The sad thing twards this whole story... is that there IS a practical use for these sort of drugs!!! ANY time you take a drug when its not needed, your likely to cause problems... when someone is tired and ready to pass out from exaustion... it would be rediculous (not to mention potentially dangerous) for that person to take a sleeping pill... In all of these cases, it seems that the people who are haveing problems with this drug.. are kids who get there 8 hours of sleep and are well rested, THEN try to take this drug!!!!
In my case... I have to work 2 jobs, 5 days a week... rely on getting 2 hours of sleep in the evening before I go to my second job and maybe, if I'm lucky, another 1.5 hours early in the morning before I go back to my 1st job.... this drug sometimes means the difference between being awake and alert... and fighting myself from falling asleap at the wheel on the interstate!!!!!
It is a crying shame that they are being forced to take these off the shelves... because I know ALOT of people who rely on them to make it from week to week to try to support their family...

Sighned
NOW FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL!!!

i started seeing this guy. he is so sweet, funny, cute and STUPID!!!!! i was talking to him on the phone one night, and he said he felt like he was going to pass out because his heart was beating so fast. i asked him what he thought caused it, he said he took 3 yellow jackets. i told him how dissapointed i was and asked him not to ever take them again. he simply said "why?". i told him that they can severly hurt or kill you, and that i cared for him and didn't want to see him hurt.he said "they can't hurt you." i think there should be more info out there about yellow jackets.a lot of kids at school take them because they say it does no harm and they can by large bottles of it for a buck or two. i care for him but i don't think he cares for himself.to care for someone you have to care for yourself first.

i started seeing this guy. he is so sweet, funny, cute and STUPID!!!!! i was talking to him on the phone one night, and he said he felt like he was going to pass out because his heart was beating so fast. i asked him what he thought caused it, he said he took 3 yellow jackets. i told him how dissapointed i was and asked him not to ever take them again. he simply said "why?". i told him that they can severly hurt or kill you, and that i cared for him and didn't want to see him hurt.he said "they can't hurt you." i think there should be more info out there about yellow jackets.a lot of kids at school take them because they say it does no harm and they can by large bottles of it for a buck or two. i care for him but i don't think he cares for himself.to care for someone you have to care for yourself first.

well...i just did quite a bit of reading on the subject of ephedrine and yellow jackets. i am quite pleased to see that they are being banned...or in the the process there of. I do see that there are reasons in which people take yellow jackets...those who have busy sceduals ect. But in the long run all that they will do to you is harm you.

I have done/do Yellow jackets. They are used by a great deal of people at my school, and no one had died or gotten hurt by JUST using Yellow Jackets (some have gotten REALLY sick by mixing them with stuff). If you take 3 at a time: hell yes you are going to send your heart through the roof, SO DON'T. The last time I did one Yellow Jacket my BPM was at about 140 just siting in my desk! Why some one would take 3x the amount, and not expect the number to increase greatly I don't know (the human heart will give out if your BMP=200, and 3x140=420 BPM!!)I only take one at a time. I understand that some people aren't really effected be them, and in such cases they should just not use them. Not take more! If you take them every day: Hell yes your heart's going to give. I only do them rarely, and I feel that is about all you need.

To all of those who are going to call my stupid or a drugged up jack ass:
I am a honor-roll student, I have gotten perfect attendance every marking period, I have many conversations with my teachers correcting them on a subject or giving them more information on it, I am very political, and so what if I do Yellow Jackets.

Joe is dumb

Well I think that yellow jackets can be used safely, I think that if you look at all of the cases, of people that have died using this drug have all stemmed from overdosing. Well how about that if you take more than the damn bottle says is safe you might get hurt. What a novel Idea. I mean I am in the Marine Corps, and I know a lot of people that use ephedra based products, and none of them have been hurt.

Ya know what I say fuck a yellow jacket!!!!
Iam 19 years old and took 2 last night . :(
God what a horrid feeling it gave me!! My hands locked up,numb all over,had a hard time breathing. I was also out with homies that night and doing a little ghost hunting here in TN and we went on this biiiiiig ass mountian ( 184 ppl died out of 187) So we were driveing up this mountian ,walking an everything else!!!! But yes FUCK One of them !!!!! It made me speeed off my ass . Fuck it had me crying :( But my own damn fault!!! ( just putting my oppinon tword it )

I took a yellow jacket. I feel really hot and like all the bones are going somewhere. all you guys are gay. God im tired

I took a yellow jacket. I feel really hot and like all the bones are going somewhere. all you guys are gay. God im tired

I heard they were a great weight loss pill- but I have also heard how bad they can hurt you- I am almost scared to try because you don't know how they are going to react with your body chemistry until you try them. Is is really worth it??

I used to work at a famous gym and was always getting great body building advice on how to lose the fat. I was lucky, because I was one of those types that will try something, feel like it's not working and up the dose. I say I am lucky because at the time I was 5'6'' and 270 lbs. I was taking high doses of the popular stack of caffine,ephedra, and asprine at least 3 times a day! I drop to 190lbs but felt like I was having a stroke.My girlfriend began to worry about me so I kicked the supplement habit.I ended up putting on about 20lbs since that time. I do feel better without the supplents though put I have been thinking about trying yellow jackets for the first time at least 1 a day before workouts.I would like to here from some people who may have taking this for dieting.honestly without preaching.

i took 3 yesterday...dumbest thing i've ever done. i will never do them again...it makes you feel like CRAP. i still feel horrible. i'm still shaking and my breathing is still off. not good. if you take yellow jackets...STOP, cause its dumb. i mean if you rarley take them, and take them right..then i spose its ok...but dont OD on them...thats just retarded, and i'm living proof.

