Ephedra

Ephedra Products

Millions of Americans have taken Metabolife, Metabolite, Metabolift, Hydroxycut, Advocare MNS Orange, Ripped Fuel, Diet Fuel, Stacker, Ripped Force, Ephedra Ma Huang, Metab-Rx Ultra, Yellow Jackets, Metab-o-lite, Xenaless, Stacker 2, Dexatrim Natural, and numerous other diet & nutritional supplements, muscle enhancers, appetite suppressants, and other products which may contain Ephedra, Ma Huang, Ephedrine, epitonin, and/or Chinese ephedra. Some of these brands above have recently started to sell Ephedra-Free diet supplements, but still millions of ephedra laced pills, tablets and other products still exist on store shelves and are still in customers medicine cabinets.

Ephedra Ma Huang- Ephedrine (e-fed’rin) a-methylamino-l phenyl-l propanol, is an alkaloid from the leaves of Ephededra equisetina, E. Sinica, and other species (family Gnetaceae). It is also called Ephedra &/or Ma Huang, the plant source for the Alkaloid ephedrine. Ephedra is indigenous to China, India and parts of Southeast Asia.

Ephedra Side Effects 

Ephedra or Ma Huang and other products containing these extracts have according to the FDA, caused hundreds of illnesses, including heart attacks, seizures, strokes and dozens of reported deaths. They are amphetamine-like compounds with powerful and potentially lethal stimulant effects on the central nervous system and the heart.There also evidence that these amphetamine like compounds may in fact cause pulmonary hypertension as well.

Effects of Ephedra-These compounds act as stimulants that can cause rapid or irregular heartbeats (heart arrhythmias). Ephedra-Ephedrine act in a similar way as that of adrenaline. It dilates the bronchial muscles, contacts the nasal mucosa, raises the blood pressure and is a cardiac stimulant. Further these compounds often cause psychological side effects such as depression, nervousness, insomnia, and rapid heart rate. When taken in combination with caffeine, ephedrine can over-stimulate the central nervous system, leading to potentially life-threatening results. The products are marketed in a variety of forms, including pills, tablets, powders, liquid drops, teas and even in the form of chocolate bars. The industry estimates that BILLIONS of doses of ephedra - ma huang laced products are sold each year.

Ephedra Strokes, Seizures, Heart Attacks and Deaths

If you or a loved one has suffered serious adverse effects such as a heart attack, irregular heart beat (heart arrhythmia), seizures, stroke, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, PPH or other serious medical conditions after taking a diet product, nutritional supplement or any other product containing Ephedrine, Ephedra or Ma Huang , then you may be entitled to monetary compensation for your injuries and damages.

Ephedra Lawsuit - Ephedra Lawyer

Mr. Willis was one of the first attorneys in the US to attack the ephedra diet pill industry. In fact, he has been quoted in several sport medicine publications and has also been interviewed on television concerning the dangers of ephedra diet pills.Currently Mr. Willis represents a large number of clients who have had heart attacks, seizures, strokes and even deaths due to these "nutritional" diet pills and supplements. Lawsuits have been filed against many of the makers of these Ephedra containing products and the distributors as well.

If you or a loved one have suffered a stroke or heart attack from the use of an ephedra product, then you may have a right to file a products liability ephedra lawsuit case against the ephedra maker and the distributors. Call now and get your questions answered. FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION at 1-800-883-9858 (Toll Free)