
Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

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I think i'm hooked on ephedra. I know it's been banned but i get it form s. africa. If i go one day without it, i turn into such a ornary bitch and get even more depressed. It helps keep me alert and gives me the energy i need to work-out. I'm so scared to quit taking it because i'm scared to gain wt. and be tired all the time. I'm 5'8 and 91 lbs so i know i should gain some, but i worry i won't be able to stop eating iwthout the ephedra tabs. And i wonder how much damage this stuff is doing to me.
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1) You don't NEED to work-out. Right now, you should honestly be on bed-rest and trying to recover from all this damage you are doing to yourself.
2) I have tried ephedra, and it has nearly killed me. I remember very little from high school when I took it (illegally, I might add- just like you are doing), and it saddens me because that was a more "care-free" time than now. You are apparently also killing yourself, and trust me, you WILL die. One of my friends from treatment was so addicted to these things that she ended up getting suicidal and psycho and nearly put herself in a coma with these "speed pills."
3) You can't stop the addiction alone. Like any drug, you need detox, which means checking into a hospital for a few days where they can monitor you and take care of you while you're trying to get this horrific drug out of your system. Please listen when I tell you to GO NOW, because I am sure everyone here (and everyone who knows you) would be devestated to learn that you had passed away due to a stupid fucking little pill, and the obsession to drop even MORE weight from your emaciated frame.
If you need any help, I would be glad to call around to hospitals in your area, and do some research for you. I am that adamant about you getting help, even if I did just meet you.
I never OD'd on ephedra either, but studies have shown that people have died taking the "prescribed" amount. I also got very sick taking a normal amount too. You are just frying your nervous system by taking it.
Why wouldn't you need detox? You said that you get really cranky and feel crappy without the drug- and yes it is a drug just like PCP, LSD, etc.
Right now, you sound like you're really in the throes of your eating disorder. I REALLY hope that you will see just how un-worth it it is. You have a lot more potential and a beautiful future with your ED. With it, you have...slow and painful death.