Thread: EC stack question

I have been taking a diet supplement called meltdown that has caffeine so my body I guess is somewhat use to it

I had great results with Meltdown btw..good stuff

Do you think EC stack is just the same as meltdown or what would meltdown have that benefits me more? But yah any help on the dosage anyones?

The "typical" dosing ratio for E:C is 1:10, with a standard "dose" being 20mg Ephedrine : 200mg Caffeine

I'd try one of the 8mg tabs of E with half a caffeine, or something that provides 100mg caffeine, and titrate up the doses. I personally prefer multiple small doses to "three huge hits", but I've taken as much as 80mg of ephedrine and 1000mg caffeine daily without problems, simply by titrating up and down with first the ephedrine, then the caffeine, and taking it in divided doses of 8-16mg ephedrine with 200mg caffeine. Ditching caffeine all at once is responsible for the lethargy and the headaches.

Originally Posted by Built

The "typical" dosing ratio for E:C is 1:10, with a standard "dose" being 20mg Ephedrine : 200mg Caffeine

I'd try one of the 8mg tabs of E with half a caffeine, or something that provides 100mg caffeine, and titrate up the doses. I personally prefer multiple small doses to "three huge hits", but I've taken as much as 80mg of ephedrine and 1000mg caffeine daily without problems, simply by titrating up and down with first the ephedrine, then the caffeine, and taking it in divided doses of 8-16mg ephedrine with 200mg caffeine. Ditching caffeine all at once is responsible for the lethargy and the headaches.

When I first started taking the stack myself many moons ago, I to started with this dosage and made my way up top this dosage..20mg Ephedrine : 200mg Caffeine with great results.

Isn't 80mg E a bit excessive or no? Tried 12.5mg/day last week with no ill effects at all, will be trying 25mg/day next week.

Originally Posted by Tank316

I had great results with Meltdown btw..good stuff

There've been independent studies that show Meltdown does work. Note that it contains synephrine instead of ephedrine. I've never seen any studies if synephrine alone really does anything though.

Anyway, 25mg seems to be the standard E dose. Starting small sounds like a good idea though

80mg isn't excessive.

The "standard" EC dosing is 25mg E with 200mg C, T.I.D.

That's 75mg of ephedrine daily. I took 80mg.

I just didn't take it all at once.

Hah wow, guess 12.5mg/day was seriously underdosing it. No wonder I didn't feel anything. Just didn't want to jump in blind to find out it had some bad effect on me.

Originally Posted by Built

80mg isn't excessive.

The "standard" EC dosing is 25mg E with 200mg C, T.I.D.

That's 75mg of ephedrine daily. I took 80mg.

I just didn't take it all at once.

Ditto

Originally Posted by Berto

There've been independent studies that show Meltdown does work. Note that it contains synephrine instead of ephedrine. I've never seen any studies if synephrine alone really does anything though.

Anyway, 25mg seems to be the standard E dose. Starting small sounds like a good idea though

When Eric Broser was with VPX, I did a test run with it, It worked very well.

Can running an ec stack cause adrenal fatigue?

Originally Posted by freydo

Can running an ec stack cause adrenal fatigue?

Yes - that's one reason that Built recommended weaning yourself off of the stack rather than going cold turkey. If you go cold turkey, expect some nasty headaches and extreme exhaustion (if it's bad).

How long is the maximum you would want to take an EC stack, 4-6 weeks type thing?