Really Dumb Jess... Can you read what it says on the bottle???? What NO BOTTLE ? a friend gave them to you ???? some friend...
I'm sorry but I don't take anything from someone else... I read the instructions and maybe you should start too.....It's your health... not your friends, Honey NEVER trust your health to anyone.. unless they have a lot of letters after their name....IE...PHD, I've been on them for over a year... no side effects they work great and I'm losing weight slowly but steadily and I've gone down 4 sizes in a year... I love these things.. and I ain't no young chick either.

http://nveusa.com/.. use this link to get educated information on YELLOW SWARM (same as Yellow Jacket)

I'm gonna start taking them soon... and so is my friend, in fact i'm gonna take 1 or 2 of them before each football game and i figure it won't hurt as long as i don't do it too often... on the other hand my friend is gonna take 5 or 6, he's a sycho, i hope he doesn't kill himself...

i heard about yellow jakets through some friends. One said they'd sniff one pill and it'd keep them awake for 2 days. I also heard of them through my family. My dad would take them before he'd go to work. Last night i couldn't go to sleep. So i stayed up till my dad got up for work, so i could see where he kept them. I found out where he kept them so after he took one, he got into the shower. While he was in the shower i took 2 of them out. I only took one though. I was just a little curious on what they'd really do. Im still up right now. Its 10:46 and i've been up since... well i havent slept for 2 days. After i took the pill i cleaned the whole house.... haha now its clean as a whistle!! Thnx yellow jackets!

What are you people talking about. I work 3rd shift and have always had trouble staying awake. So I take one before I go to work. My bones arent on fire. My heart isnt pounding. And I have never been up for 2 days. 6 hours into my shift I am just beginning to feel tired. And I always go home and go right to bed no problem. Only thing yellow jackets do for me is help me stay awake and get my work done. I have also lost like 20 pounds since I started taking them like 4 months ago so thats good too. Reading all these posts I cant help but think they have got to be exaggerations. That or you people are like 90 pounds and taking 4 or 5 of them at once. I am 235lbs take one a night and do just fine.

Ughh I wish people would just take a little responsibility for gods sake. Of course if you take a crapload they are going to hurt you. Same goes for aspirin. Nuts to all you crybabies happy they are trying to ban them. Whats next?

yall r all weird the rill thing is crank tweekin all night that is were the real fun is

i just took one about 15 min ago and im sitting here waiting for it to kick in.

well...i have my own experience with these pills, first of all, yellow jackets and yellow swarms are totally diff. if you look on the bottle, they have the same caffeine 300mg but the propreietary blend is sooo diff. yellow swarm have 261mg per pill and yellow jackets have over 600mgs!!! so through my experiece if you want to be awake for a long time take a jacket, but i you need a pick me up than take a swarm...seem like the yellow swarm does best for me, puts like dopomean and sorotonin in my brain or somethin cause i feel great with one pill a day...but my chest been hurtin lately, but that might be from smokin...try to eat also when you take these, youll feel much better and they do a better job...and stay hydrated!!!!! if you wann comment on this go ahead, i dont give a fuck...

Yeah, Yellow Jackets.. no good. I was coming home from florida last night, and took 2, and since then (12 hours) my heart rate is up, its tough to breathe, and i feel like throwing up.. and by the way Joe. your body isnt exactly mathematics especially if your saying 140x3.. but hey, your on the honor-roll, and i just cant compete with that.

The majority of you that are saying not to take Yellow Jackets/Yellow Swarm have taken more than one at a time. ONE is all you need at a time. If you don't follow the directions by taking 2 or 3 at a time of course you're going to have a bad experience. The directions are on the bottle for a reason. I've taken Yellow Swarm for a couple weeks now and they keep me up and alert for both my full time job and full time school. I take 3 a day about 4 hours apart and I have had absolutely NONE of the side effects you all are mentioning.

Take ONE at a time and you'll be fine.

i once took a yellow jacket.
i cleaned my apartment at 4am, and waited a few hours before i could fall asleep. (this was after i went to a party and (took 1 pill at 7:30p).
be careful. those things are terrible for you, no doubt. for the person who said that they use this to help them sustain themselves so that they can handle two jobs...get two different jobs - where you don't put yourself at harm, to you or anyone else.

stump

Hey yellow jackets can come in handy when you need a boost after working all day everyday! These people that are saying that they are so horrilbe are wrong you have to know how to take them just like with any other drugs!! You have to know your bodys limits and know when to not take more! These pills are not the problem its the people that are not being cautious with them!!

i just took two and washed them down with two red bulls. its 8 46 am. and i have to work till 5. today is payday. and it will keep me from sitting here and staring at the clock all day. that will make the time pass sooooo fast. hopefully it will be lunch time soon and i can go take some gbs. yellow jackets are drugs for pussys stop acting like its crack or somthing. it wont hurt you unless your a moron.

Yellow Jackets can harm you greatly depending on how you take them. I am a track runner and bareknuckle knockdown fighter. Before any tournament I usually take some source of ephedrine, Yellow Jackets are common for me to take before a run because they aren't as strong as most sources and I only need the boost for an hour or so. The fact kids are idiots and taking them to harm themselves is getting to much hype. They are fools plain and simple, take away yellowjackets and they will find something else to take. In my old school kids were drinking large amount of water, over and over again then urinating and taking more. Thus purging thier body of electrolytes and giving them a high.
So banning YellowJackets won't really stop fools, but it will prevent people who have legitemate uses for them from getting them.

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well, I took 3 yellow jackets approx. 4-5 hours behind one another and stayed awake for over 48 hours. I had the shakes, fingers and toes went numb, mouth went dry and i felt horrible. My body went to sleep went I laid ont he couch but my mind was still up and my eyes were wide open. I hated that feeling!!All of the pain of trying to hang out all night just one and I ended up staying up for over two days thats crazy Im fat so I hope I do lose some weight behind it

Oh yeah must've been the blunts and the alcohol that I used in between the doses that goto me all fucked up!!!

I take yellow jackets occasionally to help me stay awake during skool they work great they make me feel awsome!!!!!!! but im smart enough to read the directions and only take 1 at a time.

