Food and Drink Help me break my energy drink addiction - Page 5

KCrockaholic · 08-09-2014, 01:33 PM

Since I was 11 or 12 years old, on average, I've drank about 2 per day.

I slowed down considerably right around 20 years old, and since then have been on about 1 or 2 per day.

If I see them in a grocery store, I have to buy one. If I go inside to Quik Trip, there's no chance I can walk out empty handed. I don't even feel a true burst of energy off them, and haven't felt that in many years. I drink them and at most I'll be at a normal level of energy, but without one I'll feel heavy eye'd throughout the day.

I'm still in decent/good shape, but I'm tired of feeling tired. I feel like once I finally break away from these things I'll once again have my natural energy back and maybe once I do indulge in a caffeinated beverage I'll actually feel energy from it. At this point I can still drink one or two and fall asleep 5 minutes later no problem.

It's a real addiction, and I need to do something about it. Don't know how to alter my mind into thinking I don't need energy drinks anymore, but I gotta stop.

**TribalElder** · 08-09-2014, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Ha. Good chance if there's more just sitting around the house, then I'll just be drinking more. And making more trips back to the store.

you could get even more with the money you save by driving the per unit cost down

fairladyZ · 08-09-2014, 02:20 PM

I'm addicted to Sobe No Fear and Rockstar Peach. I feel nothing from them at all but love the taste of them in the mornings and just feel like they give me a physiological boost. But i know it's actually not doing jack. I just love the taste of them. I try to tell myself i'm not going to have one but then i go into the gas station and see they are on sale 2/$3 and i walk out with a case.

I know i can go cold turkey i've done it before but i always come back. It's tough but you just have to have the will power. You can control it either by finding something to replace it or just telling yourself no more.

BucEyedPea · 08-09-2014, 02:22 PM

You probably know some of this already but it may have more in it. Even though a more natural health orientated site it refers to the energy drink addition written about in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
It's not normal to feel fatiqued most of the time.

Last paragraph:

Only by breaking your energy drink addiction will you be able to once again enjoy the increased alertness and performance improvements that caffeine offers to those not addicted. If you continue to feel fatigued once you leave the dangers of energy drinks behind and break your addiction (it takes about a week), it’s important to explore other potential underlying causes of your fatigue and to seek safer, more natural fatigue remedies. See our Comprehensive Guide on Fatigue for some great ideas!

http://www.naturalhealthadvisory.com...ink-addiction/

KCrockaholic · 08-09-2014, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fairladyZ

I'm addicted to Sobe No Fear and Rockstar Peach. I feel nothing from them at all but love the taste of them in the mornings and just feel like they give me a physiological boost. But i know it's actually not doing jack. I just love the taste of them. I try to tell myself i'm not going to have one but then i go into the gas station and see they are on sale 2/$3 and i walk out with a case.

I know i can go cold turkey i've done it before but i always come back. It's tough but you just have to have the will power. You can control it either by finding something to replace it or just telling yourself no more.

I'm gonna try just a ton of water in the morning instead of energy drinks. Those companies know how to lock on to their buyers.

KCrockaholic · 08-09-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

You probably know some of this already but it may have more in it. Even though a more natural health orientated site it refers to the energy drink addition written about in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
It's not normal to feel fatiqued most of the time.

Last paragraph:

Only by breaking your energy drink addiction will you be able to once again enjoy the increased alertness and performance improvements that caffeine offers to those not addicted. If you continue to feel fatigued once you leave the dangers of energy drinks behind and break your addiction (it takes about a week), it’s important to explore other potential underlying causes of your fatigue and to seek safer, more natural fatigue remedies. See our Comprehensive Guide on Fatigue for some great ideas!

http://www.naturalhealthadvisory.com...ink-addiction/

That's what I'm talking about. I know it's not normal to feel fatigued all the time. Once I fix this, I think I'll feel a LOT better.

Ceej · 08-09-2014, 02:35 PM

Working at 3 am, and some times 12 hour days I have to have one a day to not feel miserable.

AMP is usually the one that seems to work for me and recently went to the sugar free AMP, so there's that.

KCrockaholic · 08-09-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ceej

Working at 3 am, and some times 12 hour days I have to have one a day to not feel miserable.

AMP is usually the one that seems to work for me and recently went to the sugar free AMP, so there's that.

Retail?

**Anyong Bluth** · 08-09-2014, 02:37 PM

Simple solution, take up Speed. You won't give energy drinks a 2nd thought.

Ceej · 08-09-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Retail?

Nah. Warehouse work. If that's what you're wondering.

KCrockaholic · 08-09-2014, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ceej

Nah. Warehouse work. If that's what you're wondering.

JW

**Anyong Bluth** · 08-09-2014, 02:51 PM

You want a real energy drink, check out Redline.

I bought one, completely unaware of what it was in terms of potency. I was messed up all day- like amped way too much, my eyes were fully dilated, uncontrolled muscle spasms or reflex jerks, intermittent periods where I would feel chilly and have goosebumps for close to an hour. It's impossible to fully describe it.

Check out the comments in the link below, they're both amusing and crazy all the feedback people who tried it gave. Definitely a funny read.

http://voiceofthevictims.blogspot.co...drink.html?m=1

This is just the 1st comment as an example, and there are way better and crazier stories posted.

I will agree, I have no clue how they sell this legally or not sued into oblivion. I suppose you could use it, if you only drank maybe 3-5 caps full of it at any 1 time?

