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Xenadrine RFA-1
SummaryXenadrine RFA-1 was a discontinued Ephedra-based diet pill. DescriptionXenadrine RFA-1 was one of the most popular brands of Ephedra-based diet pills. It's a stimulant that reduces your appetite and causes you to burn more calories as well. But, Ephedra was banned by the FDA after 2003. It was linked to many deaths. It causes your heart rate and blood pressure to go up. So, it can cause heart-attacks in people with weak hearts. Xenadrine RFA-1 is no longer available in the USA. HistoryXenadrine RFA-1 was made by Cytodyne Technologies. Since it was discontinued, they have put an Ephedra-free product on the market, Xenadrine EFX. CriticismEphedrine has been shown to have serious adverse effects, include hypertension (elevated blood pressure), palpitations (rapid heart rate), neurophathy (nerve damage), myopathy (muscle injury), psychosis, stroke, memory loss, heart rate irregularities, insomnia, nervousness, tremors, seizures, heart attacks, and death. Also, studies have shown that Ephedrine-based supplements only provide short-term weight loss. Tags: appetite-suppressant fat-burner pill stimulant supplements Related Diets: Stimerex Xenadrine EFX Nuphedragen Phentramine Phenhermine |
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| Anonymous | posted 9-Jul-2006 3:03pm my friend use to take these pills and it really work until one day he was having heart problems and having hard time to breath so he stop |
bill | posted 9-Jul-2006 9:43pm I've heard a lot of people say Ephedra works... it's too bad it's so dangerous (apparently). |
| Anonymous | posted 3-Dec-2006 12:33am i lost 60 lbs taking xenadrine rfa 1 and wish that i could find it somewhere!!! I've aeen in in auctions but for over a hundred dollars! thats crazy but worth it. Everything we take or do in life has cautions! It needs to go back on the market!!! |
| Anonymous | posted 20-Dec-2006 3:52pm I also took xenadrine rfa-1 after I had a baby and lost 62 lbs with it, and I continued to take it right up till it was banned. I never, ever had any adverse effects from it! No jitters, no heart problems...Since then i gained 12 lbs back and have not been able to lose them no matter what I ate or worked out and now that I'm older (11 yrs since I first took it) it's getting harder to keep the weight off. I too wish it would come back on the market. Never seen it at auction but if I did I would buy it in a heart beat!!! |
| Anonymous | posted 20-Feb-2007 10:48pm I really enjoyed xenadrine rfa-1, and I too was sad when it was banned. It gave me the energy I needed to climb out of a deep depression and start taking care of myself again. Yeah I lost about 70 lbs. roughly and did not gain then back. I can understand the controversy surrounding this ingredient, there are side effects, but side effects much worse than these accompany numerous prescription medications prescribed every day by doctors. I have taken a few prescription medications listing horrific side effects and when I addressed them with my doctor I was told that the side effects outweigh the benefits of the pills. This is how I feel about ephedrine. I think that people are seeing this as an herbal supplement and therefore overlooking the suggested dosage, but just like with prescription meds if you abuse them you will have complications. |
| Anonymous | posted 22-Apr-2007 12:34pm i have also have taken xenadrine rfa. it help me lose weight and curve appetite. i was 160 to 130 and a size four for my wedding. my advice to the people that was abusing the pills and did not get themselves check by their doctor regularly think before using the pills, dont touch any more diet pills ,do your research first, see your doctor for examination. i am working even harder since the pills been banned, i have been trying other diet pills and they dont work. now i am ordering them from the company. |
| Anonymous | posted 12-Oct-2007 11:56pm Xenadrine RFA was by far the most incredible fat burner ever created. I took it for several years and felt fine. It worked well and assisted me with maintaining an incredible figure. The FDA or whomever need to re-evaluate their decision to ban this product. It is amazing to me when you hear the commercials on TV about pills that have been created for high cholestrol, impotence, etc... and the side effects sound worse then the problem, BUT those pills are OK. I'm sorry if ephedra was suspect in some individuals deaths, but so are these other pills that are prescribed daily by doctors. If the FDA banned all pills that killed people, there would be no pills left for anything, even headaches. It all has to do with MONEY!!! Bring back Xenadrine RFA..... |
