The ephedrine and caffeine based product I have been taking for almost 2 months now has me down to 235 pounds from 255 or so. And I have about a 3 months supply left. Like any sane person, I followed the directions on the package, and took exactly the dose indicated...no more. Believe me, the indicated dose is enough ! When this type of product moves into the realm of OPs, as it probably will, if I still need it, I'll happily order some more. As with any other medicine that Big Money wants to ban or quintuple the price of.

What a sad comment on the society we live in...the total lack of personal responsibility...it is that the government has to ban something like this because a tiny percentage of a minority abuses it and then suffers the consequences. Should we all just walk around with football helmets and kneepads and stuff on whenever we step into the street ? Should we sign a waiver every time we pop a gosh durn ASPIRIN for a headache ? Are we all to be five years old indefinitely, asking Mommy if it's okay to go outside and play today ? I'm not suggesting that stupidity, ignorance, or willful defiance of medical advice should be a CRIME or anything, but why should the responsible pay for the idiocies of the irresponsible ? Of course, this notion extends far and wide, and I'm in no mood to get into a debate on politics, so...