Delayed Reaction to Ephedra? Posted: 10-10-03 10:46am
I'm a 21 year old female and since I
started my job as a vet tech I have gained
about fifteen pounds. I'm not overweight,
but i'm also not as lean as I was because
the long hours and hard work often leave
me unable to exercise as much as I did.
In late may I bought a bottle of
*metabolife ultra* and began using it with
a healthy diet and exercise (weights and
stomach crunches, mainly) in order to lose
weight. I lost twelve pounds and after
twelve weeks I stopped using the pills. I
only took two pills a day (less than half
the reccomended dose on the bottle) and I
never ate or drank anything with caffeine
in it at the time. At the time I was
taking the pills I never experienced any
of the symptoms listed on the bottle (i.E.
Nervouseness, rapid heartbeat, ect.). I
was careful to watch for it because I knew
that *metabolife* contains ephedra and
that it can be bad for your heart if not
used correctly. Things went along
normally after that for several weeks, and
I thought nothing of it. Until ten days
ago, that is.
Early last week I was at work and I
noticed my heartbeat seemed a little
rapid. Since it was a busy day and my job
can be stressful, I thought nothing of it.
But within the next couple of days my
heartrate stayed consistently at about
125-135 and occasionally it would
"flipflop", or thump out of rhythm against
my chest. On friday, my mother, who is a
nurse, called my doctor and he suggested I
come in for an ekg and bloodwork because
he says *metabolife* has been known to
cause hyperthyroidism and heart problems
even when taken at or below the
reccomended dosage. I am still waiting
for him to call me back with the
results.
My question is this: has anyone else had
or heard of this kind of delayed reaction
to ephedra? My heart seemed perfectly
ordinary for two months after
discontinuing use of the product and I
never had any symptoms even while I was on
it. Has anyone else experienced this?
Sorry to be so yappy but i'm very nervous
and I would appreciate any thoughts on the
matter. Thanks.
I believe that you didn't experienced any
delayed reaction to Efedra because it has
no sense. According to your age (21),
obsession with the heard, tachycardia,
stressful job etc. you could be
experiencing some somatoform disorder. It
is a type of anxiety disorder typical for
young persons, where anxiety is manifested
with symptoms that can be found in the
real organic disorders.
Can you give me some medical data about
you?
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