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missblonde4878 · #10 (**permalink**) March 26th, 2008, 03:43 AM

Hey Poncho! How are ya?

I just wanted to give you my story on Stackers. I know that in the past couple of years they have reformatted them without the ephedrine.

My best friend and I used to be ADDICTED to them about 4-5 years ago when they still had the ephedrine in them.

You don't want to eat at all..which is extremely unhealthy. The amount of caffeine in them is an outrageous amount - and in turn, I experienced serious mood changes, I constantly felt like I was on edge. It was like constant PMS - and my friends started avoiding me.

They did land me in the hospital. My friend and I (one that wasn't taking Stackers) were driving one day - and I thought I was having a heart attack - my left arm went numb and I had serious chest pains. So we went to the emergency room.

When the doctor was checking me out..I didn't want to tell him I was taking Stackers because I knew they weren't good for me - but I was addicted to them. Thankfully, my friend opened her mouth and told him I was taking them.

He said that they are a step down from Speed or Coke and that they are very dangerous.

The sad part is - that I did try them again about a year ago figuring they'd be different without the ephedrine. Well, the only thing I got was the mood swings and jitteriness. They did work years ago, I won't lie to you...but the ones without ephedrine didn't.

I used to be a big believer in diet pills, tried everything in the book - but found that even when I found diet pills that worked, it was only temporary. It didn't teach me how to keep it off long term without being dependent on them.

I know that diet pills definitely affect everyone differently - but if I was you, I wouldn't take them.

I have tried a number of other pills - so if you want to know about any other ones, I can give you my story if I've taken them.

My suggestion would be to talk to your doctor about it. I have since changed my eating habits and exercise is what has played a big part in my weight loss.

I haven't read all of the posts (sorry, ADD kicks in..lol), but are you exercising on a regular basis?

Hope I helped! Good luck!