Poll: Do energy drinks affect you?

[Z of the Na'vi]

They don't do much for me.

Usually I just drink them like I would any other soda when it's Friday night and I'm gearing up for some gaming.

 

[Lunatic High]

Used to drink them when I was like 18, but when I quit I find I have more energy now than I ever did when I used to drink them, go figure. Now all I do when I'm experiencing fatigue and drowsyness is GO TO FUCKING SLEEP like nature intended. Don't even drink coffee either, most things that end with "ine" are addictive and bad for you.

 

[IamQ]

When I've has 2-3 (50cl) Energy Drinks I can't sleep. I don't feel any more alert than before, I just can't sleep.

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Tried a few. Other than taste disgusting, they had no effect.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

I used to drink LOADS of 'energy' drinks and take caffeine pills until one day i overdosed and went to the hospital
Damn that hurt my heart

Now they just seem to make me sleepy and poor, and i never drink more than one regular drink a day, mostly just 25cl, half a can

I miss how they act as a stomach speeder, feels kinda good in a weird way

Most energy drinks just have too much weird additives for me to dare use them and also they taste like sugary ass (Monster and Burn in particular)

Only thing i really like the taste of is Rockstar original and Red bull original
Oh, and Spike shooter, but that is way too powerful for me now

You really gotta be careful with anything that might be called a drug

 

[Nerexor]

I don't drink much coffee or other caffeinated beverages, so when I have an energy drink (Monster for preference) it's a great pick-me-up. Been using them at work occasionally if I've been up late the previous night... which is every night due to our friends "video games." But I still find them effective if I keep it to one every day or couple of days.

 

[Dr. Mongo]

I usually get too hyper when I drink stuff like that.
Coffee, on the other hand, doesn't affect me.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

Not really, coffee and energy drinks can "help" keep me awake if I haven't slept for a few days, but other than that, nothing. So I wouldn't say they give me "energy"

That's what I use alchohol for.

 

[antidonkey]

I tend to take my time with energy drinks. One in the morning will usually take me 2 hours minimum to finish. It wakes me up but nothing more than that. If I were to drink it faster, them I'm sure I'd notice it more. the average energy drink has about the same amount caffeine as two cups of coffee. Two cups of coffee in about an hour is what I normally have in the mornings and by the end of that second cup....I'm a little buzzy depending on how strong the brew was. Crap.....now I want a Monster.