Is Ephedra going to be released again legally to the public?
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Probably not. Look for Bitter Orange peel instead. very similar.
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If you don't even know the name of the chemical, the answer to this question is waaaaaaayyyyyy over your head.  You couldn't begin to understand the synthesis (which I'm sure I have on my bookshelf somewhere) and you're sure not going to find someone who is going to sell you a drug of the most illegal variety in the open public of this web site.\n\nYou shouldn't be messing with anything of that sort.  It is incredibly dangerous, both psychologically and legally.  Every person I've ever known who has messed with it had an experience bad enough to become convinced to never again go near it.
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I don't think you should buy it. Ephedrine is known to be bad for the heart as well as the liver and if you want to try a diet pill you might want to talk to your doctor or nutritionist and find something without Ephedra in it.\n\nEither that or do it the old fashion healthy way, just a well balanced diet and exercise.
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It can show up as an amphetamine. One would have to wait 3 days to be sure it is gone, although it likely would disappear long before that.
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Newspaper readers around the U.S. are again being bombarded in early 2006 by ad inserts in their Sunday papers touting "The New Skinny Pill," which closer reading reveals as the supplement Zyladex Plus.\n\nAccording to the ad, which features the misleading photo of what appears to be a prescription drug bottle, this amazing pill "is now available in the United States without a prescription" and will enable you to lose up to 15 pounds a week. The ad claims "clinical studies prove it." \n\nThe ad, however, provides absolutely no information about what is in this pill or how it works, and its manufacturer Medlab has no website where this information can be found. When you phone the number in the ad that you are urged to call 24 hours a day to order the product, and ask what the active ingredient in the pill is, the operator tells you "I actually do not have that information available."\n\nBut when this pill was being pushed several years ago, it was one of the many containing the combination of the amphetamine-like compound Ephedrine (since banned by the U.S. FDA) and caffeine.\n\nFurther research suggests that the active ingredient in the current formulation is bitter orange, a common substitute for ephedrine. Extracts from the peel of bitter orange contain the chemical synephrine, a substance similar to ephedrine, and it may contribute to weight loss by increasing metabolism. \n\nIt is unclear whether bitter orange acts similarly in raising heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure, but if it does, Zyladex Plus could be risky for people with arrhythmias and high blood pressure.\n\nWhile the ad misleadingly seeks to invoke the good name of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by saying Zyladex Plus has been "approved for release by a FDA REGISTERED laboratory," needless to say the product -- like virtually all supplements -- has NEVER been judged for effectiveness or safety by the FDA
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I don't know if it is available in the middle east, but it is currently available in Europe and Canada.  \n\nI learned about this drug at a conference, the information was buried in a two hour talk by the NIH representative.  (I am surprised I was actually paying attention rather than snoozing).  This appears to be one of the safest drugs to come along in quite a while.  She wasn't trying to sell it or advertise it, but was showing boring graphs and charts, and scientifically discussing the clinical trial results.   Interesting side effects profile, most of the "side effects" are quite beneficial, such as lowering the bad cholesterol levels, reversing some of the symptoms of insulin resistance.  \n\nI have no need for the drug, but was so impressed, I am planning on investing a substantial amount into the company by the end of this year.  It is due to be released for use in the USA in 2007.\n\nBy the way, what would you be using it for?  It has several recommended uses.
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The short answer is almost absolutely never. The longer answer is maybe on a full screen test. but not on almost any work/school/basic police test. Kava has some mind altering properties at large doses, but is not illegal therefor you could make a good case for invasion of privacy if you get in any trouble for using it. The only wild card is whether it would show up as something else. I have never heard of that with Kava, but I can't say for sure.
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ephedra is back on the market, it's been back for a while now. but places like gnc don't carry it. Look to smaller health and nutrition joints
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Here's a list of the seven herbs- straight from the website. IF these are the correct ones, it doesn't contain ephedra. one of them (citrus aurantium) does contain synephrine, which has similar effect to ephedra although supposedly not the damaging nervous system effects for which ephedra was banned. And it does also contain African Hoodia. The others are all minerals or plant extracts currently sold over the counter for weight loss. None of it sounds too dangerous... as long as you don't over do it. I'm not sure it will work better than anything else already out though. And yes, I totally think they stuffed that girl on their website. \nVitamin D \nCalcium \nChromium \nCitrus Aurantium \nGreen Tea \nSouth African Hoodia Gordonii \nGarcinia Cambogia \nGymnema Sylvestre \nGuarana \nYerba Mate \nWhite Willow Bark \nGelatin \nMagnesium Stearate \nSilicon Dioxide \nEPH200 does not contain ephedra.
