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Classification
Class / category
Also known as
EphedrineEphedra
Safety
Dose · Oral
Threshold5 mg5 mg=
Light10–20 mg10–20 mg=
Common20–30 mg20–30 mg=
Strong30–50 mg30–50 mg=
Heavy50 mg+50 mg+=
Duration
Onset20–90 minutes5–20 minutes
Total2–5 hours3 hours
After-effects2–4 hours1–8 hours
Pharmacology
Receptor activity
ADRB2
Half-lifeOral ephedrine has a plasma elimination half life of approximately 6 hours, but there is a large degree of inter-patient variability. ...serum half-life of 2-3 hr. Ephedrineis eliminated in the urine largely as unchanged drug, with a t1/2 of 3-6 hrs.
Protein binding(-) Ephedrine is 4.9±0.3% bound to human serum albumin and (+) Ephedrine is 6.9±1.4% bound to human serum albumin.

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PsychonautWiki oral
TripSit Oral
062.5 mg
LightCommonStrongHeavy

Duration at a glance

Total duration on one shared scale.

PsychonautWiki
2–5 hours
TripSit
3 hours

TripSit summary

Ephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a stimulant, concentration aid, decongestant, appetite suppressant, and to treat hypotension associated with anaesthesia. A methamphetamine analogue and commonly used in the production of methamphetamine.

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