| Anonymous | posted 12-Feb-2008 7:20pm where can you find xenzdrine rfa? |
| shostopr | posted 19-Feb-2008 2:09pm I took Xenadrine RFA & it was the best thing I ever did! I am so so sad that it was taken off the market. They say there is no such thing as a Miracle Pill? Well.... they are wrong, there was one & it was Xenadrine RFA & just like always when something works good they have to jack it up! |
| Rozko | posted 24-Mar-2008 2:28pm U can actually get megadrine rfa-1 on the sites which is the exact same product :) Mysupplementshop or mysupplementstore.com has them :) |
| Anonymous | posted 31-Mar-2008 7:28pm I took it and lost 50 pounds in about 3 or 4 months, I miss the stuff really bad, Ive seen similiar products that claim they are the same as the original product... I dont know but Im thinking of trying it, you can find similiar products just by doing google searches |
| Anonymous | posted 15-Apr-2008 5:04pm I used to take Xenadrine RFA-1 and achieved awesome, awesome results. I did have the jitters at first until my body adapted to it, but then I was fine. Best weight loss/fat buring supplement ever!!!! Would pay double than I did before! |
| Anonymous | posted 17-Jun-2008 6:08pm Can u find Xenadrine rfa-1 anywhere? |
| Anonymous | posted 27-Jul-2008 4:00pm I took it a few years back and I dropped about 35 pounds in about a month and a half. It worked like a charm...I wish I could find it now. |
| Anonymous | posted 23-Sep-2008 10:59pm They put it back on the market.I just bought it today at Albertsons ( grocery store) I will be starting it tomorrow. wish me luck! btw- it cost me 28$ for 60 pills... |
| Sarabellum | posted 25-Sep-2008 4:45pm I actually found it at Walmart yesterday for $20 for 60 pills...strange though, I found it sitting with the vitamins and nowhere near the weightloss pills...AND it was the only one of it's kind. |
| Anonymous | posted 25-Sep-2008 6:24pm Sarabellum, is it Xenadrine RFA-1 or Xenadrine EFX? EFX is still on the market because it doesn't contain Ephedrine. I just did a search on Walmarts website and they didn't have anything. |
| Brad | posted 25-Sep-2008 6:58pm I used to use RFA-1 as well and I lost close to 50lbs in a 4 months period. I was really bummed when it was taken off the market. I actually went into a GNC the day it was removed and that's how I found out it was gone. BUT, but for those of you who wish you could still take it, you can. If you do research on why RFA-1 worked you'll find out it was because it was based around the ECA stack. The ECA stack is 20mg of Ephedrine HCL/200mg of Caffeine/300mg of Asprin. All of the other ingredients were basically just the frosting on the caked (the cake being the ECA stack). So basically what I'm saying is that you can make this at home for a fraction of what RFA-1 used to cost. You can go to sndonline.net to buy pure Ephedrine HCL You can buy 200mg caffeine pills at your local supermarket along with asprin So far it's working great for me. |
| Anonymous | posted 25-Sep-2008 7:43pm Okay, I did a little more research in regards to those that claim to have purchased RFA-1 recently. It is indeed back on the market, but it is NOT the same as it used to be. There is no Ephedrine in it (which is why it worked so well). Also, it is not made by the same company anymore. It used to be made by CYTODYNE and is now being made by CYTOGENIX. So it looks as if another company has simply just bought the Xenadrine RFA-1 name and slapped it on their bottle. I've looked for reviews of this new version, but can't find them anywhere. So once again, IT IS NOT THE SAME THING AS IT USED TO BE! Also, to Brad above me who recommended the ECA stack, I did some research on that as well and I am going to give it a try. |
| Anonymous | posted 30-Sep-2008 8:19pm i also have used the old rfa-1 i lost 30 pounds in 1 month and my cousin used it and lost 100 pounds in like 6 months and kept it off its been 5 years now sence then ive had two kids and ive tried everything nothing works like rfa-1 i would pay anything for the original but its long gone :( |
