About Dr. Renee Expertise I can answer questions about: The physical/ biochemical changes of brain due to narcotic addiction; What's Subutex/Suboxone treatment,is it for me & can it help?; Drug testing & how sensitive it is etc; Medico-legal issues & what will happen if you are caught vs asking for help etc.
Experience I am a physician with 2 years of treating narcotic addiction with buprenorphine,10 yrs. of experience in drug testing and have 20yrs of experience in both AA and NA as a recovering addict/alcoholic.
Education/Credentials Medical School'93; Naval Medical Corps '90-'03; NAMI (Naval Aerospace Medical Institute)grad; 4 yrs residency '97-'01;
~30hrs CME Addiction Medicine '04-'06 Buprenorphine waiver '04
I to have used ephedra based products to help control ADD. I was an average high school student, but with the aid of ephedra I was able to concentrate and focus. I hope it will remain available to the public.
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Dr. Renee wrote at 2006-11-18 12:01:22
You aren't alone. Unfortunately, I believe that ephedra isn't available in most states any longer. I know for certain it was banned in California and multiple other states before 2006. The relative few people that abused this medication (with albeit catastrophic consequence), once again, ruined it for the remainder. Should the FDA ban ANYTHING that people can abuse and hurt themselves with? With most U.S. citizens apparently unable to be responsible for themselves, (as evidenced by our rising rates of litigation and settlements) I suppose it's the natural response of the FDA. I've disabused myself of the notion, however, that the F.D.A. does most things in the interest of protecting our health.
Doc G wrote at 2007-09-25 04:53:23
I'm not a qualified doctor but I have a Ph. D in Exercise Biochemistry. I have been involved in metabolic studies using ephedrine and resistance training. When conducting these studies I had to present the protocol to a very strict ethics comittee. Without going into the legal issues related to the removal of Ephedrine from the shelves in the US and Australia or going to deep into the science I can tell you that the No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level(NOAEL) for ephedrine is approximately 90mg per day. Of course you should always consult your doctor about using things like ephedrine.