I just took one Yellow Jacket, and thought that I would find out more about them before I made it a habit to keep taking them. So far it's been ok, I mean I haven't passed out or anything, so maybe I have a "high tolerance" I don't know. I hoped to find out the side affects and such, and I did to a certain extent. The views here are kind of mixed, so I'll have to take my reaction from it and make my judgement from that. Good luck to all of you, whatever you want to see happen.
Nima

you people are a bunch of fatass pussies probably. It doesn't make you stay awake for 2 days or make you feel crazy and all. I used to take 2 at a time and it just made me a little hyper and I felt alot more energized. Of course, stay hydrated, and don't take more than 1 a day if your'e a big fatass unless you want to die. Whoever ODs on this stuff probably wouldn't have lasted too long in the world anyways since they are just fucking stupid and would have died anyways one way or another, sooner or later.

Does anybody know, when the ephedrine leaves your system, so that it won't show up on tests? Its offseason for NCAA wrestling and I've been using them. I'm going to stop in about a week, just to be safe and it wont show up on any tests.

I took a yellow jacket today at school. I started shaking pretty bad... but it woke me up pretty good. The feeling of being awake only lasted about an hour and a half. Which sucked because I never get enough sleep. So tomorrow I'm taking 2. I don't think they're that harmful...they might make you puke that's all. And I was really sweaty and tired a couple hours after I took them.

Heather~
i just talked to lests call him joe and he said that nothing even happend to you..you are a liar.....me and no your not taking two

U R all pussies! I took three YJs today. They doen't f u up. After an hour they make me a little more alert than I usually am when I have 2 cups of coffee.

I would like to give my opinion on yellow jackets. I have used them off and on for almost 2 years now. I think that in moderation and experimenting, they are perfectly fine for most people.
If you are having or have had problems with yellow jackets-it is probably because the bottle says, and I quote; 'consult a physician or licensed qualified health care professional before using this product if you have, or have a family history or heart disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, recurrent headaches, depression or other psychiatric condition, glaucoma, difficulty in urinating, prostate enlargement, or seizure disorder or if you are using a monoamine oxidase inhibitor…’and etc.
It also says; 'The maximum recommended dosage of ephedrine for a healthy adult human is 100 milligrams in a 24-hour period for no more than 12 weeks. IMPROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO A PERSON'S HEALTH. Improving recommended serving WILL NOT IMPROVE RESULTS.'

The servings it recommends are; 'One capsule after meals. Not to exceed 3 daily.'
So all those who are taking yellow jackets sooner than the ~ONE CAPSULE in NO LESS THAN 4-6HOURS after the previous capsule was taken and !!!NOT TO EXCEED 3 A DAY!!!~ You are making your own problems and it is not the pills. Some people have negative reactive reactions to them and if they have such a reaction...they need to AVOID TAKING THEM ANYMORE or they will be responsible for their own actions.
The words within quotes ( '&' ) are taken right off of a bottle of yellow jackets. I have only typed them in so that you may read what exactly the bottles say.
If you would like anymore information on my experiences, feel free to email me.

I also forgot to add what they've done for me.
Every time I take them...I clean everything in site. I have lots more energy for whatever I need. I also have the motivation for exercise of any sort that I usually never have. I also get sidetracked easily, but while I am taking yellow jackets, I don’t get sidetracked hardly ever if ever at all as I did before I took them.
I used to work at a Subway in Hawaii and I had trouble working without some kind of addition to my diet. Problems like being tired all the time, sitting around in the back, and often getting sidetracked as I just mentioned. After I started taking yellow jackets I began working at my peak. I would/could do more work faster and in less time than any of my other co-workers including the manager. I received several promotions for my work thanks to yellow jackets.
I have had a negative reaction once but that was only because I took either 3 or 4 at one time and at the end of the 2nd day I was so tired I couldn’t sleep. Why was that? Because I didn’t follow the directions that were plainly stated on the package. Directions and warnings are there for your safety not to be annoying.
Yes they do speed your heart rate and make your body work harder...but you forget that they are supposed to do just that. If you don’t want those effects then don’t take them. I will continue to take them because I have yet to have problems while following the directions on the bottle and listening to my body. I hope you do the same. Thanks.

Can anyone tell me about an experience where they combined alcohol with over-the-counter drugs purposely? Did you get drunk faster or experience a different kind of drunkeness?

IN REGUARDS TO THE YELLOW JACKET KILLING THE 16 YEAR OLD TEEN. YOU ALL ARE SO QUICK TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR. REMEMBER THAT THE MEDIA DOES'NT MAKE NEWS UNLESS THEY CAN MAKE IT BAD. THE KID WAS 17 AND HIS FATHER WAS BUYING THIS PRODUCT THRU A G.N.C., BECUASE YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE TO BUY SPORT SUPPLEMENTS. NOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT THE NEWS SAID THAT THE KID HAD BOUGHT THEM FROM THE NET. 3 MONTHS AFTER THE STORY THE FATHER RELEASED HIS STATEMENT ABOUT BUYING THEM FOR HIS SON, SO HE COULD MAKE THE FIRST STRING FOOTBALL TEAM. THE BOYS FATHER GAVE HIM AT LEAST TEN. IF YOU READ THE PACKAGE, IT TELLS YOU NOT TO EXCEED MORE THAN A 100MG OF EPHEDRA (WHICH COMES FROM A PLANT THAT CHINA HAS BEEN USING FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS). NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR EPHEDRINE. EPHEDRINE IS MAN MADE. SO IN SAYING THAT TAKING 1,000 MG OF EPHEDRA IS ASKING FOR DEATH. I SMOKE BUT I DON'T PUT 20 CIGGS IN MY MOUTH AND LITE IT UP. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, ASPRIN, TYENOL, AND NI-QUIL HAVE KILLED ABOUT 300-400 PEOPLE A YEAR. THE REASON THAT THEY WANT TO BAN EPHEDRA PRODUCTS IS THAT THE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANYS WANT TO MAKE EPHEDRA A PRECRIPTION. SO THAT 100CT BOTTEL OF WHATEVER YOU DIET SUPPLEMENT MAY BE THAT HAS EPHEDRA WILL COST UP TO $120 A BOTTLE. THEY JUST WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE MULTI BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. BE SMART AND DON'T ABUSE. IF YOU TAKE A PRODUCT WITH EPHEDRA,AND IT HAS 25MG OF EPHEDRA, YOU ONLY NEED ONE A DAY.

