Thread: Ephedrine and depression.

It is a stimulant. Stimulants can amplify anxiety. There is a very strong corelation between anxiety and depression. All stimulants, caffeine included make me feel like shit, anxiety and depression wise.

Everyones different though.

Be carefull if you suffer from depression, I know someone who experienced the same effects you are talking about. One night she kinda flipped out and started overreacting to things, almost in a paranoid manner. Everything went back to normal after she stoped taking the stimulant (hydroxycut)

See its the complete opposite for me. It feels as though the stimulant calms and focuses me mentally, besides the obvious slight shakes and extra engery. I feel relaxed, and more mentally stable. Also in general im not the kind of person to freak out or be paranoid. Im very laid back in general and I feel have excellent stress management skills. Im able to use a stressful situation to focus me, I guess i thrive under pressure. I was more curious about a biological or chemical explanation about the euphoria the drug gives me.

I have a very good friend that feels better when she is taking her ECA stack. For what its worth, she also feels MUCH MUCH better when she takes amino acids regularly too. Just an FYI. This is the type of question that you should ask your doctor.

Really? aminos huh. I'll look into that. Thanks

Originally Posted by nsimmons

Really? aminos huh. I'll look into that. Thanks

Yeah man, its real trip. For whatever reason the aminos "level things out" for her...when she works out regularly and takes ALL her vitamins AND aminos she does quite well. This is just HER though, Im not giving you a diagnosis or anything, just sharing info. Good luck.

According to my research ephedrine increases the levels of dopamine, which is directly responsible for the feel good sensation. It seems to make sense that i may have a problem with dopamine levels. I'd like to tinker with myself before i go to the doctor and he puts me on whatever the drug companies are pushing at the moment.

I also found some articles discussing amino deficiency and lack of dopamine. Tyrosine is a precursor to dopamine, that would make sense.

Originally Posted by nsimmons

According to my research ephedrine increases the levels of dopamine, which is directly responsible for the feel good sensation. It seems to make sense that i may have a problem with dopamine levels. I'd like to tinker with myself before i go to the doctor and he puts me on whatever the drug companies are pushing at the moment.

I also found some articles discussing amino deficiency and lack of dopamine. Tyrosine is a precursor to dopamine, that would make sense.

There is some pretty good info on a product called 5-htp I think there was an article somewhere on it here some time back on it,I personally cant vouch for it but im sure someone else can,from reading up on it it look's like alot of people have had some positive effects from it,try doing a search on it.

What about your heart? Has the FDA approved the stacker yet, and what kind of side effects might it have? Before "tinkering" with it yourself, I would suggest going to see what your MD says, before you are in their for other problems?! (just a sugg)

I'm not quite sure i understand your point? My heart is plenty healthy I'm 25, and i run 10km's ever other day no medical problems. Also which stacker are you referring to? The eca stack? I think we all know its not FDA approved. I have no adverse side effects, other than what is expected.

I just drove around for an hour and the only place that had tyrosine, or amino's period was closed. I don't see how adjusting amino's/minerals/vitamins in my diet could hurt me.

get on some lexapro man, you seem down. Do cardio atleast 3times a week. You
will feel better as far as the depression goes.

i suffer from pretty bad depression, all i noticed when on the ECA was increased enery after doses, once i got the shakes really bad but it was only a one-off, i felt a bit de-motivated inbetween doses though and lethargic but that was it, BUT WHEN I CAME OFF... damm! i felt like a dead man walking! i couldn't be bothered to do shit! hence i'm staying on the ECA (which i start later on today) and clen till my exams are over, i'll come off over the holidays to be safe, coming off ECA was by far the worst thing i've experienced so far (emotional wise) in this sport

Originally Posted by young d

i suffer from pretty bad depression, all i noticed when on the ECA was increased enery after doses, once i got the shakes really bad but it was only a one-off, i felt a bit de-motivated inbetween doses though and lethargic but that was it, BUT WHEN I CAME OFF... damm! i felt like a dead man walking! i couldn't be bothered to do shit! hence i'm staying on the ECA (which i start later on today) and clen till my exams are over, i'll come off over the holidays to be safe, coming off ECA was by far the worst thing i've experienced so far (emotional wise) in this sport

I have to concur, "getting off" that darn stack is always hell for a few days!
Ive played around with dosing a bit, and noticed that I could take as much E as I wanted, my body reacts (positively or negatively) to the caffeine a lot more! So If I dropped just The E, but kept C in, I felt great, but if I do the opposite, its like young d described...No fun!

