Re: Using Ephedra while water fasting

HisMomma07,
with all due respect your post would be better suited to the Fasting for Weight-loss forum, where it specializes in weight loss via fasting.
If you read the above forum description you will understand what I mean.

However, now that you are here I must point out the dangers/side-effects in taking any herbs or substances that will have a "Pharmaceutical effect" on the body, and this is a fairly comprehensive list in the use of ephedra................


* nausea
* headache; dizziness
* irritation of the stomach; diarrhea
* anxiety; psychosis
* kidney stones
* tremors
* dry mouth
* irregular or rapid heart rhythms; heart damage
* high blood pressure
* restlessness; nervousness; sleeping problems
* decreased appetite
* flushing; sweating
* increased urination


Ephedra has also been associated with stroke, seizures, psychosis and death.

The risk of side effects and adverse effects appears to be greater in people with preexisting conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure; heart rate disorders; thyroid disease; hypoglycemia; glaucoma; anxiety; glaucoma; pheochromocytoma; diabetes; kidney disease or kidney stones; mental illness or a history of mental illness; enlarged prostate; cerebral insufficiency and a history of seizures, stroke, or transient ischemic attacks. People with these health conditions should avoid ephedra. People with allergies to ephedra, ephedrine, or pseudoephedrine should also avoid ephedra.

Ephedra is believed to increase the risk of heat stroke, because it increases metabolism and impairs the body's ability to lose heat.

Ephedra shouldn't be taken two weeks before or after surgery. It shouldn't be used by pregnant or nursing women or children. People with anorexia nervosa or bulimia should avoid ephedra because it affects appetite.
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I understand your reasons for wanting to use ephedra for weightloss, (it is prescribed for weightloss) but it is inadvisable given the above side-effects, including the fact that it increases metabolism, while the fasting-state will lower it in an effort by the body in conserving food reserves.

Fasting for weightloss is also not ideal for the above paragraphs reasons, and where you will most definitely lose MORE weight by adhering to a high-water-content-food-diet such as fruits and vegetables that is also properly combined.
Exercise will aid you in achieving your goals more quickly.

Chrisb1.


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