Robert: i just wanted to let you kno that you are an idiot. before you start taking them, how about you do your research. mybe you will find the aricle on the kid that DIED because he thought it was a good idea to take a yellow jacket before hi football game. yeah...maybe u should read up on what you are puttig inside your body. and for the people saying those against yellow jackets are stupid....you keep taking them and they are going to fuck you up. i kow first han because they did to me. i have taken them on and off for 2 years. they fuck up every part of your body. good luck to those who are still dumb enough to take them...ur gonna need it.

Yellow Jackets should only be taken one at a time. They are not candy and won't give you a better trip if you take more. The more you take, the more miserable and psychotic you will feel. If you don't follow the directions don't blame the pill, blame yourself. I have been taking them for over three years. Then only time I feel bad is when I take two a day, usually about 4-6 hours apart. The pill lasts a long time so it is really unnecessary and you'll start to feel all of the negative effects if you take too much. If you take one pill a day you will be able to get your work done and go home to sleep. Also, because ephedra is a stimulant I don't think it is a good idea to take them before heavy exercise. Just think of the load your putting on your heart. Be smart people.

For those of you that like to hurt yourselves I recommend you explore other avenues so they won't take my product off the market due to your negligence.

One day at school one of our friend's friends decided to go and buy some Yellow Jackets. My friend asked me for $3.00 for her some lunch. So I gave her the money. During lunch I relized she didn't have anything to eat so I asked her where her money went. She said she really didn't want it for lunch she was going to have some ppl buy her some Yellow Jackets and you can get 4 for $3.00 and she was planning to take 3. I'm really concerned about her. I'm not for sure if she took them yet because were not in the same class this hour. But please God just don't let her be so stupid and take the pills. Put a little commen since in her head.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

I found out last month Yellow Jackets can Kill! I took 3 pills and my friend took 4. She started shaking and passed out. We ran her to the emergency room, but by the time we got there it was to late. she had already suffered the pain and died. Could you imagin if I would of had taken one more pill I would be 6 feet under with her right now instead of sitting here warning you about how dangerous these pills are. Oh God please help me with all this pain.

DUDE THIS PILLS ARE COOL I TOOK 8!!!:> WHOA. WHOOOOOOOP PEEEEEEE!HEEEEEEE HAAAAW! WOW THESE ARE SO TIGHT. BUT DONT TAKE ANY CAUSE THEY ARE ALL MINE!:>

Where can you buy these at???

Dude, this shit isnt cool, I took one at 6, one around 6:15, one around 7, and from 6-11 I was drinking 1-3 liters of mountain dew.... around midnight, every nerve ending in my body was shaking, I fell on my floor, felt like I was dying, I could feel every sensation 100 times more... I had to chew gum, I had to touch myself, I had to rub my hair, drank water to hydrate myself, just about one glass like around 11:45... About 12:30, I called my friend, it felt horrible, I asked what I should do... he said "drink some milk, you'll start puking it up" well, I didnt have to drink milk, I started puking, I puked everything up, like 10 times.... my friend said to call 911, I called, they told me to call poison control, I called them, they said get to an emergency room, my friend that I called was an hour and a half away.... called my roommate, he was 30 mins away, called another friend, he took me to the emergency room, in that short amount of time, I puked like 15 more times
puked in the car.... got to the emergency room, puked some more.... they had to give me an IV... gave me some potassium pills, I was losing potassium... it was horrible
the pills starting wearing off, and all I could feel was my boddy being pressed down by a huge weight.... Don't do this stuff, I still feel like crap the day after..... feels like you're dying... you'll like it until you OD, or until you come down, then it's one of the worst feelings you've ever had......

Don't do this stuff! it's horrible

Yellow Jackets...or Yellow Swarm is it is sometimes referred as, has it's good and it's bad...I think we can all agree on that. I've been off of them for like 3 months now...but that isn't by choice. I now live in an area where they cannot be purchased. Sigh. But when I was using them...it did more good than bad. When going through meteorology school a few years ago, they were the one true wake-me-up pill. Any sane person would need that sort of boost going through instructionals that contain 12 hours of physics a day. I also live across the country from where the rest of my family does. I prefer to drive then fly because of an emergency landing a plane I was on had. But sometimes driving can get very monotonous, and all the coffee in the world can't work alone. YJ's came through and helped me through those last miles. In my line of work, confidence is needed...and taking these has always given me an extra courage boost.
So I say we should continue to keep this off-the-counter aid - but limit what they are actually being used towards. Anyhow - I'm off to work ...without YJ's. Sure wish I had one right about now. Take care all -
BOBBY

Again, where can I get some?

I wouldnt recommed taking yellow jackets to anyone........i recently had a a long night of work and it got to the point eventually where i couldnt stay awake on my way home....i stopped at a gas station to get something to drink when i spotted the yellow jackets...i had never takin anything like that before but i thought that it would be a good idea unless i wanted to fall asleep at the wheel since i had about another half an hour more to drive till i would return home..i took them and not even an hour after i had taken them my heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest...it was racing and beating so hard....my arms and legs where shaking.....i ended up getting very nautious and had to pull over several times to vomit....i would never take them again....or recommend them they really screwed me up and i never even knew that they were that harmful...i figured that it wasnt something bad because you could get it over the counter.