Originally Posted by crazy_enough

I have to concur, "getting off" that darn stack is always hell for a few days!
Ive played around with dosing a bit, and noticed that I could take as much E as I wanted, my body reacts (positively or negatively) to the caffeine a lot more! So If I dropped just The E, but kept C in, I felt great, but if I do the opposite, its like young d described...No fun!

nice idea, i'm going from 6 weeks of ECA to 2 weeks of clen, then i will gradually return to maintenance after that but i might try just using the caffeine (well lipo-6 w/out the eph.) to ease the withdrawl symptoms from the eph. and more importantly the clen, i'll let you know how i get on with that, might even use ECA after the clen for a few weeks just to keep the fat from coming back on and hold of the depression till a time when i can deal with it ok, but i'll certainly taper down the sitmulants this time

I hit the supplement store this morning and asked for some tyrosine. The girl there asked me right away If i was using it as an anti depressant. I told her I'm going to try. She was quite knowledgeable about it, and said a lot of people start using it after getting the high from ephedrine i described. So lets see what it does.

Ephedrine is an CNS stmulant similar to methamphetamine that is similar to cocaine and ecstasy..
It sure helps with depression.

Yeah thanks, but thats nothing we dont already know.

I definitley feel a difference since taking the amino. Its not nearly as strong as the eca stack, but i do feel a little more level. First thought was a placebo effect, but I got distracted with work and then just realized all of a sudden I feel alright.

So thanks BiggerNstronger, I think we may have found something here.

Originally Posted by Vieope

Ephedrine is an CNS stmulant similar to methamphetamine that is similar to cocaine and ecstasy..
It sure helps with depression.

i have to say i'm feeling great after my first dose of eph today, confidence is sky high, my buddy down the gym even noticed how my eyes seemed different and i got a great buzz, felt a million bucks! i don't remember feeling like this last time but hey i ain't complaining!

Originally Posted by nsimmons

Yeah thanks, but thats nothing we dont already know.

Have you ever considered going to church? It might help.
I get high on Jesus.

Dont get me started on the church. If im going to pray to anyone it'll be to joe pesci, he looks like a guy who gets things done.

So ive been using the amino for 2 days now. The biggest difference i notice is it practically eliminated the crash when the eca stack wears off. That a big plus. It gives me a slight headache if i dont eat anything also, but i do seem to feel better overall.

Originally Posted by nsimmons

See its the complete opposite for me. It feels as though the stimulant calms and focuses me mentally, besides the obvious slight shakes and extra engery. I feel relaxed, and more mentally stable. Also in general im not the kind of person to freak out or be paranoid. Im very laid back in general and I feel have excellent stress management skills. Im able to use a stressful situation to focus me, I guess i thrive under pressure. I was more curious about a biological or chemical explanation about the euphoria the drug gives me.

I'm the exact same way. If you think about it, they prescribe Ritalin and other stims for people with problems focusing, so it makes sense.

I beleive we have just begun to understand depression. The word implies being "low" and unmotivated, and for me, what better way to get off my ass and trudge through the swamp than uppers...not a long-term solution, but it does work.

i been taking ephedra off and on for years now....i def notice a change in mood when i take it a lot...not neccesarily bad or anything...sometimes it hypes me up into a really good feeling,especially during the gym and right after...but sometimes i feel a little out of it too...maybe in some sort of zone...havent noticed depression..maybe a little anxiety

The stuff is great, makes me feel like a million bucks also!!
My favorite "drug".
Why go to doc and get put on ssri's if this simple product with less sides works?
If I'm in a rut some ephedrine and coffee always seems to get me motivated and feeling good.

I had to quit it because of the heightened anxiety. I may try it again with less C some day. Either way, clen blows it out of the water in all aspects, IMO. ECA makes my stress such that I know it jacks my cortisol, as well.

Originally Posted by PirateFromHell

I had to quit it because of the heightened anxiety. I may try it again with less C some day. Either way, clen blows it out of the water in all aspects, IMO. ECA makes my stress such that I know it jacks my cortisol, as well.

I am with you on this. ECA gives me crazy anxiety issues. I usually have to end up ending my workouts short when I take it. So I dont take it anymore. I bought some clen but gave it to my GF since ECA messes with me bad I assumed the clen would too. ECA makes my HR 115ish and my blood pressure goes up pretty high as well...probably mostly related to the added anxiety.

Strange how we all work...Clen makes me an anxiety ridden bad attitude case.

I agree, too much caffeine jacks up the anxiety and irritability, though.

Wow, interesting to read the insights on the effects of ephedrine/ephedrine. Thermadrene was the first ever ephedra contained supplement that I ever took. That was years ago. I experience what many here have already indicated: when I take ephedra I feel as if I'm ready to take on the world and I am really happy