Energy Drinks?

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ok.. so.. yesterday I was a work 14 hours.. bout half way I drank a can of sobe energy drink.when my mom found out I told her later. In her drunken stupor she spoke about how "that shit fucks with your heart" and tried to make it out that its basically the equivelent of drinking poison.So.. in all seriousness is there any harm in drinking energy drinks? i tried one once after prom (never told anyone.) actually it was a while after prom.. the next day.. I didn't sleep and I needed teh energy. Blah blah blah.So.. is there any serious health reprocussions from energy drinks? I kinda get the idea its really about the same as drinking coffe or coke.. sugar and caffine.

Energy drinks are indeed just an expensive way of taking sugar and caffeine. They have more caffeine than Coke or a cup of coffee, though. If you take too many that can indeed cause problems with your heartbeat. Also if you take a lot of caffeine regularly, if you stop you get bad headaches for a couple of days.

I actually quite drinking coke and I have like.. maybe 2 in the last 2 days .. before that I had maybe 1 a month.I had a small headache yesterday but, well when your working 14 hours... yeah. Didn't last more then a few minutes. I drink 2 servings at a time which equates to one can.. but, I don't really think its taht big of a deal. I do also think my mom sorta over blew the situation.

I LOVE ENERGY DRINKS!!! And yeah they are kinda bad for you cause they have a LOT of sugar and caffeine. All the bad shit you hear about them is only based on if you drink like 3 a day. Then, obviously, theyd kill you. But if you drink them just every now and then, youd be good. I only drink them like 2 to 3 times a week anyway. And you sound kind of new... so I'll tell you which ones are good or not.Rockstar= the best.Red bull= definitely "gives you wings", but tastes bad.Monster original= pretty good.Monster khaos= okay, has a wierd flavor.Monster assault= dont like it very much.Monster low carb or diet or whatever it is= EWWWWWWWWWWFull throttle blue demon= best full throttle. second best energy drink.Sobe no fear= pretty good, not the best. it has creatine in it too.Amp= great drink. tastes a lot like mountain dew. ive been drinking it for a long time, first energy drink i had.Well there you go. quick summary of energy drinks.Main points?Energy drinks are good,Dont drink too much of them,And Rockstar, Monster, and Full Throttle Blue Demon are the best.

I know two different people who had to goto hospital after drinking a large amount of red bull. It caused their heart rates to increase and continue increasing.This was after 3 or 4 times the recommended daily intake though. They were both designated drivers that night, and drinking them to stay awake.