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hmmm.. I'm not even sure they have that anymore. It's a very bad poison. The greeks actually used that for the death penalty in as far back as 700 BCE. \n\nIt might still be made. I'm not sure. Google it and see if it has a preccedor.
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Legally it comes in a tablet form.  I suspect if someone really wants to, they can crush it, melt it and shoot it.  Question would be...is it still percocet?
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Ma huang (Ephedra sinica) is a shrub native to China and found also in the Mediterranean region, and India.\nIt has been used for at least 5000 years in China, to treat coughs, asthma, headaches and hay fever.\n\nIt was taken off the shelves after Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler, 23, died in 2003. The heatstroke that killed him was linked to a dietary supplement containing ephedra.  (Incidentally, hundreds of people die each year from taking ASPIRIN...) \n\nIn February of 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration imposed a ban on ephedra as a diet supplement.  On April 14, 2005 little more than one year after the ban on ephedra was imposed, a Utah court concluded that the FDA overstepped their power in banning ephedra. The court said that there was no evidence that low dosages, especially under 10mg, pose any health risk.
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Yes its still around... just not as much as its not as desirable anymore and for the 2 arrests made in 2000.\n\nbut to the people who say make your own... thats not really possible unless your an university trained oganic chemist with atleast 10 grand in lab equipment. Thats one of the reasons why LSD is harder to find, becuase its harder to get somone to make it. its not your standard meth lab set up that 2 black guys can do in a bath tub.\n\nanyways lately ive only seen it in liquid form, the main supplyer for United states is probly putting it in liquid and not blotter.
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Well, look it up, I forget the chemical difference.  Clinically, ephedra (ma huang) has been used as a primitive asthma medication.  It does help dilate the airways. People have taken it as a cheap stimulant, but it does not stimulate the brain very well.  Most of it's effects are peripheral, ie. on the body, rather than on the brain.  It causes pounding of the heart and elevation of the blood pressure.  It is dangerous to abuse.  Pseudoephredine is the common Sudaphed (or Sudafed) cold tablets.  It works good as a nasal decongestant.  It is no good as a brain stimulant and is no good for asthma, also it is no good for weight loss.  It will elevate your blood pressure somewhat, but not as bad as ephedra.  Both ephedra and pseudoephedrine can be used to manufacture methamphetamine.  This is why many states have made it difficult to buy large quantities of Sudafed.  I used to be able to go into walmart and buy a bottle of 100 sudafed, no questions asked.  Now you have to ask the danged pharmacist and sign a form, just to get 48 sudafed in blister packets.  Methamphetamine (meth) is far more potent than either ephedra (ephedrine) or pseudoephedrine at stimulating the brain. Actually, the risk of meth on the heart is less than that of ephedra.  The dangers of meth are the poor quality of that which you get on the street, the dangers inherent in shooting it up, to those who do that, and the problem of addiction and amphetamine psychosis to those who abuse it.  Meth is not much different than the ritalin or adderal commonly prescribed for kiddies who don't like to study.  It is just a little more potent and desirable to the addict.  All of these drugs can precipitate a heart attack or stroke if abused, especially if you have underlying arterial disease.
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Did absolutely nothing for me.  I only had 10 pounds that I wanted to take off. I have tried everything on the market.  Yea, I hate exercising and have had a lot of success in the past w/ products like the original Diet Fuel and T-Burn - both w/ ephedra.  So when they took ephedra off the market, I started trying everything under the sun.  I bought Hoodia online and tried it for 2 straight weeks; it was like taking a sugar pill.  I had absolutely no beneficial side affects from it at all - No increased energy, No suppressed appetite, and No increased metabolism.  I was actually more dehydrated when I was taking it which is just the opposite of what it claims.\n\nDon't waste your money - I started walking everyday for 40 mins and now I'm 15 lbs thinner! =)
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The best diet pill that I ever used was Hydroxycut with Ephedra. Since they have taken out the Ephedra, it isn't the same at all. There is no other fat-burner that I have tried that is better than Ephedra. Good luck finding it though. All of the people that abused it and had adverse effects have made it illegal in many places. Alcohol can kill you too, and it does kill many people, but it's still legal. Makes you wonder why Ephedra is really illegal.