Some Issues of Importance To Me

Many people who diet, especially people with eating disorders, take some sort of drug to help them. I read a lot on pro ana sites about bullshit like kelp pills and apple cider vinegar--don't buy into all that.

What we need is SPEED

Just kidding... sort of. There are ten billion herbal weight loss pills out there and they are all pretty much the same. There are a few ingredients which will actually help you cut down on eating--the pills without these ingredients probably wont do a damn thing. They are probably all vitamins etc, which is of course good for you--but probably wont help you lose weight.

Ma Huang/Ephedrine/Ephedra:
This is the good stuff (well, this is the "over the counter" good stuff hehe). This is an herb that will speed you up, make you less hungry and give you more energy. It also sometimes makes people jittery, shaky, nervous, light headed--and sometimes when people first start taking it if they don't eat AT ALL, they barf

Guarana:
This is "herbal caffeine". Pretty much does the same as the above ingredient. Some pills have combinations of Ephedra and Guarana--which is great for some people, too much for others.

Aspirin/White Willow bark/Salicylic Acid (all very similar):
This is a BOOSTER. It doesn't work alone. Aspirin is a blood thinner, therefore, when you take it with either of the above mentioned ingredients, it "helps it along". It causes increased circulation and therefore helps drugs go through you faster.

I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL

I have been studying nursing/first aid since I learned how to read, and I'm in nursing school, but...

DON'T take my word as gospel. DO NOT go OD'ing on drugs and then tell mom and dad some chick online said it was safe. I make no claims about these meds other than what I have written--that the first 2 will stimulate your system, and that the third will increase that stimulation. These drugs have been linked to high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, and even some deaths. Don't say I didn't warn you. I take all 3 of these everyday plus more, I'm probably going to keel over any day now...

Now the REAL "good stuff" is prescription amphetamines. Yep, speed. Doctors prescribe medicine that is so close to "street drugs" that it's scary (and fucking great in my opinion). I told my Dr I have trouble concentrating at work, I said I thought I might have adult ADD. I got a nice prescription for Adderall XR Oh yes.... prescription crack...