Drug Testing and Ephedrine

MauiZos · 02-15-2007, 09:00 PM

The show I am aiming to do at the end of April is "drug free", but I have recently been taking an ephedrine-caffeine stack. Ephedrine is definitely one of the banned substances, according to the world anti-doping association, so I am wondering how long I will need in order for it to be out of my system. Does anyone know or have any links? Thanks!

nikki87 · 02-15-2007, 11:42 PM

might want to try www.bluelight.ru - alot of it's on illicit drugs, but there's sections on bodybuilding and info on drugs and stuff - have a little look around and u may find something

Fiend_73 · 02-16-2007, 12:19 AM

No I'm not female, but this is a question of ethics. If it is on the banned list then it should not be used while competing in that organization, period.
If you wish to use ephedrine for your show, even if you don't use anything else, go compete in an untested show. That is unfair to the other competitors and directly against the spirit of a tested show.
Personally, I don't agree with the ephedrine ban and am in the same boat as you, except the options are to switch organizations, or quit ephedrine.
How would you like it if the female who placed above you used GH and won happily just because it could not be detected?
Try FAME, my fellow Albertan, they have a show this year in Calgary and allow ephedrine!

MauiZos · 02-16-2007, 05:08 AM

Thank you for the lecture, but that was unnecessary. I WILL make sure I'm off all the banned substances if I do the show. That is not the issue here. I just want to make sure I'm not already too late if it take several months for all traces of it to leave the system or something. I'm not going to bother spending the next 11 weeks prepping for a competition if I'm already guaranteed to fail the drug test. If that IS the case, then yes, I'll pick another event.

Fiend_73 · 02-16-2007, 06:26 AM

My apologies, I didn't understand the angle you were coming from. Energy drinks and posting do not mix.
The ephedrine will be out of your system within two weeks, I would give it a month to be sure.
The other consideration, as I have had the same one, is what about the polygraph? When they ask have you been drug free for "x" amount of time, are they talking about different substances or ephedrine too? Is there a polygraph for your comp?

terracotta · 02-16-2007, 06:53 AM

It shouldn't take 1 month to clear your system. However, ephedrine might cause water loss, and it might be a good idea to go off of it 1 month before anyways so that you can properly track yourself.

If you want something to control hunger, look into Thermolife's Zappetite. It is likely that none of those ingredients are on the banned list, but you would have to verify that.

As for polygraph tests, it is about whether you are on drugs then, or in the 48 hours before or some similar thing. You should be able to find the guidelines.