1. Ephedrine doesn't work against depression, what you are experiencing is very likey being tired/burned-out/overloaded because of something else (like bad family life, emotionally overcompensating, physical issues, poisoning, whatever) if you don't have some freak-variant of ADHD or something. This 'relief' effect is very typical with stimulants, especially such physically acting ones, because they are just like pumping more juice into the already overexerted system. Ephedrine is not really like (SS)NRI or antidepressants, it is more like l-amphetamine + strong coffee just physically pushing, mental component is very low compared to the pharmaceuticals.
2. Selegiline doesn't really do much of anything in 5-10mg, pretty nootropic up to at least 5mg/day. It is metabolized to l-meth l-amphe that is why it has a bit of a push to it (like regular coffee), that gets bigger when you increase single dosages. Best way to avoid that, and also MAO-A inhibition, seems to be evenly distributed intake. MAO-A though is rather what you really wanted if your concern was depression because it raises serotonin and all the endogenous catecholamines not just dopamine.
3. Ephedrine causes the 100% kind of withdrawal, meaning that all the effects and side-effects will absolutely and entirely disappear unless you increase the dosage indefinitely. Ephedrine withdrawal develops super-fast and is pretty unpleasant imho. I had just one 100 capsule bottle and just took it every day for a month or so, nothing special really happened in that time. Then I ran out and ended up with very weird "out-of-proportion" vision twisting sea sickness feelings in bed, mental confusion and feeling ill and fatigued for days couldn't sleep well or much ... whatever, motivation and proper lucidity destroyed for a month and such. It is just similar to coffee, just one notch worse, when you get such intense and disabling headaches after 1-2 days quitting, and it had basically no spectacular benefits when you drank it. This is not like meth/cocaine or anything, where the immediate withdrawal at least matches to the power of the drug. It is just nasty shit and the drug was rather nasty and boring to begin with. Seriously if you feel "this is the stuff" on the drug then do yourself a favor and get some speed or something because (disregarding addiction potential) it will do a lot more for you in the same kind of direction but without taxing your body as much. If I were into serious weight loss I would get myself some DNP because this is actually more healthy than ephedrine measured by effect, if you know what you are doing.
Also another thing: Most of the initial positive aspects will be lost entirely, basically forever, after you first took it. In the beginning you get those slight tingles in your head and increased motivation from the push but after you did your first nasty withdrawal you get it maybe on day 1 even after long pauses and on day 2 your brain will go like "I know this already, so meh." and nothing spectacular will happen. People said though it will be good for a month again if you don't take it for like 2-5 years ...
Edited by Aolministrator, 07 November 2014 - 11:49 PM.