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The pre-workout supplement dimethylamylamine, or DMAA, has recently been banned by the U.S. military following the deaths of 2 soldiers who collapsed during physical training. Serious side effects of DMAA may include heart attack, stroke, seizures, kidney damage, liver failure, and death.
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What’s the problem with DMAA?

In February 2012, the Department of Defense halted sales on products containing DMAA in military facilities following the deaths of two soldiers and numerous reports of adverse health effects in service members related to the use of dietary supplements. In the summer of 2011, a 22-year-old soldier collapsed and died during a jog at a military base in the Southwestern US. Later that year, a 32-year-old soldier collapsed during a fitness test and subsequently died after a month in the hospital. Test results revealed that both soldiers died from cardiac arrest after taking supplements containing DMAA.

Seeing as it is classified as a food additive, dimethylamylamine does not require approval by the FDA to be sold. Yet a number of prominent sports organizations, including the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA), which regulates drug use by Olympic athletes, list DMAA as a banned stimulant.

The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has stated that supplement makers should not label DMAA as geranium oil, or as any other part of the geranium plant, due to the fact that only one questionable study is repeatedly referenced to show that DMAA is a naturally occurring constituent of geranium oil (Ping, Z.; Jun, Q. & Qing, L. (1996), ‘A Study on the Chemical Constituents of Geranium Oil, Journal of Guizhou Institute of Technology 25 (1): 82–85).

While the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) says it is possible that DMAA could be found in geranium oil, it recently introduced a trade requirement stipulating that members should not label DMAA as geranium oil or as any other part of the geranium plant.

Jonathan Woodson, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, requested that the surgeons general of the military services conduct a review of all available scientific evidence and adverse event reports to better understand the safety and efficacy of DMAA. The Department of Defense’s moratorium will remain in effect pending further investigation of scientific evidence and reported events.

In addition to the two deaths, the Army has also stated that it has received reports of acute kidney and liver failure, loss of consciousness, seizures and rapid heartbeat in soldiers who took DMAA-containing dietary supplements. One reported study of OxyElite Pro identified side effects including cold sweats and increased blood pressure that could lead to serious heart problems.

Despite the U.S. military’s moratorium on sales of DMAA products on bases around the country, dietary supplements containing the product remain on the shelves of national retailers like GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe.

DMAA Side Effects

Serious side effects associated with DMAA include:

  • Hyperthermia
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Seizures
  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Liver damage or liver failure
  • Kidney damage or kidney failure
  • Psychiatric side effects
  • Elevated blood pressure
  • Sudden cardiac death

Other, less severe side effects commonly reported in DMAA users include:

  • Skin reactions
  • Irritability
  • Nervousness
  • Dizziness
  • Trembling
  • Headache
  • Insomnia
  • Profuse perspiration
  • Dehydration
  • Itchy scalp and skin

DMAA Products

Dietary supplements containing DMAA include:

  • Jack3d
  • OxyElite Pro
  • RegeneSlim
  • NeuroCore
  • Nutrex Lipo-6 Black products
  • Nutrex Hemo-Rage Black
  • Hemo Rage
  • PWR
  • Ripped Freak
  • Spirodex
  • RoxyLean
  • Phenphedrine
  • Rx6
  • Velocity XT
  • Amp 2
  • HemoRush
  • Muscle Spike
  • iSatori PWR
  • Muscletech NeuroCore
  • Muscletech HydroxyStim
  • Fahrenheit Nutrition Lean EFX
  • Muscle Warfare Napalm
  • SNI Nitric Blast
  • BIORhythm SSIN Juice
  • MuscleMeds Code Red. SEI MethylHex 4,2,
  • Gaspari Nutrition Spirodex

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Feds ask Judge to Reject Hi-Tech’s Motion in DMAA Lawsuit

May 3, 2017 – The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to deny a request by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. to vacate an order stating that the manufacturer’s DMAA supplements are adulterated. In a summary order issued last month, U.S. District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., ruled in favor of the FDA and against Hi-Tech and its CEO and principal owner Jared Wheat when he declared that DMAA is not a dietary ingredient, and that Hi-Tech’s DMAA-containing supplements are adulterated and subject to seizure.

DMAA Update 4/27/12: The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today sent warning letters to 10 manufacturers and distributors of DMAA-containing dietary supplements for marketing products whose safety has not been proven. Specifically, the FDA’s letters accuse the companies of marketing products for which a notification has not been submitted for the use of DMAA as a New Dietary Supplement (NDI).

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Do You Have a DMAA (dimethylamylamine) Lawsuit?

The Pharmaceutical Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus on the representation of plaintiffs in DMAA lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new injury and death cases in all 50 states.

If you or a loved one has been injured after taking a DMAA supplement, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a suit and we can help.

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