Five Hour Energy Drinks

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Started off with NoDoz in high school.

Used to do ephedrine about 10 years ago. Great shit, I was zoomin' but it also made me want to attack people. Basically, I felt like I was moving at double or triple the speed of everyone else. The power was a real rush.

Done a bunch of herbals, they made me ill. Was a 10 cup of coffee, 16 cup of Diet Pepsi a day drinker, scaled that back to a 6 and 2. Drink Decaf in the evenings, it's the only way I can sleep without my heart pounding in my ears.

I've been burnt out, rejuvenated and burnt out again so many times, it's a miracle my synapses still fire. Planning to make a big run here through the Depression, I'm interested on trying my luck with some quality buzzjoy one more time for maximum productivity and profitability.

Btw, caffeinated mints rock. I was addicted to them for a couple years. FOOSH is solid, and these chocolate mints are so tasty.

Great thread.
 


This turned into an awesome thread, going back through and reading all of the longer posts now.. to the people saying that the 5 Hour stuff didn't do anything for you, it is largely vitamins B12 and B6.

That said, my diet.. sucks. So it's very plausible I, and a lot of others who report success with this stuff, have B deficiencies and thus it gives us that "B12 shot!" effect.
 
Haven't tried it, but it looks like it would kick my stomachs ass based on everyone saying it tastes like ass. For those of you that have tried it, how bad is the caffeine crash afterwards?
 
I just took one of those 5-Hour energy shots. I took a sip of it, and it tasted pretty bad. So I poured it into a cup and just treated it like a shot, getting it down in 1 gulp. It's working pretty well for me. Its hour 1 so far, and I have a lot of energy (was about to go to sleep at 4pm because I'm so tired and wanted to catch up on sleep, but now I'm really hyped up). I'll report if I crash anytime soon.
 
I also like ZipFizz, mix it with water and BAM - flavorful water with lots of energy.
 
This 5-hour energy stuff sounds similar to Thai Red Bull, Krating Daeng - which is fucking great for energy (but gives ya weird dreams!) There's loads of shit about it containing speed and after a mad night on it I did some digging, seems it's got some stuff that makes the caffeine and taurine more effective, speed is an urban myth. (Wish I could find the shit I found about it.)

Not sure if they are doing the same thing (resident chemists?) but both seem to be a syrupy shot and use other shit to enhance the effect of the caffiene and taurine.
 
I agree that these 5 hour energy drinks do seem to live up to the name. When I'm doing a long drive and am getting tired I always take one of these. I flew cross country this summer, stayed up almost all of the night before and was running on empty by 10pm PST once I got there. Took one of these bad boys then hit some bars with my friends and was good as gold all night.

If I need to get work done and am tired I'll go to the store and pick one up.

The taste is.....weird. Shitty ass lemon/lime imposter.
 
I tried the lemon/lime first and then had a berry one another day, and the berry one was much better. They really do have an interesting taste. I found that it gave me a nice buzz of energy, but it only lasted about 20-30 minutes. Then it was just a regular blend of energy that lasted a few hours. I'm not sure about 5 hours, but I still think it was worth the few bucks.
 
You can get the asian Red Bull in Chinatown in Vancouver. Comes in brown glass bottles that look like they are for cough medicine. Has a lot more of the herbal extracts in it than the NA commercial stuff. Given China's track record these days for poisoning people and pets, I'd probably steer clear of these now.

Then there's this drink I heard of recently called "Pussy". Looks like a Red Bull knock off that is being marketed heavily in trendy bars and clubs. Supposed to be all natural...

"Pussy is unique. It is made with a blend of fresh white grape juice from Southern Italy, pressed Mexican limes and lightly carbonated water. These are then mixed with Grenadilla and Lychee flavours, infused with six selected botanical herbs :

* Milk Thistle
* Guarana
* Siberian Ginseng
* Sarsaparilla
* Schizandra
* Ginkgo Biloba"

It goes on to explain the benefits of each herb.

Pussy » Natural Energy


<< anyone tried one of these?
 
Almost all energy drinks taste like shit and make me feel worse. There is a reason people use them for mixers and partying/intoxicants.

I either drink a moderate steady stream of coffee, take plain caffeine pills, and or some diet Pepsi or something.

Preferably ( and no I do not take my own advice) I would say "NO" to all that shit, including coffee, soda, sugar, caffeine. Instead just, oh, maybe try to go to sleep and wake up on a healthy schedule, exercise, and eat well. But I always find myself trying to stay up all night until I pass and needing to wake up before the time I eventually go to bed.
 
Mahzkrieg said:
just cut the bullshit and stick a horse tranquilizer in your leg?
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Now that's the kind of outside the box thinking that keeps me coming back to this forum.

So, um, do I actually have to *own* a horse to get a prescription for that from the vet?
 
big cans of arizona green tea have been my drink of choice. they are cheap and have caffeine and ginseng to give you a subtle boost.
 
xmcp123 said:
Heh consider it my way of sabotaging the competition. I can just see the convo with the person's AM now.
"Is that campaign almost ready to go up?"
"As soon as I can feel my face, yeah!"
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Haha! Better get the rumour going round that it really is the best drug for work.

Seocracy... Fuck man, that's fucked up.
 
Ruck said:
I can only get about 2 hours out of one. I tried drinking 2 at once and I got sick as fuck. Seriously, dont do that. I guess it's because I am 250, I dunno. I cannot get more than 2 hours of pick me up out of one. But they do taste like ass.
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Oh man.. I drank 2 as well about a year ago when i was around 130lbs.. made me feel really fucking weird.
 
seocracy said:
I wont touch that shit EVER again. It's no fun; trust me kids.

There is NOTHING fun about spending an evening feeling like you're swimming through a room full of Jello pudding, only to wake up and realized you've not only soiled yourself, but you've also killed the neighbors french-poodle by putting it in a headlock.


No. Fun. At. All.
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damn I thought i was the only one that happened to. Was it a white poodle?
 
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