega Pro International)
-Adipokinex (Syntrax Innovations, Inc)
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