| Carol | posted 4-Oct-2008 4:58pm I also used to take Xenadrine RFA-1 and lost 30 lbs. I only ever took half of the recommended dosage and I lost all of the weight really fast. Obviously I was ticked when I couldnt buy it any more and have since gained the 30 lbs back. I would like to comment on what Rozko stated above that you can buy Megadrine RFA-1 as it is exactly the same thing. I can assure you, Megadrine RFA-1 is *NOT* the same as the original Xenadrine RFA-1. In fact, most products hat claim to be same as Xenadrine are not and it's because of one reason; Xenadrine used Ephedrine alkaloids and these other products use ephedra extract. It is the alkaloids that make the difference. Do not be fooled. I have spent tons of money trying these products that claim to be exactly the same as Xenadrine only to be let down time and again which is why I started doing my research and learned what the difference was....it is the ALKALOIDS that make the product work. I have since found products on the internet with alkaloids that do work, they just arent as good as Xenadrine was but they are doing something... |
| Anonymous | posted 6-Oct-2008 7:57am I used xenadrine rfa years ago and lost about 70 pounds. I have used all kinds of diets since they took it off the market and still havent found anything like it. I need xenadrine rfa because it was like a miracle in a bottle. No diet no exercise no surgery it don't get not better than that. |
| Lee | posted 8-Oct-2008 5:46am I've lost over 50 lbs in the first year I used Xenadrine RFA and kept it off. I've lost a total of over 75 lbs to date. That stuff worked for me without any side effects. Where can I find it? Or are there any diet pill products that works the same way? |
| Heather | posted 10-Oct-2008 11:42pm Brad. I looked up the stuff you were talking about. How do you go about taking it? Do u take them all as seperate pills or what? What MG of Ephedrine HCL did you purchase and what results have you gotten from it? I just want to know because if it really does work Id love to try it as soon as possible. Hope you can help me! also has anyone researched these pills called "yellow bullets" if you read the label it says that it contains Mu Haung Ephedra, not Ephedra Extract (leaves) like most of the other products, it seems promising but I dont want to waste money on it if its worthless. Let me know. Thanks. |
| Vader | posted 15-Oct-2008 1:07am I took the old rfa-1 years ago, 2002 was the last time, and it was awesome, dropped 80lbs in 3 months. But, I do think my PVC's (look it up, its a heart murmur type thing) began because of this product. I dont think i would use ephedra again, but I may ask my doc about this new product. |
| Anissa | posted 17-Oct-2008 12:12pm I used xenadrine rfa-1 when i was only 16yr. I had gained over 25 pounds in 1 mth after i found out i was pregnant and i had an abortion. I was depressed and i ended up losing 85 lbs in 3-4 mths after I starting to take the drug. I never had a problem with my breathing or anything, but i tell you if it wasn't for the drug i would have killed myself because i felt hopeless and fat. I wish they would put it back on the market. I think the ones who had complications were people who have history of those complications already either by famil or life style. |
| Brad | posted 18-Oct-2008 4:14pm Heather- I have heard of "Yellow Bullets" but I don't personally know anyone who has purchased/ordered them. Like someone posted above you, make sure you read the fine print. Even though a product says that it contains ephedrine or ephedra, doesn't mean that it's the right kind (as in the same that was in RFA-1). From the looks of it, the Yellow Bullets seem legit and could possibly be the same as RFA-1. As far as the ECA stack and my experience with it: The site I originally quoted on here (sndonline.net), you can purchased Ephedrine HCL through them. I wouldn't recommend buying anything other than the Kaizen brand though. Kaizen is a very reputable company that makes many, many different diet and workout supplements. You can do a search on them through Google and see for yourself. Now here's the kicker when buying epehdrine HCL online. If you live in the United States, you have to order it through a Canadian based company and have it shipped to you. There is NO WHERE (that I know of) in the U.S. that sells epehdrine HCL (legally). It is illegal for ANY diet supplement to contain Ephedrine or Ephedra in the U.S. due to the FDA ban, hence why everything has to be purchased from Canada. Now that you understand that, also know that in Canada it is illegal to make any ephedrine pills containing more than 8mg of ephedrine HCL. So if you see somewhere offering more than 8mg tablet, stay away. They might be legit in the sense that they are real, but