There's nothing like a solid pre-workout - we've all had our splendid sessions after consuming any one of the variety of brands available.
And as I've always said, you can be sure as soon as one stimulant is banned, with the company even facing massive legal implications as I've reported about here before, another stimulant is out before those responsible for finding them have had time to scratch themselves.
With that being said, the latest stimulant in your pre-workout is called 2-aminoisoheptane, octodrine, or DMHA - the industries answer to the ban on DMAA. It was never going to be long!
Structurally it's very simliar to DMAA, and is meant to be behave very similarly.
DMHA, Octodrine, or 2-aminoisoheptane
A review of the literature reveals no information of the safety or actual ergogenic (performance enhancing) effects into human beings, however, it has been found to help Candida albicans - a mouth and genetial infection in human beings (1).
I'm sure you'll get hold of this soon, and we'll find out exactly what side effects (if any) DMHA will have.
Like a lot of these things though, it really comes down to who is taking it, and how much they're taking (the dose makes the poison).
Whilst there's no question some stimulants are safe for those with no pre-exisiting health conditions, no one wants these supplements in the wrong hands!
Watch this space - we might be reading and learning more about DMHA soon!
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Reference
(1) Kim K, et al. Repurposing FDA approved drugs against the human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2015 Jun 9;14:32. doi: 10.1186/s12941-015-0090-4.
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