I have taken pills like yellow jackets and my heart is just fine. I usually take Kranker or stacker 2. taking three is a stupid idea it even says take three a day at different times ont he bottle. you are taking 900 milligrams of caffeine and 75 miligrams of ephedrine. are ya dumb. you will either die or mess up your body. all of you are lucky you're not dead

Ephedra is not a good thing. It is a stimulant and an appetizer suppresant. It also eats away at the lining of your stomach. If you take it for a long period of time it's worse. It will eat away at your fatthan your muscle, until all you have less is you're internal organs. It eats those too eventually. It is used in crystal meth but doesn't give the same expierience. I have used ephedra at work and for studying. I also have used ritalin and adderal which gives the same effect. The stuff is addicting too. When I'm not on it I'm tired and depressed. I'm slowly killing my self to maintain my life. Sad don't take it yo alls

Hi my name is chip and I have Hepatitis C.
I am taking the Peginterferon alfa-2a + Copegus ribavirn usp treatment for six months. I am a genotype 3. My side effects are subtle loss of appetite, moodiness, and due to a substantial drop in my red blood cell count I am experiencing a dramatic loss of energy. I am forty eight years old and feel normally quite energetic, but now that I am in my sixth week of treatment I have started drinking lots of coffee and pepsi for the caffeine buzz to keep up my energy level, {I have a beautiful wife that is seventeen years younger than me and I also have six children} but the caffiene buzz makes me crash and I feel worse than before I overloaded on the caffiene. Tonight I said to my wife, I feel like a wet noodle and I have to work hard tomorrow, I am going down to the jiffy store and get some of those energizer pills I have seen to get me going.
{I had no idea what I was going after or what the ingredients were.} I saw Yellow Jackets for a buck and said , what the heck. I followed the directions, took one, and felt not like a wet noodle anymore but one that was still in the box.
{If you catch my drift}. I have read all of the comments from other people about ephidrine and yellow jackets and it seems to me that they are like anything else, abuse, you lose. The pack I bought contained three tablets, 25 mg ephedra extract kola nut extract containing 300 mg caffeine alkaloids etc. I took only one and will not take any more. The horror stories about this medication seem to come from people who abuse.
Like anything else, moderation is the key any one that wants to reply feel free, chpulv@aol.com
good night.

Hi my name is chip and I have Hepatitis C.
I am taking the Peginterferon alfa-2a + Copegus ribavirn usp treatment for six months. I am a genotype 3. My side effects are subtle loss of appetite, moodiness, and due to a substantial drop in my red blood cell count I am experiencing a dramatic loss of energy. I am forty eight years old and feel normally quite energetic, but now that I am in my sixth week of treatment I have started drinking lots of coffee and pepsi for the caffeine buzz to keep up my energy level, {I have a beautiful wife that is seventeen years younger than me and I also have six children} but the caffiene buzz makes me crash and I feel worse than before I overloaded on the caffiene. Tonight I said to my wife, I feel like a wet noodle and I have to work hard tomorrow, I am going down to the jiffy store and get some of those energizer pills I have seen to get me going.
{I had no idea what I was going after or what the ingredients were.} I saw Yellow Jackets for a buck and said , what the heck. I followed the directions, took one, and felt not like a wet noodle anymore but one that was still in the box.
{If you catch my drift}. I have read all of the comments from other people about ephidrine and yellow jackets and it seems to me that they are like anything else, abuse, you lose. The pack I bought contained three tablets, 25 mg ephedra extract kola nut extract containing 300 mg caffeine alkaloids etc. I took only one and will not take any more. The horror stories about this medication seem to come from people who abuse.
Like anything else, moderation is the key any one that wants to reply feel free, chpulv@aol.com
good night.

Just for all of you who say you took 3 or 4 and had a bad experience...READ THE LABEL!! It clearly says a serving size is 1. When you take them AS DIRECTED, all of the above horror stories are horseshit. Take them right, they work right.

hmmm could all of these problems u people seem to be having from taking them be because you dont need them or ur stupid enough to actually take a dozen at a time? yellow jackets can be very dangerous if your not careful but if you know what your doing then go for it theyre not all that bad. the most ive ever taken at once is 5 and my heart didnt start beating like a humming birds my bones didnt ache i didnt stay up for days at a time. its all in your heads! theyre diet/energy pills of course theyre going to have some kind of effects like that what did you expect, or can you not read or maybe your just to ignorant to read the labels. ok im done people are stupid, i hope all you little immature kids get caught and get sent to rehab for substance abuse.

My friends thought it would be fun to take yj for fun we each took 2 I took mine on and empty stomache I feel as if I am dying .... it is hard to breathe i am shaking and numb all over my heart feels like it ways a hundred pounds I am a 17 yearold dumb ass If i live ... I learnt my lesson I am truly scared... please dontuse these pills for a cheap high they are dangerous ... with much love skittlez

My frineds went to a club last weekend and they wanted to have a good time so they decided to take some Yellow Jackets. One of my friends emailed me later that night saying she wasnt feeling well and that she was shaking horribly. I didnt know what to tell her because I had not been aware of this type of over the counter drug. Later that night they made a bad decision and they started to drink beer to add to the fun! They only got two hours of sleep that night and they weren't feeling too well the next day. Others have asked me to take some YJ's but I've always said no and I belive that I have made the right choice. I know what it did to my friends and I dont want to get caught up in that. So please if you have any good information on these Yellow Jacket Pills please write me an email at volleychick11888@aol.com I am just trying to be a good friend. I don't want anything bad to happen to my friends!!!!

I hate yellow jackets. I just took 3 because I did not get any sleep last night and I have to work, but it is not worth it. I feel like pure $hit right now. It feels like I could die. Thats why I searched and found this site, because it hurts so bad. Don't take more than 1 ever.

I am thinking about taking a Yellow Jacket (Swarm) just before I start to work-out in the morning for just alittle boost, I am 17 and about 120 pounds, does anyone recommend them to me. I will only be taking one, but also just considering taking only half of one. I would like any feedback as soon as possible!
Thanks

