Ephedrine User Reviews & Ratings

Brand names: Bronkaid Max, Emerphed, Rezipres, Akovaz, Primatene Intermittent Asthma, Corphedra

Ephedrine has an average rating of 9.2 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.

Condition	Avg. Rating	Reviews	Compare
Narcolepsy Off-label	8.5	2 reviews for Narcolepsy	18 medications
COPD, Acute Off-label	9.0	1 reviews for COPD, Acute	25 medications
Asthma, acute	10.0	2 reviews for Asthma, acute	167 medications
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debja...
March 17, 2009

"I used ephedrine for 15 years, but not correctly. I was addicted to it and could not stop. I was up to 36 pills a day. In October of 2007, I ended up in the hospital with an enlarged heart and fluid in my chest cavity that was seeping out of my heart. The pills had caused this to happen to my heart. It made my blood pressure skyrocket. I had to have an echo, heart catheterization, stress tests, and now I am on heart medicine and blood pressure medicine. I have no idea how it works if you use it correctly, but I am so glad I am finally off it for good."

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
March 8, 2022

"As of 2021 you can now buy single ingredient Ephedrine tablets. There is not a lot of weight loss medications available and many of them are too expensive or insurance companies may not cover them. Ephedrine is very effective for weight loss when combined with a diet"

10 / 10

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NW49E...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
December 12, 2021

For Asthma, acute "I have severe asthma and now single Ephedrine tablets are sold called Primatene tablets. They are 12.5mg tablets. For 60 tablets usually cost under twenty dollars. With all the prescription medications I take other than steroids Ephedrine works the best. I HIGHLY recommend it try it."

10 / 10

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maver...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 8, 2021

For COPD, Acute "I have used Broncaid Tablets for many years, I have COPD and Asthma. In addition to my other prescribed medications for the COPD and Asthma Broncaid is the only medication that is able to give me a longer lasting relief. I advise people with breathing conditions to at least give it a try it just might give you additional comfort."

9 / 10

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Sinus...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
July 15, 2024

"Fine! I'll edit it again. (Remove my fine! Edit.) Ephedrine is my preferred decongestant/stimulant. Caffeine makes me jittery for 12+ hours. From a cola! 34mg Caffeine! 8-25mg of Ephedrine. ~10-15mg for nasal congestion. (It works well, maybe better than Pseudo? Considering the dose 2X as potent? [30mg Pseudo vs 15mg reg. Eph.] Oh no, Am I too medical?) I use 25mg of Ephedrine to stay awake very-very rarely, instead of caffeine. I never drink coffee or cola casually. It seems to clear my sinuses well. A bit of rebound congestion. (Same as Pseudo) It keeps me awake, feels more like adrenaline, clears my sinuses. Does not keep me awake, jittering and all that. But it does keep me awake and clear my sinuses. Unless I am really tired, after days without sleep."

7 / 10

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charl...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 26, 2013

For Narcolepsy "2008 had meningitis since then I have got narcolepsy and ephedrine helps me a lot with the insomnia and concentration during the day to keep me alert."

9 / 10

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Narco
August 11, 2011

For Narcolepsy "25mg 2x a day. Once upon waking and once in the afternoon seems to get me going with addition to a cup of coffee. The pros are it works similarly to the typical narcoleptic drug. "

8 / 10

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Anonymous
November 4, 2009

For Asthma, acute "I have a very hard time breathing, ephedrine helped me so much. Now that the price for it has gone up so much I can't buy it."

10 / 10

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mary
June 22, 2023

Primatene Intermittent Asthma (ephedrine) "I dont struggle to breathe. I can function better on it than off of it."

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