Warning about CVD (Cardiovascular disease) and Ephedrine
I feel I should post this here to include everyone who has or potentially has heart problems that they need to avoid ephedrine. You can even have a heart problem you're not aware of and ephedrine can cause serious problems, including death, when used by people with certain conditions. Ephedrine is not to aggregate heart problems and it has even killed some people who were taking it and didn't know they had any form of CVD, so be sure and get all your blood panels for your heart checked and ask for a
coronary artery calcium score. Make sure you are testing for cholesterol everytime, and ask for all these tests recommended by the Mayo Clinic:
Learn how certain blood tests can offer clues to heart health.
www.mayoclinic.org
You can get cheap blood tests here:
Find out your cholesterol and triglyceride levels with a Heart Health Expanded Panel. Should you be tested, how often & what testing the tests will tell you.
www.health-tests-direct.com
So, we all know ephedrine works, but there are potential dangers if you have an undiagnosed heart disease, high blood pressure, a heart murmur, or other common conditions, So
BE CAREFUL WITH IT AND KNOW THE RISKS!
This isn't meant as a scare tactic to scare people away from ephedrine, just as a warning or BOLO (be on the look out) for this and possibility take these precautions, especially the relative cheap blood test and EKG from your GP/IM doctor. You can get further testing from the links I posted above.
The reason I'm posting this is that
you can have CVD and not even know it. Heart disease is the NUMBER ONE cause of death in the US.
Source::
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
You should also get a standard EKG and even consider an
echocardiogram that a cardiologist can perform to check your heart for defects, and other problems that wouldn't be noticed by a standard EKG. Further, you may want to consider an
Carotid ultrasound to check for clogged veins and arteries around your heart.
The Dangers of Ephedrine on an Untested Heart
Ephedrine mimics the sympathetic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that makes the heart beat stronger and faster. In past experiments on obese, otherwise healthy individuals ephedrine did not raise their heart rates when they were either at rest or exercising.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Each year 80 to 100,000 Americans die suddenly from heart attacks without ever having had any symptoms of heart disease. In a new study in the Oct. 26, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology presented today at the AMA 23rd Annual Science Reporters Conference, researchers...
www.eurekalert.org
If you take an MAOI for depression or anxiety it an be particularly dangerous:
www.sciencedirect.com
Here are a few suppplements that can help with heart issues:
So be careful, know the risks, and act accordingly. Best of luck to you all,
-SS