stackers?

[Lin]

Can anybody tell me about something called STACKERS? I heard of it a couple of weeks ago. A lady said she had to fire an employee for being "stacked" all the time on stackers. She said she was hyper and talking non-stop and then a few hours later as it wore off she was grouchy and hard to get along with.

I found a bottle of them here last night. It's half gone. I wont ask about them , so i am asking here. What are usual signs and symptoms that a person is 'stacking"/ The bottle looks to be an over the counter caffeine pill. It also has something in it called chitosan which is used in some diet pills. This bottle says no ephedrin. Is there one out that has ephedrin? Is it addictive?

I did a search at google and after 5 pages only saw things for cars, diapers, and burgers.

Will somebody please give me some insight on STACKERS?

thanks
LIN

[lildee]

Lin ,

Stackers are used by weight lifters and body builders, or people who want to loose weight. The original formula had epinephrine in it to stimulate an adrenalin surge for strength. There is a bunch of these over the counter drugs. There are tons of warnings that go with these. You can check on CVS.com. Not a good choice to mix with any other drugs.

This is the warning from CVS site

Warning
DO NOT USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR NURSING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN OR LICENSED QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IF YOU HAVE, OR HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE, THYROID DISEASE, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, RECURRING HEADACHES, DEPRESSION OR OTHER PSYCHIATRIC CONDITION, GLAUCOMA, DIFFICULTY URINATING DUE TO PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT, SEIZURE DISORDER, IF YOU ARE USING A MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR (MAOI) OR ANY OTHER DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG CONTAINING EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, OR PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE (INGREDIENTS FOUND IN CERTAIN ALLERGY, ASTHMA, COUGH/COLD, AND WEIGHT CONTROL PRODUCTS). EXCEEDING RECOMMENDED SERVING MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDING HEART ATTACK AND STROKE. DISCONTINUE USE AND CALL A PHYSICIAN OR LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE RAPID HEARTBEAT, DIZZINESS, SEVERE HEADACHE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, OR OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ALLERGIC OR HYPERSENSITIVE TO EPHEDRINE OR CAFFEINE SHOULD AVOID THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT. INDIVIDUALS WHO CONSUME CAFFEINE WITH THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPERIENCE SERIOUS ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE, SEEK PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE OR CONTACT A POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY. AVOID ALCOHOL WHILE TAKING THIS PRODUCT. NOT FOR USE BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Personally I tried another brand of these a while back called Xenadrine I only took a half of one and wound up with heart papitations. Basically all of these are used to rev up your meatbolism and can lead to serious consequences.


As to it being addictive... physically I am not sure but mentally I would have to say yes. You can easily get used to the burst of energy from them.

Love & God Bless
Arlene

[Lin]

Thanks Lildee. I looked it up on GOOGLE and did not find much. You are right abot the high blood pressure, the depression and the alcohol use...that can be a problem here. (Dont think we need to worry abut the pregnancy and nursing moms...LOL} I am hoping sionce this one did NOT have the ephedrin, it was not so bad.

I was wondering what to expect if I found he had been taking them again. Might be hard to tell. manic depressive naturally have high and low mood swings and i am used to that over the years.

LIN

[caressa]

Sounds like a glorified name for speed.

[dg]

Agree with you Caressa.

[Lin]

thanks for the input. Sounds like speed to me. But they say they are caffeine pills. Could you not get the same thing from several soft drinks or coffee? I have no idea how long they's been there, but i found them friday and he's not taken any since then. Must have been a one time thing...probably around the one day relapse.

LIN

[dg]

If you drink enough coffee or soft drinks Lin, you can get that "rushed" feeling for a short amount of time. Some people can drink coffee all day long and it dont' effect them as it would to those that rarely drinks coffee and get that "antsy" feeling from caffeine.
Most people like taking cafefine to stay alert longer or to supress their appitite.
Like speed does only speed can last for days or weeks because its made up of entirely different chemicals apart from "caffeine".