Hi my name is JC. I dont know about everybody else but I have been taking yellow jackets for about a year now. I am 24 years old and have never taken a drug in my life and have never had any health issues. Just about a year ago I decided that I wanted to lose wieght and that I was going too, so the first thing I did was quit drinking pop and let me tell you I was drinking about a 12 pack of Mt.Dew everyday and that is a lot of caffiene. So the next day I woke up and about 2-3 hours later I had a bad headache so, I took some tylenol till the end of the day because the headache would not go away. The next day I thought about it and I decided to take a yellow jacket the next morning and to my surprise it worked, no headache till about 1:00 in the afternoon so, I thought about everything some more and finally came up with an idea. Everyday for the last 8 months I take 3 yellow swarm (they are called now) a day, 1 in the morning about 8:00, then my second right after lunch, then the third about 5:00. I drink a lot of water everyday and no other caffiene source whatsoever. I wieghed 255 pounds when I started and now I am at 180 pounds. This all happened in just a few months with a little help on watching and making sure you dont eat everything in sight but the yellow swarm also help in making you not as hungry. I am happier now then I have ever been and I do not think I will need to continue taking the yellow swarm to keep the wieght off, I just have to slow down to 2 a day then 1, and soon I wont be taking them because I dont want the headaches of no caffiene withdrawls to come back. THANKS EVERYONE FOR READING AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS JUST EMAIL ME. jspray@iowatelecom.net

just wondering how much ephedrine are in the yellow jackets? is the ephdra what makes these pills stimulates? or is there something else in them that helps stimulate the blood circulation.. just wondering...... Ive taking them once and i would take them again.. but now they are impossible to buy.. unless u want to pay like 20 bucks for 3 pills which is a rip in my opinion

Is this worse then the yellow jacket?

400mg of Pure Ephedra Extract!

Exclusively from D&E Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The Stimulant People!

Nature's White Crosses are 400mg. of pure Ephedra extract, containing 8% Ephedrine Alkaloids per Tablet, delivering 32mg. of naturally occurring Ephedrine.

This is to the people who said they feel numb and feel as if they are about to die after taking a Yellow Jacket/Swarm. Obviously this pill isn't made for you because I have been taking them for 4 years and all they have ever done for me was keep me awake and give me a great energy rush. I work 3rd shift from 6p-6a. On mondays and tuesdays I take one pill, but by the middle of the week, I have to take one at 12 mid and sometimes one at 3a just to be able to get home without falling asleep behind the wheel (I live 45 min from my job.). Then when I get home I fall asleep like I never even took any pills. All of these years and I have never had any of the crazy symptoms that you people are talking about. But I do have to say this. These pills are VERY addictive.The energy rush is awesome,but I also know that this cannot be good for your heart. So be careful and be very responsible. Take ONLY when needed. You have to be near dead already to have to take more than one at a time anyways. geez.. Know your limit.

Yellow Jacket kill Elvis!

I was in the USMC over in Iraq. We had many many accident and fatalities in our battalion due to drivers falling asleep at the wheel. After 25 hours of continous driving at 20 to 30 miles per hour it is impossible to stay awake. Then having to be on gaurd all night long. The chance of dying from a falling asleep at the wheel was much more of a concern then overdosing and having a hard attack. I have never taken too much of the stuff usually less then they recommend. I have never had a problem. There are legitimate uses for this drug but the dumb asses far out way as with everything else in this world. People cannot take responsibility for there own actions and make there own choices. You all want the government to make those choices for you. I feel like All we need more of in this country is more regulations laws and control. Otherwise I don't think we can ever be content.

Hi everyone. I haven't posted on this string since Oct 28. I'm sure everyone realizes that Ephedra is in the process of being banned. It's already banned in three states, and the other 47 possibly by March.
Personally, I think this sucks. I do think it is sad that 150 somewhat people died from taking it. But what about the millions who take ephedra products and are just fine!?
Slowly but surely, our society is turning into Lemmings in a box.

Get them before they are banned:

http://www.vitamaker.com/yellow-swarm.html

http://www.mtenutrition.com/yesw20ca.html (MTE is currently out of stock)

There are very evil men in this world who could use every silly thing that's been said on this board as an excuse and an opening to incrementaly rob you of every right you have, as well as all the tools you may someday need to fight for your very life. Banning isn't a way. Banning is simply nothing, and that's exactly what you'll have once these men are through with you. Just an offhand comment.

You know if they totally had a tax on ephedra like ciggarettes or something then it would no longer be a evil drug if everytime a you popped one 200% of the cost of the pill would go into some government fund.. Then it was be all hella ok. People are soo.. stupid. We fight for our freedom in this country so dumb a@sses can get more laws passed to take our freedoms away.

Here is my 1st right. "All you activists out there to promote all your great ways to keep us safe... Please make america better and die"

Thank You and god bless
Joe

I am 22yrs old and I have been taking them for the last 5yrs and I take them like candy. Yellow Jackets are yummy. They make me stay up for days.

Oh my goodness. Let's ban cigarettes because they damage your heart and your lungs, we might as well ban alcohol too for the same reasons. Let's ban the use of vehicles because the gas pollutes the air. What the hell, we might as well ban food because it's starting to make people fat too! Those who choose to smoke or drink know what they're in for. How? Because it says so on the label. If you would read the label on the back of the Yellow Swarm bottle/package then you would know that by exceeding the recommended serving that you are then taking the risk of serious adverse health effects, which happens to include heart attacks and or strokes. The package also mentions that they should be kept out of the reach of children (Those under the age of 18!!!!). I bet that once they are completely banned (Ephedra products) that people are going to be using them even more then they do now that are legal. How? Well, how do drug addicts get their fixes? If you can't buy them on the street once their banned, then you most likely will be able to order them off the net. Sorry, everyone else was putting their two cents in I thought I would too.

Too bad I can't find them aren't on the shelves in AZ anymore! I have a much better job and fortunately I only work 40 hours a week now. After falling asleep at the wheel at 4:30AM on my way to work 4 years ago, I kept some on hand for the lousy hours and the 18 hour days. I know they saved my life more than they harmed me! I can only imagine driving into oncoming traffic or falling off of a ladder due to fatigue. I also lost a few pounds and gained a ton of self confidence. Use, don't abuse!

I used yellow jackets since I was 16yrs old to get pumped up about dancing when I went out with my friends. I stopped using the drug until this year because when I did use the yellow jackets I would find myself up at all hours of the night for like two nights in a row. It just got crazy, and I didn't need a drug to have a good time. This New Years however, I went crazy. I took three yellow jackets and drank two Corannas (beers)well, to answer the question of how they mix...They dont!! I was throwing up like all night and could not fall asleep at all. The next day I could not eat a thing, and still was wide awake. I dont think that yellow jackets can kill you, but if you arent careful, they can and will cause some serious harm.

