5 Hour Energy

**simesclone** · 03-13-2011, 01:22 AM

Does anybody believe that this is any better then a drink of soda.

**Gordyo5** · 03-13-2011, 01:25 AM

yes.........

**xboxfever** · 03-13-2011, 01:40 AM

They work. For me anyway, but I need two of them for them to work. It felt like I was on coke for the first 15 minutes when I first tied them. Since then, it is definitely an energy booster.

**simesclone** · 03-13-2011, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by xboxfever

They work. For me anyway, but I need two of them for them to work. It felt like I was on coke for the first 15 minutes when I first tied them. Since then, it is definitely an energy booster.

I may have to try it. The cost compared to a coffee or a pop is crazy though.

**tm3308** · 03-13-2011, 05:04 AM

They work. I wrote a 7-page paper on the social issues that Willie Mays faced and how it affected his career, using his biography as my source. I only managed to read the first 250 pages or so (it was a 600+ page book), but with a 5-hour energy, I was able to skim through it and write the paper overnight. Got a B on the paper, so I'd say I was able to focus well enough.

I've developed a tolerance of pop. It'll keep me awake at this point, but not alert enough to really focus if I'm really tired. Puts me in kind of a no-man's-land.

**hawkeyeh8r** · 03-13-2011, 08:38 AM

that stuff sucks...i get more jittery when i use it. and the commercials lie that it works in 10 minutes it takes about a half hour to fully kick in

**isucyfan** · 03-13-2011, 08:44 AM

It says right on the commercials that it is equivalent to ONE cup of coffee. I'd much rather brew a pot of coffee, and have about 20X the caffeine at a fraction of the price.

**simesclone** · 03-13-2011, 08:49 AM

It's all caffiene and B vitamins. Does it really wake you up better then pepsi.

**drmwevr08** · 03-13-2011, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by simesclone

It's all caffiene and B vitamins. Does it really wake you up better then pepsi.

That depends on how much Pepsi you are willing to drink. It also lets you avoid all the sugar. They can work for most people. I've had them a few times, usually helpful, not always.

**Aclone** · 03-13-2011, 09:08 AM

I thought that we were supposed to drink the Cyclone Energy drink?

**cydswipe** · 03-13-2011, 09:26 AM

The regular 5-hour energy doesn't really work like the current TV ads project. Depending on your metabolism, it could. The nutritional info is accurate. It doesn't have a lot of caffeine. That being said, I really feel the product is a placebo.

**SvrWxCy** · 03-13-2011, 09:55 AM

I've only tried it once, but it seemed to work for me then... Had to drive all-night from Kansas City back to northwest Iowa to beat out a winter storm earlier this year, took it at 2am and made it all the way back home ~630am without a problem of feeling tired (I had been up since 9am the previous day)...

**kilroy** · 03-13-2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by Aclone

I thought that we were supposed to drink the Cyclone Energy drink?

I was bummed about cyclone nrg, it SUCKS, though I found another way to feed money to ia state with one of my habits but, RETCH!!! I found its actually the B vitamins that do the work, the caffeine just gets you started.

**Go2Guy** · 03-13-2011, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by kilroy

I found its actually the B vitamins that do the work, the caffeine just gets you started.

Yes, from what I understand the B-vitamins help to accelerate the heart rate, giving one the "rush" feeling.

Other energy drinks, like Red Bull & Monster, in addition to B-vitamins, also have an ingredient called 'Taurine', which also acts as a heart-accelerator. I think it is also responsible for that "crash' experienced a few hours later.

Does anybody know of any health risks associated with Taurine? I see a few folks drinking a couple cans of Red Bull a day and wonder if that is good for you.

**Dopey** · 03-13-2011, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Go2Guy

Yes, from what I understand the B-vitamins help to accelerate the heart rate, giving one the "rush" feeling.

Other energy drinks, like Red Bull & Monster, in addition to B-vitamins, also have an ingredient called 'Taurine', which also acts as a heart-accelerator. I think it is also responsible for that "crash' experienced a few hours later.

Does anybody know of any health risks associated with Taurine? I see a few folks drinking a couple cans of Red Bull a day and wonder if that is good for you.

Isn't there a suggestion on cans of monster that says you shouldn't drink more than 2 a day?