well, i have taken EPHEDRINE on and off for around 6 years now, if not longer..i think it is a ver effectiove OTC drug in terms of reducing appetite, staying awake, and increasing one's focus...i have taken it mostly before workouts, or on the weekends when i need to stay up later..i have recently found myself in a bad predicament though..i get very whacked out on EPHEDRINE, hands start shaking, and i get very irritable and hyper..it DOES make me feel pretty good, in a very stimulated kind of way...for the past few weeks, i have been taking EPH and i wont be able to fall asleep at night until 4-5 in the morning, then i go to work at 8...this makes for a bad day most of the time, so i would pop more EPH to make it thru the day..this has turend into not so great habit, but it is pretty hard to break at this time..i am extremely sensitive to stimulmants like CAFFEINE and EPHEDRINE, so i can just imagine how i would feel off METH or COCA..i realize there will be some wathdrawal from EPHEDRINE, but hey, tahst what happens when you "cheat"..
also, for all the seasoned OPIATE vets out there, EPHEDRINE does a good job at stimulating LIBIDO and SEX DRIVE overall...thought id pass that along..