dre2xl
04-06-2001, 10:56 PM
Hello--
I hurt my knee running and knew I couldn't run for a while. Since I was a 6-mile-a-day runner, I was afraid of gaining weight while my injury healed. I didn't believe in any magic pills, but I nonetheless bought a 1 month supply of Metabolite (90 pills). I knew that Ephredine was a form of speed, and that it would work as a stimulant.
Ephreda did work. I did not gain any weight. However, my heart felt a little rushed (as if you had downed 3 cups of coffee in a very short time) all of the time. I did not pay any attention to that. I took 1 Metabolite pill, 3 times a day, over the course of 6 weeks (I stopped for 2 weeks due to an illness--I am not stupid enough to combine drugs).
When I tried to exercise again, I suddenly had an anxiety attack after bouncing around for 20 minutes. I never had an anxiety attack before. It is a scary thing--your throat closes up, your heart rate goes way up. Over the next two days, I had anxiety attacks. Finally, when I was in class, my heart suddenly beat more than 200 beats per hour and I felt like my throat constricted completely. I freaked out completely and a person drove me to the ER. (I am a junior in college)
They diagnosed me with anxiety disorder. It has not gone away, two months after the hospital stay. I am now on Celexa to control anxiety attacks. Whenever I have a stressful week, I do not have the luxury of staying up and pushing myself forward--the result is almost always an inevitable anxiety attack. One week I literally got 8 hours of sleep over a course of 5 days, due to anxiety attacks. The two doctors I visited all agreed that it was triggered by Ephreda.
I hope you will pass on my story to others. Since I am a libertarian, I always say let the consumer beware and I do not want to outlaw Ephreda--on the other hand, it is angering to know that so many people are taking Metabolite and other similar pills thinking that it will not hurt them. They ARE dangerous.
If you have a friend taking Ephreda or ANY diet pills, please tell her or him to stop.
If you yourself are taking any diet supplements, my experience has cost me thousands of dollars in medical expenses even though I did not abuse the supplement. If I do not improve, I may have to give up my dream of becoming a cutting-edge careerwoman in favor of a less stressful job. Other people have DIED from taking this supplements.
The dangers are real. And if they can happen to me--an average girl who never had a problem physically before with any kind of medication--they can happen to you too.
Please, please STOP taking Ephreda.
I hurt my knee running and knew I couldn't run for a while. Since I was a 6-mile-a-day runner, I was afraid of gaining weight while my injury healed. I didn't believe in any magic pills, but I nonetheless bought a 1 month supply of Metabolite (90 pills). I knew that Ephredine was a form of speed, and that it would work as a stimulant.
Ephreda did work. I did not gain any weight. However, my heart felt a little rushed (as if you had downed 3 cups of coffee in a very short time) all of the time. I did not pay any attention to that. I took 1 Metabolite pill, 3 times a day, over the course of 6 weeks (I stopped for 2 weeks due to an illness--I am not stupid enough to combine drugs).
When I tried to exercise again, I suddenly had an anxiety attack after bouncing around for 20 minutes. I never had an anxiety attack before. It is a scary thing--your throat closes up, your heart rate goes way up. Over the next two days, I had anxiety attacks. Finally, when I was in class, my heart suddenly beat more than 200 beats per hour and I felt like my throat constricted completely. I freaked out completely and a person drove me to the ER. (I am a junior in college)
They diagnosed me with anxiety disorder. It has not gone away, two months after the hospital stay. I am now on Celexa to control anxiety attacks. Whenever I have a stressful week, I do not have the luxury of staying up and pushing myself forward--the result is almost always an inevitable anxiety attack. One week I literally got 8 hours of sleep over a course of 5 days, due to anxiety attacks. The two doctors I visited all agreed that it was triggered by Ephreda.
I hope you will pass on my story to others. Since I am a libertarian, I always say let the consumer beware and I do not want to outlaw Ephreda--on the other hand, it is angering to know that so many people are taking Metabolite and other similar pills thinking that it will not hurt them. They ARE dangerous.
If you have a friend taking Ephreda or ANY diet pills, please tell her or him to stop.
If you yourself are taking any diet supplements, my experience has cost me thousands of dollars in medical expenses even though I did not abuse the supplement. If I do not improve, I may have to give up my dream of becoming a cutting-edge careerwoman in favor of a less stressful job. Other people have DIED from taking this supplements.
The dangers are real. And if they can happen to me--an average girl who never had a problem physically before with any kind of medication--they can happen to you too.
Please, please STOP taking Ephreda.