Quote from: "mumof3"I just dont know why they were there Michael is intellegent he must know what he is doing but they would make you chew like mad all the time this worries me as you see Michael chewing madly on the gum whilst rehearsing but i still fell it is all a set up to fit the scene as michael was worried about drugs and children i just dont think he would do this to them and with them in the house with him
OMG YES!!!
I remember seeing him chewing and was like, "wow! is he angry at that gum or something?!?!" :?
If his energy levels were down and he knew he HAD to perform, then maybe this was an acceptable supplement to him?
The ECA stack can be taken for energy.
Ephedrine, caffeine, and aspirin were used in "energy" supplements as well.
But ephedrine was especially used in diet aides because it suppresses your appetite.
The aspirin is to prolong the effects and thin the blood so you don't have clotting & strokes with the increased blood pressure and heart rate.
These medications were sold in grocery stores and pharmacies until a few years ago.
It's not like taking some "drugs" off of the street and you didn't need a prescription.
Heck, before ephedrine was taken off the shelves I've taken it for energy.(in the form of "diet pills")
It would also explain his extreme insomnia.
As for the tubes of cream - I have a brother who has a medical condition. He also has enough $$ that he can get his prescriptions filled for months in advance so he doesn't have to keep running to the pharmacy to get more every month. Especially when the prescription is something benign that you can't overdose on - like skin cream or medicated shampoo.
It's also possible that Mike wasn't using the cream as often and even though the tubes were there, he wasn't using them up as quickly as he was getting them.