[flowerchild]

This is an herbal based weight loss pill. Anybody else seeing patients with severe adverse reactions?

[renerian]

I have not but it can give you a positive drug screen......this I do know.


renerian

[shay]

NO WAY!!! For what? Speed?? Ummmm....wow. Glad you told me. I use the stuff.

Oh yeah, and no I haven't seen anybody having adverse reactions. Yes yes yes I know it can be bad for you. I only take one pill a day. Just to give my crappy metabolism a "boost" before work.

[researchrabbit]

For almost all our psych studies, Metabolife is an exclusion as people are more likely to be irritable due to the ephedra.

[shay]

Hey, what about those of us who are just naturally crabby?

The ephedra just makes me sweat.

[sunnygirl272]

can cause MIs and strokes due to the ephedra...would rather be fluffy than a veggie...

[sunnygirl272]

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1671.52406

Ephedra can cause heart complications, high blood pressure, seizures, strokes, even death, especially when combined with other stimulants like caffeine, guarana, and ginseng -- which are also common ingredients in these drinks. In the early 1980s, the FDA banned pills combining ephedra and caffeine, but a 1994 law removed dietary supplements from FDA control.


Although side effects to supplements do not have to be reported, about 800-1,200 serious reactions to ephedra have been -- less than 10% of the actual number, estimates Gurley. "I get calls literally every day from consumers, lawyers, and doctors describing bad reactions to ephedra," he says. "The public is not aware of the hidden dangers of these products."


When 15-20 different herbal extracts and "metabolic boosters" mix with ephedra and caffeine, side effects may be delayed or unpredictable, including insomnia, nervousness, headache, nausea, tremor, and heart palpitations. Some are serious or even fatal, like seizures, heart attack, kidney stones, and stroke.

[TEXASWAG]

When I was in Virginia, I took care of a patient in CCU who had a heart attack while he was taking Metabolite. Sure he probably already had coronary artery disease, but the Metabolite didn't help matters.

I once took Dexatrim...the so called "natural" one with "natural" ephredra. I had so much palpitations and fast heart rates it scared the poop out of me.

Changing my eating habits and walking worked much better for me and my health.

[caroladybelle]

We (Hematology) have noted unusual cases of new onset severe thrombocytopenia and suspected ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura recently in people using Metabolife. All in people previously quite healthy - I posted a thread a while back on it. Don't know if it was a fluke or what.

I personally find that my coworkers that are using metabolite have all the personality of pit vipers. It is debatable whether they are more obnoxious on the drug or when they 'kick' the drug at the end.

[AngelicNurse2B]

Caroladybelle, ugh, I know what you mean! A friend in some of my classes is ADDICTED to ephedra and she is often more than irritable, she is downright nasty and extremely obnoxious. She talks so fast and acts really strange sometimes...people think she's a total looney tune...