Dr Whiting on The Dangers of Energy Drinks

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Energy drinks have become increasingly popular in recent years. There are many brands on the market such as the 5-Hour Energy Drink, Rockstar Energy Drink, Burn Energy Drink, Full Throttle Energy Drink, Amp Energy Drink, Monster Energy Drink and others. Each contain caffeine and some have added stimulants such as guarana, an herbal form of more caffeine, as well as ginseng. Most of these drinks, in moderation, are probably relatively harmless for healthy people. However, when consumed to excess or by those with certain medical conditions, they can be very dangerous. Younger people, as young as 6 or 8 years old, are also consuming these drinks. In this age group the effects of caffeine are dramatically increased. Energy drinks, such as the 5-Hour Energy Drink, Rockstar Energy Drink, Burn Energy Drink, Full Throttle Energy Drink, Amp Energy Drink, Monster Energy Drink and others, are consumed primarily for the buzz or energy high that the caffeine and other stimulants can provide. Unfortunately, most of these drinks also produce a let down or crash, leaving the user to consume another drink to boost energy again. Repeated use or abuse of these highly charged caffeine drinks could lead to increased side effects. The harmful effects of caffeine, guarana, ginseng and other herbal extracts accelerate at potentially alarming rates when multiple doses of these drinks are consumed. People have been using caffeine in various forms, including Energy Drinks for a long time. What users dont often understand is that the boost of energy obtained from these drinks is temporary and that the crash can last a lot longer than the high. The side effects of energy drinks such as the 5-Hour Energy Drink, Rockstar Energy Drink, Burn Energy Drink, Full Throttle Energy Drink, Amp Energy Drink, Monster Energy Drink and others, can increase in those persons with certain other health challenges such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, heart conditions and other chronic disorders.
Caffeine can lower blood sugar in some individuals causing moderate to severe hypoglycemic episodes, which can be very disturbing and dangerous. If the drinks combine herbal stimulants with the caffeine, this can increase the potential blood sugar problems. Another factor to also consider is the often very high amounts of sugar in most of these energy drinks a factor that further complicates diabetes and hypoglycemia.
Individuals suffering from a variety of cardiovascular problems should use caution when consuming these energy drinks. Over stimulation of the central nervous system by caffeine, guarana, and ginseng can lead to a variety of arrhythmias, and other heart beat issues. Those with pacemakers also should be concerned. Another common practice among younger people is the combining of alcohol with their favorite energy drink. Alcohol is a downer and as such provides clear signs of when the consumer has had enough. By using the stimulating effects of energy drinks together with alcohol, the user can often drink far more and not be aware of their degree of intoxication. This can be dangerous for many reasons. If one wishes to use Energy Drinks, they should not combine these with alcoholic beverages of any kind.

Since both alcohol and caffeine are dehydrating agents, their combination can severely lower fluid levels in the body. If this is combined with dancing in a hot nightclub for example the dehydration can reach critical and deadly levels. There are many countries in Europe where high potency energy drinks such as the 5-Hour Energy Drink, Rockstar Energy Drink, Burn Energy Drink, Full Throttle Energy Drink, Amp Energy Drink, Monster Energy Drink and others have been banned completely. This was due to the fact that several athletes have died while exercising or training and using these energy drinks for sustained performance enhancement. Likely many of these fatalities were caused by severe dehydration.

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• 5-Hour Energy Drink
• Red Bull Energy Drink
• Monster Energy Drink
• Amp Energy Drink
• Rockstar Energy Drink
• Burn Energy Drink
• Caffeine
• Sugar
• Herbal Stimulants
• Guarana
• Ginseng
• B Vitamins
• Taurine
• Dehydration
• Nausea
• Abnormal Heart Rhythms
• Full Spectrum Nutrition

[RIBARRA59]

Dr. can drinking a 24fl oz (710 mL) monster without eating every other day for a 14 year old be dangerous?.

[healthyinformation]

@RIBARRA59 The effects of high doses of Caffeine can vary from person to person. As long as you don't experience racing heart beat, or become anxious or nervous you should be fine.

[ProviderMR]

Dr. I have a very important question to you, I am 21 years old male and I always been very healthly until I started to drink a can of Monster each day for about 1 year, A few months ago I was diagnosed with high blood pressure... it is because I used to drink monster?

[healthyinformation]

@ProviderMR Caffiene can produce High Blood Pressure in people who are senstive. You may wish to stop and measure your blood pressure in a couple weeks. There are many causes of Hypertension, at your age it may be hereditary. Please call my office if you would like to speak further. Dr Whiting

[crazystarf]

If anyone has heard of worX energy shot (or Monster Hitman), I take one shot of those every day during a cardio workout (or general workout) as it's a much better stimulant to creatine. It allows you to push through your workout further and better.

Will this have any dangerous side effects in the near future? Because I definitely don't want to be dead during a hard workout.

[healthyinformation]

@crazystarf Whether or not these energy drinks will have any lasting negative effects depends on each persons Cardio Vascular fitness. Exercise and energy drinks both raise heart rate. In a healthy person this may not produce any side effects. If there are hidden Cardio Vascular problems they could surface through over stimulation.

[johnlewisbrooks]

It's not the guy who has 1 can of Rockstar, it's the IDIOT who drinks 6 in a day!

It's not the guy who has 1 shot of Jack Daniels who causes a wreck, it's the IDIOT who drinks 12 shots!

It's not an ENERGY DRINK or an ALCOHOL problem!

IT'S AN --->IDIOT<--- PROBLEM!

[ItsMey2426]

Thumbs up if your drinking one right now

[Neloliciouz]

@foolishmask

well alcohol is definetly even worse for blood pressure, especially vodka or stuff like that.

One Monster in a day never cause any problems, sometimes when I took 2 in a short period of time the side effects may occur, but you most definetly shouldnt drink more than 2 a day. When I tried 3 in a day I couldnt sleep for 40 hours being constantly nervous with those side effects and very high blood pressure / heartbeat. So in the end its all a question of quantity.

[trueredexe]

now I WANT ONE!

[vgdhdfhfghh]

is it ok to drink 1 or 2 redbulls 3 or 4 times a week

[renegade78100]

HA!!!!!!! yeah... they ARE dangerous if you use them like he says! i have at absolute most... i don't know, maybe 2 or 3 a week? they don't cause me problems. other than being tired after it wears off.

[foolishmask]

O BUT ALCOHOL AND SMOKING IS JUST GREAT FOR YOU!!!

[A2EReviews]

@johnlewisbrooks Thank you!!! Energy drinks are not that bad when used responsibly.