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How much guaifenesin will make me sick?

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derejrcar

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I have Bronkaid pills (25mg ephedrine sulfate/400mg guaifenesin) and I was wondering how much of the guaifenesin will make me sick. Is it safe to take 2 tablets? 3? I'm looking for the speedy effects from ephedrine.

Thanks.
 
Most likely, you will be okay at those doses. Most people can handle 1200mg without any noticeable effects. But, as with any drug, individual response will vary, so there is a small chance you may be hyper sensitive to it. I wouldnt worry about it though.

If you haven't tried ephedrine before, I recommend against taking 75mg your first time. 75mg would make me feel uncomfortable and anxious. Personally, I think ephedrine is a definite "less is more" kinda drug. Low doses can be somewhat useful for a quick energy boost, but it's only the negative effects that seem to increase after a certain point (about 50mg for me).

Hope that helped.
 
After a quick google search:
The maximum 24 hour dose is 2400mg. So you could get down 6 of those pills in one day at most. (Might not want to repeat that everyday though)
 
You'd be overdosing on the ephedrine in those Bronkaids before the guaifenesin makes you really sick.

stirfry is right, there is a fine line between too little and too much with ephedrine. 75mg is probably too much unless you have a tolerance to stimulants of that nature (including amphetamines, as ephedrine and amphetamines have cross-tolerance).

I would start with 25mg or 37.5mg (that's one a half pills) and see how you feel. Usually 25-50mg is the sweet spot, anything higher and you'll be getting a lot more negative side effects than desired speedy effects.
 
stirfry said:
Most likely, you will be okay at those doses. Most people can handle 1200mg without any noticeable effects. But, as with any drug, individual response will vary, so there is a small chance you may be hyper sensitive to it. I wouldnt worry about it though.

If you haven't tried ephedrine before, I recommend against taking 75mg your first time. 75mg would make me feel uncomfortable and anxious. Personally, I think ephedrine is a definite "less is more" kinda drug. Low doses can be somewhat useful for a quick energy boost, but it's only the negative effects that seem to increase after a certain point (about 50mg for me).

Hope that helped.
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Thanks alot! The info about the ephedrine is helpful, I'll start with one or 2 then. What do you reccomend 1 or 2? I've never taken it before.
 
NeighborhoodThreat said:
You'd be overdosing on the ephedrine in those Bronkaids before the guaifenesin makes you really sick.

stirfry is right, there is a fine line between too little and too much with ephedrine. 75mg is probably too much unless you have a tolerance to stimulants of that nature (including amphetamines, as ephedrine and amphetamines have cross-tolerance).

I would start with 25mg or 37.5mg (that's one a half pills) and see how you feel. Usually 25-50mg is the sweet spot, anything higher and you'll be getting a lot more negative side effects than desired speedy effects.
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Thanks to you too...I have a small tolerance to amphetamines, but I think I'll start with one. It seems weird that the dosage of one pill would make me feel speedy...something about people using it for its real purposes feeling speedy off of it seems strange.
 
If you've never taken it before, go ahead and start with one pill (25mg ephedrine), wait an hour or so and see how you feel. If you've got an empty stomach when you take it it will kick in a lot quicker than if you eat a big meal and then take the pill.

So if you're not where you wanna be 90 minutes after taking 25mg, take another half a pill, bringing you up to 37.5mg. I wouldn't recommend taking 50mg at once if you don't have any experience with ephedrine.
 
NeighborhoodThreat said:
If you've never taken it before, go ahead and start with one pill (25mg ephedrine), wait an hour or so and see how you feel. If you've got an empty stomach when you take it it will kick in a lot quicker than if you eat a big meal and then take the pill.

So if you're not where you wanna be 90 minutes after taking 25mg, take another half a pill, bringing you up to 37.5mg. I wouldn't recommend taking 50mg at once if you don't have any experience with ephedrine.
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Thanks man. Is there any explanation as to how the reccomended dose can get you feeling nice? That just seems a bit weird, because obviously the intention is to help with breathing problems, not get you high. Not complaining! Just curious...
 
Ephedrine does open up the bronchial passages and improve breathing (hence the trademark "Bronkaid"), combined with the guaifenesin it really helps with chest congestion. The stimulant effect would be considered a side effect at this point, but it works in the same way that amphetamines work, by increasing levels of norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain, causing stimulation and slight euphoria.

Ephedrine isn't as euphoric as amphetamine or as "clean" feeling as amphetamine but it is a decent stimulant.
 
Well, I took one and felt very little, took 1.5 felt little, so now I've taken 2. Less than what I expected...
 
derejrcar said:
Thanks to you too...I have a small tolerance to amphetamines, but I think I'll start with one. It seems weird that the dosage of one pill would make me feel speedy...something about people using it for its real purposes feeling speedy off of it seems strange.
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well most people using it for real purposes dont mix it with caffeine. i got 4 everfit 8 mg tabs which are ephedrine hcl, and i was wondering whats the highest people go per dose if dosing 2x per day?
 
derejrcar said:
Well, I took one and felt very little, took 1.5 felt little, so now I've taken 2. Less than what I expected...
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You said you have a small tolerance to amphetamines. Amphetamine is cross-tolerant with ephedrine (at least partially - all stimulants are, to varying degrees). So I think that's why you're not getting good effects - also, compared to amphetamine, ephedrine is not a very good stimulant.

As for why a naive person will experience stimulant effects off 1 pill - you build tolerance to the stimulant effect faster than the decongestant effect, I think. So the stimulant effect will go away with regular use, unless they start abusing it.
 
In a country near me theres cough syrup avaible with 15mg codeine/300mg guaifenesin per ML
I usually take 300mg codeine what would also mean i take 6 GRAMM of guaifenesin...!
Last time i took it it caused muscle rigidity on the whole left side of my body, was already prepared to be about to have a stroke! Scary.. Be sure to extract & stay safe!
 
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