they are not legal. If it's not legal, then it probably wasn't made by a reputable company. So stick with Kaizen. It is 100% pure ephedrine HCL in 8mg tablets. Now on to dosing, I am taking three doses daily right now. 1 when I wake up, 1 around noonish and the last one around 4 pm. Each dose that I take contains 24mg of Ephedrine HCL (3 Kaizen tablets) / 200mg of caffeine (1 No Doze tablet) / and 1 325mg Asprin (Generic, no name brand). I have been taking this formula for about a week now and it has the same effect that RFA-1 had. My appetite is completely gone, loads of energy. However, my scale says that I have only lost about 3-5lbs this week. It's hard to tell yet whether that is just water weight, or actually body fat. My jeans do seem to be a little looser though. It's still too early to really know if it's working or not. If you wanted, you could always go and buy Xenadrine RFA-1 (this is the new formula that is being sold without ephedra). Order some Kaizen ephedrine online and then take those with the Xenadrine which would give you exactly what it used to be. Hope this helps. |
| heather | posted 21-Oct-2008 1:26am Brad..thanks for your help. let me know how it works after a little bit of time. a friend of mine told me he bought pure ephedra hcl on a website "buyvasoproephedrine.com" he said that a friend of his lost 75lbs in 2 months using the 30mg pills, and my friend himself is losing weight quickly. I dont know if you want to check it out and tell me what you think. I just want to make sure I am reading and understanding this correctly..can i order the kaizen straight from the sndonline website? or do i have to do something else? sorry if i seem slow lol. |
| Dan | posted 22-Oct-2008 10:35pm Brad, how has the doses worked this week? I was given the recommendation to try Lipodrene with Ephedra. it is the extract type. Know anything about this? I feel the appetite suppressant effects, and if i take 2 tablets, the old xenadrine rfa jittery feeling comes back to me. I have decent energy too, but i would like to get the ephedra alkaloids. I checked that web site you mentioned with the 8mg kaizen. if i understand you correctly, you are taking 3 8mg tablets three times a day? let me know, thanks, Dan |
| Anonymous | posted 30-Oct-2008 1:03am So has anyone had any results with the "NEW" Xenodrine RFA-1? Is it really the same as the original formula? |
| Anonymous | posted 30-Oct-2008 6:09pm I lost about 35 pounds with the original formula in 2002 in one summer. Then, afterwards, the new formula gave me really bad side effects. Since I've started taking the new RFA, I've noticed that I do not feel the same as the original formula and in fact, my experiences are pretty similar to the EFX. I think I will d/c it because of the SE |
| Anonymous | posted 31-Oct-2008 3:48pm I'm currently taking the new RFA 1 and it's horrible...Constant pain and I've only been taking it for a week and a half. Side effects include, SEVERE nausea, constant headaches, vomiting, dizziness and insomnia. It's just not worth it. |
| Anonymous | posted 9-Nov-2008 12:09pm I've been taking the RFA-1 for 11 weeks today and lost 24.8 lbs so far. It hasn't made me jittery...but I eat along with it....I think thats the key. If i take it and dont eat, it gives me the jitters. |
| Anonymous | posted 10-Nov-2008 1:09pm I used the original Xenadrine and it was quite effective. It knocked out my hunger. I'm not overweight but (although I work out faithfully)I have no discipline when it comes to food. I love food...and snacking. I find myself working out to lose the potential inches gained from overeating. Anyway--RFX did nothing for me. I just ordered the 'new' Xenadrine from GNC. I thought I was ordering the old formula. I assume responsibility for what happens to me. But the truth of the matter is, I used it off/on for almost 2 yrs (1 pill per day, increased water intake, diet and proper exercise) with NO headache/vomiting/dizziness. I had no issues. ...and I saw that Xenadrine was taken off because some ppl were dying? Well, everyone isn't able to handle every pill out there. That goes for meds/ diet pills, etc... If your meds don't agree w/you then your doc will attempt to switch u to another brand/type. Anyway, how did these individuals use these pills? IMO, they took it off the market because it was TOO effective. BTW, has anyone looked at the medication that these seniors are taking...? My 71 aunt takes welfarin (a generic of the Coumadin/blood-thinner). According to the warnings taking this medication COULD produce yellow eyes/skin, coffee ground-like vomit, pain and swelling for no good reason and/or black stools (among other things)...before it POSSIBLY kills her. I swear, one of her meds even mentioned the word 'hemorrhaging'. Anyway I bought the Xenadrine. Hopefully, it performs as well as the old version. |
