Hi, this is my first post on this forum.



For the past four years (2001 until last week, with some breaks inbetween) I was taking stacker 3 (with ephedra, when that was still available.) then I started taking stacker 2 ephedra-free 25mg ephedrine pill and 325mg caffiene pill, usually twice a day, but sometimes three times a day.

As far as I know, the stacker 3 with ephedra and my "eca stack" are basically the same thing.



During this time, I have also been a regular drinker. I don't like to be drunk, but I like to drink, and lately i've been drinking during the middle of the day, into the night. I'll never be drunk in the daytime, and the last time I got drunk was the summer before last. I've only blacked out once from alcohol, and that was when I was 18. I'm 24 now; at the same time I know that my tolerance has probably increased because of my regular drinking.


I knew the risks of ephedrine; once in 2002 I fainted randomly and again it happened in 2004. I figured these were related, but I continued to take the pills anyways, and continued to drink, sometimes more in a day and sometimes less (usually vodka.)

about a week ago, I was in class, and began feeling sweaty, hot, my arms started tingling, etc. But since I was sitting I didn't faint. I decided right then to give up ephedrine completely.

I've also cut back a lot on the drinking.



My question is, I know i'm sort of going through two separate "withdrawls," one for ephedrine (even though I don't miss it and the way it made me think and feel) and one for the fact that I would usually be having a little booze right now on a regular day.



But then I started worrying about liver disease. I'm 24 and in good health, but i'm still concerned that all the alcohol and the eca stack might have really screwed me up.



I looked at the sites on panic attacks, and i'm pretty sure that's what I had. Similarly, people say that going through ephedrine withdrawl and/or *somewhat* alcohol withdrawl can make people feel anxiety. The panic attack site also said that i'd have fear of death and dying, stuff like that, after the attack, sometimes for a few weeks.


I haven't really been feeling any adverse side effects; I just work myself up into getting scared about things, like dying or not being able to be there for my fiancee, which leads to anxiety in general.


What continues to scare me is the fact that what i've read about liver chrossis and liver damage says you'll also feel kind of restless and fatigued, which I don't really feel, but sometimes I feel restless.



I don't have any other symptoms, like jaundice (yellow skin and eyes) or the other big symptoms, but i'm still really worried about it! Especially because my fingers are yellow in places, but I am a chain-smoker. :)

i'm seeing the doctor tomorrow, but if you guys have any advice, i'd like to hear it.



Thanks in advance!