Posted by FP on April 6, 2000, at 9:53:41
In reply to Hooked on ephedra, posted by Leonora on April 5, 2000, at 17:44:58
I'm not a doctor either, but I have taken a lot of either "natural" ephedra type products or OTC meds containing ephidrine. I agree with the posters who suggest a gradual reduction rather than cold turkey - as long as you're not the addictive type who'll drag it out indefinitely.
If you decide to go Cold Turkey, the good news is that the really bad fog seems to lift after a couple of days; meybe even less. (It's possible you might get an *incredible* headache during this period - treat with asprin / advil and a cup of coffee or two)
You might also want to read the laabel on the pills you'r taking. They probably also contain a *ton* of caffeine: it's in the ingredient "Guarana" (sp?). The label should have footnotes in tiny type saying how many milligrams of caffeine there actually is, but you may have to squint to read it.
I've seen some of these things that contained the equivelent of 4-6 cups of coffee per pill. That may also be why you feel "foggy."
If you find a depression setting in that doesn't lift after a few days, than the medicines other posters suggested - or Paxil, Welbutrin, Serzone, and some others I don't remember - all raise the body's norepinephrine (sp?) level, I believe. That's probably gist for another thread....
Good luck. Please, let us know how you make out with this problem.
FP
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