| Anonymous | posted 11-Nov-2008 4:26am hey Brad is that working for you? PLEASE let us know? |
| Anonymous | posted 11-Nov-2008 4:37am hey its me again i can not find the web site for the Ephedrine H.C.L. how do you gogle it? |
| Brad | posted 15-Nov-2008 10:05pm Sorry it's been so long since I've responded on here. I wish I could say that it has worked (in the sense of losing weight), but it hasn't produced a single lost pound in almost one month. Not one. But I do feel it giving me the same effects and RFA-1 used. Loss of appetite, loads of energy throughout the day. But to be fair and perfectly honest, I haven't done any exercising like I did when I used to take RFA-1. So it's not fair for me to say that it doesn't work. There's a lot of information out there proving that it works. This isn't a miracle pill/combo that will let you lose weight without trying. As far as the website, it's www.sndonline.net to buy Ephedrine HCL. I plan to get back into my running routine of doing 1-3 miles each night. I'll update again on here after I start doing that and post the results. If that doesn't work, then my last try will be to purchase those Yellow Bullets. To search for stuff on the web about the ECA stack, just go to Google and type "ECA Stack". You find all the info you need. |
| Ahmad | posted 16-Nov-2008 8:20pm Hey been taking the new xenadrine rfa-1 for 6 weeks have not had any side effects on me lost about 9 pounds was 165, now 156, its been great for me, i work out but not really tough drink shakes in the morning and salad with some grilled meats and ive seen great results |
| heather | posted 17-Nov-2008 4:19pm has anyone else out there had any results with taking their own ECA stack? i really wanted to try it but i always get bummed out when i hear that it didnt work for other people and it makes me not want to try it. so if you have let me know. ive came across some other pills similar to the yellow bullets that seem pretty legit but its hard to tell whats good and whats a scam so let me know guys. id appreciate it as well many other people on here. if you want to email me go head. xxheather0519xx@yahoo.com |
| Brad | posted 18-Nov-2008 12:06am NOTICE!!! For those looking at Yellow Bullets, STAY AWAY! If you read the fine print on the back of the bottle, it says at the very bottom "Does not contain ephedrine alkaloids". Ephedrine Alkaloids are what was in RFA-1 that allowed it to work the way it did. This isn't my update post, but I wanted to warn those of you on here that are thinking about buying those. I know I almost did until I looked a little deeper into the product. Would have been a complete waste of money. |
| heather | posted 18-Nov-2008 6:18pm thanks brad. i think i am just going to order the kaizen 8mg pills and try it out. ive been reading alot of forums and alot of people have said that kaizen are good pills and its a good company to order from. so hopefully that will work for me. im debating on if i want to make my own stack with the caffiene and aspirin or just take the ephedra with the new xenadrine pills like you said. |
| Savannah | posted 18-Nov-2008 9:03pm Okay, so maybe I am a little confused. So has ANYONE on here had any results with the NEW RFA-1?? I have recently noticed a weight gain, and even though I have been going to the gym every other day for the past 4 months and running anywhere from 3-6 miles, and eating right I can't seem to drop the weight. Everyone just tells me that I am genetically made to be bigger...and I don't want to accept that as an excuse!! I went to Wal-Mart and the new RFA-1 was SOLD OUT! but before I purchased it I wanted to make sure that someone out there was getting results! I have never used a diet supplement, but I had heard good things about RFA-1. Also, what about EFX? I just wanted to see if anyone had any advice on which one to try! Thanks!! |
| Savannah | posted 18-Nov-2008 10:43pm okay, so I have spent the last few hours researching the different formulas. I have heard great reviews about both, but I am still wanting to hear something from someone on here. I am so nervous to try this stuff, but I really need to get rid of this fat!! |
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