5 Hour/Monster Drinks??

i use the 5 hour energy stuff in them little containers, mostly to wet my mouth and gimme a better tasting mouth, i'm a mouth breather so it gets dry fast. can carry them in my pocket. one bottle lasts me about a week. then i take that little bottle and make me a BIG firecracker with it! i like the peach/mango the best. i watch little kids and big kids buying them big cans ALOT. i also buy a few of them B12 shots in them little bottles, gives me a little boost when needed, i don't drink it all the time. i asked my Doc about it, she said it would get in my system faster and didn't think it would be bad for me if i didn't drink it all the time. i used to go in and get a B12 shot from the Doc, only cost $2. and boy did that give me a lift! Doc did say and i think it says it on the big cans not to drink it alot...i don't think anyone reads the cans tho. sad when little kids hafta drink it to stay awake in school, and the parents let them drink it.

The energy drinks like Monster, Red Bull, whatever are TERRIBLE for you. WAY too much sugar in many forms.

The 5 hour products aren't too bad. Caffeine about like a cup of coffee, and some vitamins, very little sugar.

I've only tried a sip of Red Bull, and no other energy drinks, and I thought it tasted terrible. Not interested in any others.

I used the 5 hour energy one time. Had to drive from the North half of MI to Delaware. Didn't even make OH and I was tired and nobody else would pull the trailer. Didn't want to have to stop and pee every hour like drinking coffee, so I gave it a try. Worked pretty well, and no sugar "crash". Two days later, had to drive back, used another one. No crash and slept fine.

It's interesting how some people can build up a tolerance to caffeine and others don't. I'm definitely one who does not. I've been drinking coffee regularly and plentifully for 31 years, and still I do not take in any caffeine in any form after 3:00 pm or I will not be able to sleep even if I feel tired.

Neighbor lady had an interesting theory on that, blood type.

What blood type are you Dave? Curious if her theory has any merit whatsoever. Probably not, she's a bit of a nut. I'm B Positive.

DMiller wrote: A Pos here.

A+ also and can drink a bottle of Mountain Dew after supper with no problems going to sleep that night. Maybe blood type does make a difference.

A lot of the energy drinks that are loaded with sugar can cause diabetes if one is prone to have it anyway and consumes too many of the drinks. I tried one and it didn't do a thing for me so I am not wasting my money. I use the little packets of Pedialyte mixed in a bottle of water to maintain my electrolytes and the liquid vitamin B for energy. In this hot weather I try to stay ahead of the curve on hydration.

redbull and UV blue mixed....is pretty darn good!

IF you value your health---stay away from that crap!

Many oil exploration companies don’t allow those types of drinks on their properties. Gatorade, Powerade, is as strong as they allow. Coffee, soda, water, no problem.

I tried Red Bull once. To me it was disgustingly sweet and my heart pounded like it was going to jump out of my chest. Since becoming an independent Amway distributor I found I like some of their XS brand energy drinks. Most of them are low or no sugar and low or no caffeine. They use nutrition for the energy boost and you don't get the crash from the sugar high you get from other drinks.