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I also took xenadrine on/off for less than a year I had all the symptons you had it scared me to death, I went to the doctors and was diagnosed with mitro valve prolapse and asthma they said my lungs look like they should be in a 72 year old I am 26. I am still scared and will be on medication for the rest of my life. I am now taking legal actions and doing allot of research to help other people who may try it.

Hey, Cook!  You must have been reading my mind.  As I was reading the "Ephedra" posts, I thought, "Geez, I hope these guys are not headed for what we're having to endure!"

Cowgirl,

I have not heard of that product.

Did it contain ephedra?

Hi ,

I want to start taking xenadrine , but before I wanted to find out what are the possible side effects... I am 27 years old and I am smoking 20 cigarettes per day. Did any of you smoke and take xenadrine ?

I have been sitting here reading what everbody has had to say about this subject cause I don't know to much about it, but a few years ago i did get addicted to something that epherdrine is used in, because of the energy it will give you I guess. A lot of people will argue that epherdrine is not addicting but i believe it is extremely. I have recongnized a lot of similarities between how I reacted to stopping and the way you guys are reacting to this. But, the reason I am telling you this is because no matter how bad you feel now, no matter how much you feel you need it, or how dissappointed or saddened you are by yourself because you let yourself do this to you, STOP. It will be rough for quite awhile. What I was doing they say medically takes 5 years for your brain to completey go back to the way it was before or as close as i t can get. It's been a little over two and it was only a few months before i started feeling like myself again. Just keep as busy as possible so you don't think about it. And spend as much time with your kids as possible. More than usual, cause that alone will not only give you strength to get through it but also keep your mind busy. I carried a pic with me EVERYWHERE I went so if I felt like going back or even trying to I would look at their pic and tell myself I have to think about their lives. They will either be so "messed up" that they will either become nothing no better than me or they will look at me and think god I never want to be like that and do whatever it takes to succeed, and I don't want to take the risk and see them become me or anything like me. I have now started to get my life back in order. I am planning on moving herein the next few months and starting college finally after allowing myself to make such bad choices and going down the wrong road. I hope this helps somebody get through what they need to. I have also found that a hot steamy bath with relax you and help you if you get real bad.

I started taking metabolife around 1990 thru 92, healthy mother just holding onto some baby fat... Now I am 41 and miserable for years now. Suffering from anxiety from hell,  awful palpitations, nil libido, depression, dental problems, and high blood pressure. Just going to the dr. brings my bp up to stroke height.  I have n't been diagnosed with any kind of ephedra related disease but I wonder if that is because I never linked my problems together and have no health insurance so going to the dr. every little problem is not an option. Is damage from this drug lasting and what is the prognosis of the effects???

I know its been awhile since anyone has posted on here, but I started taking ephedra diet pills when I was 18 (back in Feb. 2003). I was a happy teen with many friends, easy going and confident. My sister who was a little over weight had bought a bottle of Yellow Jacket diet pills that came with a small sample size bottle of extras that she gave to me.

The dosage was 3 a day, but I would take only one or maybe two a day. I was just looking to lose a couple pounds and was by no means overweight. By April, I was suffering from depression. I didn't realize it at first and thought I was just in a rut, even though I had never felt depression before (sadness, yes, but nothing even CLOSE to depression).

I kept taking the pills until they were finally banned and even bought a bottle right before they were taken off the shelves. I realized I would feel awful if I didn't have one. I'd take one and it'd make me fell 'happy' again, but only for a short time.

Suffering from depression made me make poor choices in my life and I became involved with a man who was obviously wrong for me, who I stayed with on and off for 2 years. He treated me badly and my parents hated him so it put a rift between me and my family which made my depression worse. Everyday, I imagined myself driving my car in to the Detroit River.

Even though I was no longer taking the pills, the depression raged on. I developed bulimia. Then, I would have a drink and it'd make me feel 'happy' again, which at the same time made me angry. I didn't want to have to depend on something to make me happy. I wanted to be hapy once again on my own. I've seen my dad struggle with drug addiction and several family members suffer and/or die from alcoholism. I didn't want that.

It saddens me to think how out of control my life had gotten because of these small pills, I had just wanted to lose a few pounds.

It's been 5 years now since my first diet pill. This is where I am now.

I dumped the boyfriend; started taking St. John's Wort and started taking a daily vitamin, which helped. I stopped drinking diet pop (I had reactions to the aspartame, that I again didn't realize). I gave up caffeine and other stimulants. I have an occassional drink (maybe once or twice a month). My bulimia disappeared when my depression went away.  I even met a wonderful man who I'll be marrying this summer.

If there's anyone else out there still suffering from side effects, hang in there, there is hope!