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

Skip it. If you have to have a pick me up, and hate black coffee, look up Advocare's Spark drink. Approved by Olympics and the NFL...Red Bull, Monster and the like are soon to be recalled...the FDA only needs to collect "enough" data on bad side effects...not only do that have TONS of sugar, but other chemical ingredients that cause irregular heart beats, etc...that's the inside word I heard from a local EMT...

I tried it once, didn't do much. False advertisement

Never had it, never will. Being active, working out and eating healthier gives me plenty of energy.

\Red Bull, Monster and the like are soon to be recalled.

I HAVE TO STOCKPILE ALL THE MONSTER

However, it always gets me how people say Monster has a ton of sugar. There's more than one type, and the Rehab just has 4-5 grams of sugar per can.
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-monster-beverage-rehab-energy-drink-i281275

Monster definitely gets me hyper, so I use it depending on how hard I want to work/play.

Personally, I struggle with chronic fatigue. I've pretty much taken some sort of energy supplement everyday for my entire life. Caffeine pills, coffee, energy drinks, all of it! Once I started my healthy lifestyle without pop and what not my energy level did get better. I still need a little caffeine sometimes so 1/2 a 5 hour is awesome. I might take the second half later that day or not at all. The regular kind ;-)

I rather take a multivitamin with b vitamins and just eat fruits, vegetables, and get some caffeine if I need it in than spend the money on supplement that's redundant. I like being able to separate my vitamins from my caffeine so it doesn't cause me to be reliant on it.

Sounds like a company is trying to profit off taking away coffee.

Alright. I need my pitchfork and torch.

I've never had it before.

Well it's good but if you're already on amphetamines I don't think it's going to have too much of an effect . . .

When I drove an 18-wheeler in 2006-2009, I occasionally had to drive through the night. My body began to outright reject "Monster," because of it's harsh crash the next day or two, along with Striker capsules. I never purchased a Red Bull, so I cannot compare it (and Coke's "Full Throttle" was "full sputter" for me...Zzzzz). Another driver finally told me about 5-hour Energy, and for me, it worked exactly as advertised--I would use it to "spike" Sobe and Glaceau's "energy" choices, and it would give them the spark that allowed me to make it through the night, just sipping a little at a time, as needed. It did not erase the need for sleep--only delayed it--I still missed those hours and my mind and body still had to make that up, but I could do so and sleep peacefully without the strange and sick "crash" to get through (which often denied me the restful sleep I needed). I haven't had the stuff since that time, however, but for me, when I was 37-39, it worked as advertised.

I buy a generic version in bulk from Costco and use it as an alternative to diet soda. For me its a quick and easy energy boost when I need it.

What are you trying to accomplish with this stuff? It's not good for you. I'd skip it.

I assume this is one of those 'energy shot' products you can purchase as convenience stores and what not?

I don't personally or professionally recommend them. Caffeine and other legal stimulants work on the brain the same way illegal and prescription stimulants do. It seems to me that companies are trying to market products that are as close to illegal or restricted compounds as legally possible these days.

The thing with uppers of any kind (including caffeine) is that what goes up, must come down, and it goes down past normal. The effect is just of a different magnitude depending on the compound.

Stimulants raise heart rate, raise blood pressure, can raise your temperature, mess with your electrolyte balance ("I had like five cups of coffee today so I keep running to the bathroom every 20 min!!!")), and there is always the possibility of consuming these products with other medications (over the counter or not) and not knowing they are contraindicating, which can spell trouble for you.

Some people claim to have increased strength and endurance and mental acuity on these products, but so do patients taking ADD medications (Speed) and people using street stimulants (Cocaine/Crack). If you think that 'drug' stimulants would be something your uncomfortable with, then perhaps reconsider using these drugs that people tend not to think of as 'Drugs'.

Best Regards,
- Mharren

My cardiologist forbids it to me. I had an adverse heart event several years ago, no damage, and the ban on energy drinks, along with the obligation to possess a beta blocker, are all that resulted from it.

Personally, not for me. I tried it in grad school and my heart would either start racing or fluttered. Switched back to coffee.