Ephedrine - A Dangerous Drug?: to those safely using ephedrine/caffeine- any problems?

» Rawrfee - to those safely using ephedrine/caffeine- any problems?

I've been using ephedrine almost every day for the last year. I take it for energy and for weight control. I'm 26, 140 lbs, 5'9" and I take one pill in the morning and one pill in the evening. It's a total of about 40 mg of ephedrine and 120 mg of caffeine. It's way under the recommended dosage, but I am quite thin.

I feel that I'm have an small addiction to these pills. The fact is that I function much more efficiently, am in a much better mood, am very energetic and positive, am more focused and smarter, and have a naturally cut body (without exercising) when I'm on these pills. I kinda feel like a superman. I know that when I'm off of the pills I'm much more lethargic and less motivated. I just don't want to stop taking the pills because I'm better on them! I haven't found any significant negative side-affects and my dose hasn't increased over the year(decreased if anything).

My question is to those taking these pills on a regular basis. I would like to know what the main reasons are, whether you've tried to quit, and whether you've experienced problems such as depression. My main concern is with my mood and energy, actually. My fear is that my brain is going to become so dependant on the feeling of the drug that it will be dull and depressed without it.

Do any of you take breaks from them for lengthy durations? Do you have negative side-affects? I really want to believe that they're fine to take, but I just can't wrap my mind around taking a pill, feeling way way better in every respect, and not paying a heavy price for it.

Comments?

Rawrf

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