Topic: Do energy drinks really work?
Meta !PARAdoxiHw started this discussion 13 years ago #27,291
I'm an inveterate coffee drinker; I consume 5-6 cups with breakfast, and then another 5 cups or so throughout the day and I've done this since I was a kid so caffeine no longer has much effect on me. I can drink a 30oz iced coffee and not feel wired or anything. Just a tiny bit more alert. But I've noticed that if I drink one of those huge 24oz Monster energy drinks that I really do feel more energized. It can't be caffeine content since coffee has much more caffeine per ounce than Monster. Do all the b-vitamins and amino acids cause the energizing effect or is it a placebo thing? I don't think it's the sugar since sugary drinks make me feel lethargic usually.
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #408,729
Its the sugar plus the vitamins, plus guarana, and the niacin.
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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #408,730
It's got electrolytes. It's what you crave.
doctor punk md !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,735
there's this product here that is basically like grape juice and guarana juice and its basically ritalin
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,744
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 28 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,747
nvrmnd
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doctor punk md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,750
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 37 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,758
They make me feel weird. Not a good weird.
!KThEOwLwbU joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 14 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,766
I literally cannot function at work without 2 cans of monster a day now.
Anonymous E replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,778
!KThEOwLwbU replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,779
TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs replied with this 13 years ago, 35 seconds later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,780
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 43 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,781
@408,778 (E)
idk i know there are these sites where you can order dutch food in the us maybe one of those has it?
idk i know there are these sites where you can order dutch food in the us maybe one of those has it?
TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs replied with this 13 years ago, 7 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,783
@previous (doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ)
typicaldutchstuff.com has some drinks including some hero ones, but no krachtfruit :(
typicaldutchstuff.com has some drinks including some hero ones, but no krachtfruit :(
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 16 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,784
!KThEOwLwbU replied with this 13 years ago, 31 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,787
Syntax joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 17 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,789
@408,729 (B)
Cannot be much Niacin. Try more then a few milligrams and you think your skin is going to fall off and YOU Wish it wood.
These days I take 500 Milligrams slow release in AM and 1000 Milligrams fast release in PM with dinner.
100 Milligrams wood make you wish you were dead for about 20 mins. In any case it does not give any kind of energy boost.
Cannot be much Niacin. Try more then a few milligrams and you think your skin is going to fall off and YOU Wish it wood.
These days I take 500 Milligrams slow release in AM and 1000 Milligrams fast release in PM with dinner.
100 Milligrams wood make you wish you were dead for about 20 mins. In any case it does not give any kind of energy boost.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 7 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,849
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Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #408,864
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #408,867
As a coder, I got hooked pretty easily.
Anonymous F replied with this 13 years ago, 45 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #408,873
@408,766 (!KThEOwLwbU)
id advise you to ween yourself off that shit, eventually youll get acclimated to it, and you will crash and burn miserably
id advise you to ween yourself off that shit, eventually youll get acclimated to it, and you will crash and burn miserably
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 6 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #408,903
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ double-posted this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #408,904
i feel like i should say i never had ritalin
!KThEOwLwbU replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #408,905
@408,873 (F)
It's too stressful and exhausting to do without a high dose of chemicals to make me energetic and happy.
It's too stressful and exhausting to do without a high dose of chemicals to make me energetic and happy.
Anonymous K replied with this 13 years ago, 7 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #409,069
doctor superman md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,518
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 7 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,519
@408,905 (!KThEOwLwbU)
I drank four 16oz cans of Monster today (the original green ones) and several cups of coffee. I did not crash. But then I have a massive caffeine tolerance (more of a dependency, really -- I need it to feel normal).
I drank four 16oz cans of Monster today (the original green ones) and several cups of coffee. I did not crash. But then I have a massive caffeine tolerance (more of a dependency, really -- I need it to feel normal).
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kook !!32zdfdzi+ replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,520
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,521
@previous (kook !!32zdfdzi+)
I noticed the same thing. They give me energy where coffee does not. Like if I have two of the giant 24oz Monsters, I can skip lunch (did this a few times when I was working 10 hours straight and couldn't break for lunch). I assume Red Bull would be similar, but Red Bull is insanely expensive.
I noticed the same thing. They give me energy where coffee does not. Like if I have two of the giant 24oz Monsters, I can skip lunch (did this a few times when I was working 10 hours straight and couldn't break for lunch). I assume Red Bull would be similar, but Red Bull is insanely expensive.
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) double-posted this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,522
The taste reminds me of the chewable vitamins I used to eat as a kid, so I think maybe from the vitamin content which coffee/soda lacks. I will buy some B-vitamin complex supplement soon and experiment with that and see if it works.
kook !!32zdfdzi+ replied with this 13 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,523
@409,521 (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I've also had a racing heart from energy drinks and never with coffee or soda. Do you ever feel sick from going so long with no food, and energy drinks on an empty stomach?
I've also had a racing heart from energy drinks and never with coffee or soda. Do you ever feel sick from going so long with no food, and energy drinks on an empty stomach?
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,524
@previous (kook !!32zdfdzi+)
Not at all. I felt kinda hungry but it was ignorable. The only time I ever had any jitteriness/racing heart was this one time when I got some coffee I ended up not liking and I was raised not to waste food, so I brewed up and drank a whole can (one pound) of coffee in one day to get rid of it. It ended up being like a gallon of strong coffee.
The coffee was Cafe du Monde French roast coffee with chicory. I really like Cafe du Monde beignets made from the mix, so I figured I would like the coffee. I did not. But the beignets are wonderful.
Not at all. I felt kinda hungry but it was ignorable. The only time I ever had any jitteriness/racing heart was this one time when I got some coffee I ended up not liking and I was raised not to waste food, so I brewed up and drank a whole can (one pound) of coffee in one day to get rid of it. It ended up being like a gallon of strong coffee.
The coffee was Cafe du Monde French roast coffee with chicory. I really like Cafe du Monde beignets made from the mix, so I figured I would like the coffee. I did not. But the beignets are wonderful.
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kook !!32zdfdzi+ replied with this 13 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,532
@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I had them in New Orleans and they were wonderful. Why didnt you just give the coffee away?
I had them in New Orleans and they were wonderful. Why didnt you just give the coffee away?
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,536
@previous (kook !!32zdfdzi+)
I didn't know anyone IRL who drank coffee. Also the coffee was not very good. God that was horrible :/
I didn't know anyone IRL who drank coffee. Also the coffee was not very good. God that was horrible :/
Anonymous K replied with this 13 years ago, 15 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,720
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #409,722
@previous (K)
joran is a cold-blooded merc
his loyalty is to the highest bidder thanks
joran is a cold-blooded merc
his loyalty is to the highest bidder thanks
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