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
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You can get cheap blood tests here:
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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.
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You should also get a standard EKG and even consider an
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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.
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If you take an MAOI for depression or anxiety it an be particularly dangerous:
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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