Stimulants

[bigbobby]

I know that there are some pretty mild stimulants in diet pills, like from green tea, but there are some strong ones, too. Can anyone help me build a list of strong ones and mild ones? Does caffeine go in the strong or mild category?

[Nelly]

I think that it has a lot more to do with how much of the ingredient is used than the actual strength of it, but when it comes to strong ones, I know that guarana is one of them. That’s one of the ones that is used a lot in energy drinks and it’s really controversial for its side effects, so that’s a strong one that most people can probably do without.

[jan]

Stay away from anything with synephrine in it. It's dangerous. Almost as bad as ephedra in its side effects. I bet it will be banned one day

[speeddemon]

I'd put caffeine in the moderate to strong category but it really depends on how much is in there

[madscientist]

I think that it has a lot more to do with how much of the ingredient is used than the actual strength of it, but when it comes to strong ones, I know that guarana is one of them. That’s one of the ones that is used a lot in energy drinks and it’s really controversial for its side effects, so that’s a strong one that most people can probably do without.

Is guarana really that bad for you? I just thought it was another version of regular caffeine