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Does anybody drink energy drinks??

VDiaz3072

By VDiaz3072, in Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements

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VDiaz3072    0

VDiaz3072
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Hi,

I dont drink energy drinks, not a big fan, but lately I have been feeling very tired at night time and somebody suggested to drink one once in a while. Is this good?? Does anybody drinks energy drinks?? Your comments are important.

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LeahG    16

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I drank a 5 hour energy a couple weeks ago because I was just absolutely exhausted - and let me tell you - it was NOT good! My stomach immediately started doing summersaults and I had to go to the bathroom right away. It also made me super shaky for the rest of the night. Before I had surgery, I LOVED 5 Hour Energy's and usually drank one once a week or so.

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SKCUNNINGHAM    298

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I don't drink them - never did. I don't drink caffeine. If you are tired, you might be running low on B12. Or, if you are on blood pressure meds, you may need to take less. Check your blood pressure and see if it is running too low. Both the B12 and BP situation came up with me, and both made me feel just exhausted. Now that my B12 levels are good, and I back off of most of the BP meds per my doctor's orders, I have all the energy I need.

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foxgirl74    5

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I do drink an energy drink every now and again. My doctor said stay away from caffeine because of increased stomach acid, but I take a pill daily anyway and have not noticed an increase. I do, however, have no tolerance for any carbonation whatsoever, which is not good for you anyway, so I would suggest either the Monster Rehab, which is tea and lemonade and has only 20 calories in the entire can, or the Rockstar Recovery kinds, which are lemonade, grape and orange which all have only 20 calories and are carbonation free. All of them are also very low carbs, so if you have to have a pick me up these are ideal, and you can sip on them throughout the day to avoid that shaky side affect. They all also have B12 in them I am fairly positive.

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kellyw74    258

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I don't, never have. I would say no because of the caffeine and aren't they carbonated too? Carbonation is not supposed to be good for our sleeve either.

Kelly :)

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