Hi everyone.

I work in a freezer which is a big wharehouse. Which within the freezer it is -20 degrees. I work in 10 to 16 hour shifts four days a week. every night when i go in to work i take two yellow jacket and if keeps me going during work. At my job I see other people taking 2 or 3 every 2 to 4 ours. Why? I don't know.

Buy in my case i dont see anyhting wrong with taking 2 a day for 4 days a week to keep you going during work if need.

Also the pills are supposed to raise your body tempurture to make burn more. But in my job your body tempurture wont go up the much considering its a negative 20.

thanks

Pills aren't dangerous. It's the jackasses that use a product without heeding the warnings on the labels that are dangerous. If a product says "take one", why the hell does someone think its okay to take three? These people would have died soon anyway do to some form of stupidity. Banning a product that has helped so many people i.e. police officers ( I know this personally), students, military and anyone else that needs to stay awake or perform cardiovascular activity after 12 or more hours on shift or even a strenuous half-day will not raise the IQ of these idiots that are overdosing. Ask yourself do we really want these people around?

Shame on those fatasses out there that think taking a ridiculous amount of a fatburner will make up for their disgusting eating habits and a pronounced hatred of getting off their fat asses and exercising. Ask yourself do we really need these people around?

The great people of this country have found a temporary whipping post. We just all needed to gather round and kick something in the balls, with or without a valid reason. Now you fatasses can keep on eating your McDonald's and donuts everyday. You overdosing idiots can swall a bottle of painkillers and we will find that the world is always gonna be fucked up just because of the people in it.

I take yellow jackets and yellow swarms and the only time they've ever caused me problems is when I take 2-3 at a time.. so guess what I did..

I TAKE ONLY 1 AT A TIME NOW!!

Its fucking ridiculous that you people are like "oh god its soo bad it needs to be banned!"

why? it actually does good for some people.. and because you're too stupid to follow directions you want the government to protect you from your own stupidity because you know your going to do it again unless its not available??

ITS YOUR OWN FAULT!

stop complaining and learn some self control.

oh well.. no use in complaining myself tho.. guess in order to be more productive with my work im going to have to switch to NoDoz to stay awake the some 30 hours I usually do.. too bad these things are actually addictive unlike yellow jackets..

but w/e

hey i am a nursing student and i have to throw my 2 cents in here...yea i have/do take yellow jackets. but only one at a time...come on if you take too many asprins and get a paper cut you can fucking bleed to death. if you take too many of anything you could die. use your mind when you take anything over-the-counter or scrip. hell if i didnt use yellow jackets everynow and then...then there is no way that i would be as far as i am no. i mean come on i am 18 and i will be a LPN before i a 20. so use your brain there is a reason why you have one. read the directions and follow them...

Stacy

OK, i've had the yellow swarm. I would have to say that they're just about the best invention ever. The package says not to take more than one a day, which means that 2 won't kill u. I'm in college now, 14 credit hours, and i wash dishes 30 hours a week, and i play rugby for my school. I usually take them ONLY if i wanna stay up ALL night and i have a long day ahead of me. I would not recommend them if you have to do somthing involving good motor skills. One will help, but two will definitely keep u up. Jackasses, don't take both at once. Take the second one about 4 hours later. You will feel a little sick, and dizzy, and your eyes will be incredibly wide. You will be so tired and awake at the same time that you'll see the world like you've never seen it before. I'm really upset that they're goin off the market, and i'm really worried about my gpa.

Lets get a class action lawsuit going and make them pay for taking our pills!

I'm just another great fan of your blog.

if i take one yellow jacket once or twice everyweek, would it do damage to my heart?
am i gonna have heart problems when i get older b/c of them? im 14, and i just wanna say, u dumbasses out there who take fucking 2. 3, 4, 10 yellowjackets, r u trying to kill urself?? jeez! ALL YOU NEED IS ONE!! ONE! ONE! ONE!!! im telling u, take more, youll regret it fully. do u think ODing on these would be painful? how many would it take to kill you? would u feel ur heart explode with severe pain? or would it just STOP...and ur dead peacfully? i dunno, email me if you know...froggy_slime15@yahoo.com

FDA: Sales of Ephedra to Stop by April
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON - Sales of ephedra must stop by early April, the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) said Friday in finalizing its ban of the herbal stimulant.

In the meantime, "do not take these products. They are simply too risky," warned FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan.

Ephedra has been linked to 155 deaths and dozens of heart attacks and strokes.

The FDA first announced in December that the ban was coming, but on Friday issued a regulation formally setting it in motion. The law requires a phase-in period, and the FDA says sale of ephedra will become illegal on April 12.

It is the government's first-ever ban of a dietary supplement.

Ephedra once was hugely popular for weight loss and body building. But it can cause life-threatening side effects even in seemingly healthy people who take the recommended doses, because it speeds heart rate and constricts blood vessels. It is particularly risky for anyone with heart disease or high blood pressure or people engaging in strenuous exercise.

Critics say the ban was too long in coming. Sales already have plummeted because of publicity about the risks, which peaked after the ephedra-related death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler a year ago. Three states — New York, Illinois and California — have passed their own bans.

The FDA says it couldn't have acted faster because, unlike with pharmaceuticals, federal law allows dietary supplements to sell without first providing proof of safety. That law requires the FDA to prove a clear danger to public health to curb sales. Manufacturers blocked a 1997 FDA attempt to restrict sales of certain dosages and put warning on the herb by arguing the agency lacked enough proof that it harmed.

The delay marks a "shameful track record" that "points to the need for fundamental reform," said Bruce Silverglade of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group. He called on Congress to change the law so the FDA could more easily protect consumers.

Ephedra divided the dietary supplement industry. Some manufacturers welcomed the upcoming ban as a way to lift a cloud of controversy over their industry.

Even though the market leader, Metabolife International, suspended ephedra sales last year, it continues to defend the herb. But Metabolife isn't saying whether it will sue to try to block the ban.

"Metabolife believes their products are safe and effective when used as directed," said spokeswoman Jan Strode. "We are currently reviewing the rule and are assessing our options."