1 more comment - you can read rest on the link.

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Dan from Ohio here...I've been dealing with a weight issue for a long time. I'm not a tubby guy just have a belly from computer programming during the last winter.

Today I took one teaspoon of the Redline Syrup aqnd let me tell you what....

This stuff should not be taken if you are going to be sitting still programming at a computer.

With-in 30 minutes I felt a little hungry so I grabbed a salad and tossed a can of salmon on it....then as I was making my salad it hit me....

I felt as if my skin was crawling, like a junkie needing a fix...As a matter of fact I was twitching so bad....my eyeballs were twitching as well...then I started to sweat and twitch at the same time....thus causing a major panic attack....

I found myself stripping off my shirt and running around my house like a crazy man not knowing where to run too...I thought my life was over...and my family was going to find me face down in my back yard 1/2 naked!

I continued to run laps in my back yard for 25 minutes while pouring cold water over my head....my wife noticed that I was freaking out so bad that she rushed a .5 zanax to me to help calm me down...

I should have known better because I've been known to be super sensitive to diet products...I get panic attacks...

Anyways...my skin is still crawling and it only took me about 30 seconds to write this because my energy levels are skyrocketing....

I just thank god that it didn't kill me like I for sure thought it was going to ....

My best suggestion is to only take this stuff in small quantities unless you're a maniac or speed demon...and stay 100% away from this stuff if you are an easy target for panic attacks....

Ceej · 08-09-2014, 02:54 PM

I've had one (sugar free Red Bull) that sped up my heart rate so much.

**** that noise!

BWillie · 08-09-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ceej

I've had one (sugar free Red Bull) that sped up my heart rate so much.

**** that noise!

****ing n00b

Lonewolf Ed · 08-09-2014, 03:04 PM

I'm glad those things never appealed to me. I thought the two I tried were not good at all.

Chief Pote · 08-09-2014, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Anything can be an addiction. It has control over my mind. The only thing that has control over my mind.

Are you sure? Naked hot chick giving you the come hither look OR a RedBull? Pick one...

08-09-2014, 01:33 PM
KCrockaholic Sarcasm Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Olathe Casino cash: $3292900	Help me break my energy drink addiction Since I was 11 or 12 years old, on average, I've drank about 2 per day. I slowed down considerably right around 20 years old, and since then have been on about 1 or 2 per day. If I see them in a grocery store, I have to buy one. If I go inside to Quik Trip, there's no chance I can walk out empty handed. I don't even feel a true burst of energy off them, and haven't felt that in many years. I drink them and at most I'll be at a normal level of energy, but without one I'll feel heavy eye'd throughout the day. I'm still in decent/good shape, but I'm tired of feeling tired. I feel like once I finally break away from these things I'll once again have my natural energy back and maybe once I do indulge in a caffeinated beverage I'll actually feel energy from it. At this point I can still drink one or two and fall asleep 5 minutes later no problem. It's a real addiction, and I need to do something about it. Don't know how to alter my mind into thinking I don't need energy drinks anymore, but I gotta stop.
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08-09-2014, 02:20 PM	#62
fairladyZ Starter Join Date: Dec 2012 Casino cash: $6695234	I'm addicted to Sobe No Fear and Rockstar Peach. I feel nothing from them at all but love the taste of them in the mornings and just feel like they give me a physiological boost. But i know it's actually not doing jack. I just love the taste of them. I try to tell myself i'm not going to have one but then i go into the gas station and see they are on sale 2/$3 and i walk out with a case. I know i can go cold turkey i've done it before but i always come back. It's tough but you just have to have the will power. You can control it either by finding something to replace it or just telling yourself no more.
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08-09-2014, 02:22 PM	#63
BucEyedPea Here comes Peter Cottontail! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $-330037	You probably know some of this already but it may have more in it. Even though a more natural health orientated site it refers to the energy drink addition written about in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It's not normal to feel fatiqued most of the time. Last paragraph: Only by breaking your energy drink addiction will you be able to once again enjoy the increased alertness and performance improvements that caffeine offers to those not addicted. If you continue to feel fatigued once you leave the dangers of energy drinks behind and break your addiction (it takes about a week), it’s important to explore other potential underlying causes of your fatigue and to seek safer, more natural fatigue remedies. See our Comprehensive Guide on Fatigue for some great ideas! http://www.naturalhealthadvisory.com...ink-addiction/ __________________ Hello, Bearcat. Two Questions: Are you Malcor? Because call-out threads don't get moved to the Romper Room, but asking who Malcor is, as in being mult was moved there. Only a mod can do that. Why is DC getting over-moderated these days?
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08-09-2014, 02:35 PM	#66
Ceej BOOM!1! Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $6535541	Working at 3 am, and some times 12 hour days I have to have one a day to not feel miserable. AMP is usually the one that seems to work for me and recently went to the sugar free AMP, so there's that.
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08-09-2014, 02:37 PM	#68
Anyong Bluth Deus ambulans inter homines Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Casino cash: $9439340	Simple solution, take up Speed. You won't give energy drinks a 2nd thought. __________________ Suck it, *beautiful*
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08-09-2014, 02:54 PM	#72
Ceej BOOM!1! Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $6535541	I've had one (sugar free Red Bull) that sped up my heart rate so much. **** that noise!
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08-09-2014, 03:04 PM	#74
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS Casino cash: $10606233	I'm glad those things never appealed to me. I thought the two I tried were not good at all.
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