Are energy drinks effective?

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There's this craze going on about energy drinks - All it is is sugar and caffeine. Students, athletes, professionals of all ages are drinking this stuff. Are these drinks as effective as they say it is? How healthy is it? Pros? Cons? Please share your thoughts...

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I'm pretty sure I might have to donate my degree to the Dunkin Donuts around the corner - I sometimes see them more than I see my family on a given day. They should just run a pipeline of iced coffee to the nursing labs.

This!!!! Lol

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

When I worked nocs as a CNA, I'd drink red bulls. The sugar free ones. I've been a coffee drinker since high school but coffee doesn't fit in my back pack as easily and has more calories.

When I started drinking too many red bulls, my stomach would hurt. I've been told by friends that you can get stones or infections if you drink these regularly for months, so I always take breaks and get off of them for awhile. If I drink lots of coffee (4 cups a day or more) for a few weeks, I get IBS flare ups.

As a nursing student , I have a cup of coffee every day now, which is less than I normally have consumed throughout my life. I'm not working while in nursing school, so I actually have less on my plate than is customary.

I will sometimes drink a half can of red bull after school just so I have energy to clean up my house and do a few things with my son in the evenings.

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Specializes in Neurology.

i love all things energy if they help keep me awake

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I started drinking coffee in elementary school, cappuccinos in middle school, 3 pots of straight espresso for the first half of high school, then a red bull before I even got out of bed in the second half. I have severe insomnia so an hour of sleep is normal for me. When I was working a quiet night shift at a hotel with very little human interaction, I have been known to have up to 3 AMPs. Now i generally stick with mountain dew. I remember when Redbull first came out, it had a lot more caffeine in it than it does now, and I was 14 with my mom driving straight through the night. I gave her a Redbull and she didn't blink the entire trip (slight exaggeration) but he left leg wouldn't stop shaking. She said never again.

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Specializes in clinical.
I have yet to take an energy drink so far in my program, even with clinical!

please excuse me if i applaud you out of pure jealously! ive used the green coffee beans.. i get them at whole foods its a nice boost with out the crash

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

I'm not a big fan of energy drinks. I would rather just drink coffee or tea.

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for me i always drink ICE COFFE...its a great energy drink for me:roflmao:

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