The FDA cautions that it is monitoring the new ingredients that are replacing ephedra in supplements touted for energy and weight loss. Top of that list is bitter orange, an ephedra mimic that some studies show can interact dangerously with certain medications

I agree with the author.

hummm... I used to take these all the time. I am a senior now and i used to use them last year. I would go down to the gas station and get me a little 3 pack. I would pop like 1 at first and i noticed that i was happier and i was more outgoing and was able to achive thigns quicker. PLus they made me feel good. I then bought the bottles full of them and owuld take 2 at a time like a couple times a day. I know that when you take these you get stomach aches and you will be hungry but you don't want to eat. Also i know that it does make your heartbeat go very fast. The last time i took them was when i stayed up late one night and i popped 3.OH NO that was a wrong thing to do man. My heart started beating very fast and i got really weak and hurt actually. I layed on the bed and i noticed that i couldn't fall asleep because my heart was beatting so hard it was bouncing my chest when i tried to lay down. I finally feel asleep and woke up and the effects of the pills were still there. The affects didn't wear off till later in the day. Good thign to do if your gonna do them is to take like 1 or 2 depending on the person i would say, But the best thign to do is not take them at all.

I was dating this boy and i was talking to him at a friends house and he said he was gong to come up so he did and i found out he was doing a lot i mean a lot of drugs. so we broke up a couple weeks arter we broke up i found out that he was popping YELLOW JACKET PILLS i was so mad now i won't even talk to him and he keeps asking why and i told he that it was because he was doing that. and then i found out that one of the girls at our school was dealing kit out so know they are best freinds and she told me that she was going to keep giving them to him till he asks her out!

OK .. Almost everyone on here is totally 100% misguided about Yellow Jackets and Ephedrine. Ephedrine is VERY dangerous at high doses and in prolonged use. Ephedrine is also an ingredient in cheap homemade Cystal Meth. Alot of people do it for several reasons. Some for a legal athletic enchancer but thats how the baseball player died it was from prolonged use and physical activity when on a high dose , some Adderall/Ritalin/Speed users take it when they don't have D-amphetamine to snort as well as some meth users , some people do it to stay awake for a job , and some people who obviously are too lazy to exercise and eat right to lose weight use it as a weight loss wonder drug ... All of which has resulted in deaths , horror storys , and glory stories... I do drugs such as LSD , DXM (i mean like 80 pure 15 mg dxm hbr pills not just a box of corocidin that shit will kill you or robotussin that will make you sick or kill you depending on the other ingredients ) , and such and have tried almost everything at some point.. of course im no amature but im not a druggie nor am I a fool. Yellow jacketts was one of the wrost things i've tried to stay awake with but it was not intoxicating. What may be intoxicating is if you have never done anything at all before or for a long ass time and most of it's placebo and the new feeling. But any "high" from this drug would only be found in a dangerous dose and most of the intoxication i see you guys describing is probably because yourt fucking exhualsted .. If you stay up for a day or 2 you tend to get slightly dellusional at some level... And for all of the people saying you can't eat or get sick when you eat when your on it .. Well duh it's a weight loss drug you dip shit ... And finally to all the "Drug Experts" who come here and say you cant get high off of them .. Everyone is different and reacts differently to chemical substances and alot of it is is psychological , weight , and activity oriented ... Look into it ...

Here is a great site for info on any drug .. www.erowid.com including user written testimonies good and bad.

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ephedrine/

is the exact page for ephedrine

I take yellow jackets. Lets just say Americans live in a very fast paced world. If you follow the directions and take the recommended doses then you can be a more productive person at work, in school, and at home (even in bed ;) ). My major complaint here, and i am a big advocate of these pills, is that the idiot children who overdoes on this stuff. I DO NOT think they should be banned, rather regulated like smokes. Children make enough stupid decision on their own, however adults are accountable for their actions, and yes this will give you a definate advantage in the hecktic scenarios live throws at you. Keep in mind, if you drink too much water you can get high and sick, if you swallow too much air you can hypervenale, do ANYTHING in excess and yes it will have an adverse affect on your body!!! Dont pick on bee buzzers (as we call them), pick on the idiot kids who shouldnt be takning them in the first place (since i believe you need to be 18 to buy them!). These pills have a definate POSTIVE advantage to any working professional, when used in moderation. They dont impair your ability to drive, they actually help you become more attune to your surroundings... I mean in moderation, everythng about this pill is beneficial for a productive and driven person. Rather than talking about banning, lets talk about regulation and responsible usage.

WELL I AM TAKING YELLOW JACKETS NOW,THEY ARE GREAT,BUT I AM NOT ONE OF YOU STUPID PEOPLE WHO TAKE 3 AT A TIME,IT CLEARLY SAYS ON THE BOTTLE TO ONLY TAKE AFTER MEALS AND DO NOT EXCEED OVER 3 A DAY,SO IF YOU ARE STUPID AND WANT TO HURT YOURSELF THEN GO RIGHT AHEAD,CAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF YOU....

Thanks a lot you stupid bastards who got ephedra banned. If you are too stupid to read the directions on the back of the bottle you are obviously too damn stupid to be taking ephedra in the first place. What kind of a dumb bastard takes THREE YELLOW JACKETS. These things are meant for people who need them to stay awake or an energy boost for peaple that are physically active, NOT for some of YOU STUPID IDIOTS who take 75mg of ephedra mixed with 900mg of caffeine just because you like the rush. If I die in a car accident on the way to college from work because I got no sleep the day befor and now have no ephedra to keep me awake IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR GETTING IT BANNED!!!!!!!!

Wait a minute....I'll just get it from Tijuana. <:)

ive just started taking them yesterday i took one a hour before i started to work out so that i could go longer and they worked wonderfully, a lot of people are saying they will kill you and they are bad for you but thats not true at all you need to be serious when your taking them take 1 every 2 to 3 hours dont take 2 or 3 at a time and read the freaking bottle, i couldnt fall asleep till like 12 last night and i had to get up at 5:30 for school so i took one and then another at 9 and im wide awake theses pills are great to those who use them properly