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    What's everyone's thoughts on 5 HOUR ENERGY ?

    Posts: 2,384 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I've never had it before.

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    • Posts: 1,240 Member
      Its effectively a caffeine pill, a B-complex pill, and a multivitamin in liquid form. If you have issues with caffeine then don't do it.
    • Posts: 3,512 Member
      It is caffeine, artificial sugar (sucralose aka Splenda) and vitamins. Skip it and have a cup of coffee- it's cheaper.
    • Posts: 189 Member
      I like it and it works for me sometimes. only the extra strength though.

      I like the effectiveness not the taste.
    • Posts: 94 Member
      i hate it, it makes my head feel cloudy. are you wanting to use it throughout your day or powering through a workout?
    • Posts: 3
      Caffeine is a crutch.
    • Posts: 3
      I fully agree. Caffeine is a crutch. It's one thing to enjoy it from time to time, but if you're one of those people that's not "awake" in the mornings till they've had their blessed coffee, forget that. :/
    • Posts: 9,248 Member
      For $3 I can get a couple of cups of coffee.........or make about 4 pots at home. Based on what I've read of energy drinks in general I'll give them a pass........
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
      My dad and brother think it's great. Personally, I think it sucks. I like Korean ginseng a lot better. But you can't hardly get good energy drinks these days. The market is flooded with high sugar/high caffeine crap. :ohwell:
    • Posts: 592 Member
      Oh man the one time I tried it (I did half the bottle like it said) my face got SUPER red (I forget what that side effect is called) and my heart rate accelerated a ton. I cut caffeine when I started eating better so I think it was a shock to my system. It was scary though. Not for me.
    • Posts: 607 Member
      i've had it once and it made me feel very restless and anxious. i hated it.

      you might as well take a double dose diet pill. its essentially the same thing.
    • Posts: 2,036 Member
      I tried it once. It tasted like chemicals and did nothing for me. Total waste of money.
    • Posts: 919 Member
      Never had it! I am a redbull girl :drinker:
    • Posts: 110 Member
      I would avoid it! I work in a family practice office and I see what they do to people- crazy blood pressures and heart rates! NO THANKS!
    • Posts: 19 Member
      i love it!!!!! i use it if i miss my coffee stop in the am or when i am getting ready for a tough workout... It makes me feel brand new sometimes.. i find it quicker acting and way more potent than my morning coffee :)
    • Posts: 919 Member
      Oh man the one time I tried it (I did half the bottle like it said) my face got SUPER red (I forget what that side effect is called) and my heart rate accelerated a ton. I cut caffeine when I started eating better so I think it was a shock to my system. It was scary though. Not for me.




      ya that happened to my friend when she drank it or one like it.. It's from all the niacin in it
    • Posts: 241 Member
      Never had it and never will.
    • Posts: 1,394 Member
      73% of doctors would recommend a low calorie energy supplement to their patients.....If they said it on tv it has to be true!
    • Posts: 3,566 Member
      i hate it, it makes my head feel cloudy. are you wanting to use it throughout your day or powering through a workout?

      This was my reaction to it, as well. I didn't have the "crash" like sometimes do with coffee, but I had a hard time focusing.
    • Posts: 608 Member
      Great for occasional use. They work great! Don't take it within 8-10 hours of your bedtime or you will not be able to sleep. Also, stay away from the Extra Strength one.. I was reeling for waaayyy too long after taking it.
    • Posts: 919 Member
      i love it!!!!! i use it if i miss my coffee stop in the am or when i am getting ready for a tough workout... It makes me feel brand new sometimes.. i find it quicker acting and way more potent than my morning coffee :)





      thats me and my redbull
    • Posts: 669 Member
      It's mostly a liquid B vitamin complex drink with some caffeine thrown in for good measure. I hate the taste of that brand, but I will admit to using other sugar free energy boosters - but the ones i use normally have additional stuff in it than vitamins & caffeine.

      Save money and get the B vitamin in pill form, take it w/ a cup of black coffee - cheaper and will do the same.

      (Trust me - i like my energy drinks, but I hunt around to find them on sale, buy 20-30 @ 1.00 to .99 and make them last the month - IE: only 1 or 2 a day. I can't do coffee - heartburn issues... and honestly, I want to even stop these as I really don't need to be blowing $$ on them - but hard as heck to stop.)

      Remember kids - caffeine is addictive.
    • Posts: 736
      I HATE that Damn commercial with a passion!!!

      "73% of Dr's would recommend an energy supplement to their healthy patients who use energy supplements"
      ^Anyone else have a WTF moment?

      I drink Monster's and coffee.. I'll have a 5 Hr if neither of those other things are available just so I don't get a headache. It doesn't taste bad.. .and it does work.
    • Posts: 189 Member
      I've had good luck with them. I have one every now and then, mostly when I have to drive for forever and I'm dragging.
    • Posts: 3,569 Member
      My BF picks these up sometimes. I've tried 5hr Energy - it tastes just awful. Redline tastes much better and seems to give an energy boost without making me feel really strange. But, I'm used to having about three cups of blacker-than-black coffee during workdays, so maybe I'm used to the caffeine. :)
    • Posts: 3,472 Member
      I HATE that Damn commercial with a passion!!!

      "73% of Dr's would recommend an energy supplement to their healthy patients who use energy supplements"
      ^Anyone else have a WTF moment?

      I drink Monster's and coffee.. I'll have a 5 Hr if neither of those other things are available just so I don't get a headache. It doesn't taste bad.. .and it does work.

      I've had that exact same thought! 73% of Dr's said something that has nothing to do with the quality of this product, but we're going to say this in a way that makes you think 73% of Dr's prescribe 5 hour energy to their patients.

      Of course, I use it upon occasion when I need the boost, not so much lately since I've been eating better and exercising, but it's the ONLY energy product I buy and it's the ONLY one I've found to actually work for me without the jittery side effects.
    • Posts: 607 Member
      nutritional info--

      Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 150% (of % daily value)
      Vitamin B6 - 2,000%
      Vitamin B9 (folic acid) - 100%
      Vitamin B12 - 8,333%

      plus 1,870mg of their "Energy Blend":
      Citicoline
      Tyrosine
      Phenylalanine
      Taurine
      Malic Acid
      Glucuronolactone
      Caffeine (a strong cup's worth)

      this is for the ORIGINAL only, not extra strength.
    • Posts: 2,083 Member
      They are always giving them out at the race expo's I go to. I've tried it once and it wrecked my stomach for days. I think I went through a whole 6 pack of toilet paper that weekend...
    • Posts: 18 Member
      i felt like my heart rate was going crazy, and felt weird. i could not wait, until it ran out of my system. that was only half of a shot too... never again!
    • Posts: 309 Member
      Caffeine is teh debil - don't do it.
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      I've never tried it...I don't know why because I used to be a HUGE fan of artificial energy, but it skeeves me out for some reason.
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