reb bull

pepper

ok i dont know where this should go so i am taking a chance here

my job is very strenious- and i end up exhausted in the middle of it

Latley i have been having a few cans of red bull before work to pep me up so i wont get tired

However i overdid it the other day(4 cans) and i got a bad pain in my chest during work.Is this cos of the red bull.Is it dangerous to drink too much of it?

scojones

Yes, if you drink too much Red Bull it can be very bad for you. An urban myth I have heard is a girl in Ennis died after drinking 8 cans of Red Bull at half time in a hockey match. Can't find any links online about it so it's probably utter cack. Check this, though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1435409.stm

And this http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=red+bull+overdose&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Little-Devil

I'm not sure. Why not drink another 4 and see if you get the pains and decide for youself and post the results . I'm only joking, dont do that. Everyone knows that Red Bull and Shark is not good for your health and when mixed with alcohol is a dangerous drug.

I would suggest you go to your local GP and get a check up and explain to then that you feel quite tired before and durning your shift. They might send you off for some blood tests, IT could be that your body simply lacking in vititams or something similar.

timmywex

what do you work as, may i ask??

zuutroy

scojones wrote:

Yes, if you drink too much Red Bull it can be very bad for you. An urban myth I have heard is a girl in Ennis died after drinking 8 cans of Red Bull at half time in a hockey match.

Not sure if you're getting confused or not, but a guy died during a basketball match after a load of red bull in Limerick I think, and to the OP....artifical stimulants are NOT a good idea. I'd imagine your chest pain was not so much physiological but anxiety induced from the levles of caffiene in you, but please dont take that as medical advice.

pyure

the chest pain is probally muscles in your chest going into spasm due to the higher heart rate red bull causes. again, dont take that as medical advice.

InFront

Red Bull makes your toes fall off!
Don't take that as medical advice.:p

green123

more redbull****

wyndham

http://www.snopes.com/medical/potables/redbull.asp

Clarehobo

zuutroy wrote:

Not sure if you're getting confused or not, but a guy died during a basketball match after a load of red bull in Limerick I think, and to the OP....artifical stimulants are NOT a good idea. I'd imagine your chest pain was not so much physiological but anxiety induced from the levles of caffiene in you, but please dont take that as medical advice.

It was a UL student: Ross Cooney.
Check out the links below but they're a bit vague...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1435409.stm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=5753

As far as I remember, & don't quote me, but it was said he had drank red bull before the basketball game. Apparently, he had an existing heart condition which he was unaware of.

"The connection between Cooney’s death and Red Bull remains inconclusive; a coroner's inquest found that he died as a result of Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (sudden death due to cardiac arrest brought on by an arrhythmic episode)."

fullstop

What is reb bull? Maybe all that caffeine is affecting your spelling :eek:

Archeron

This is not medical advice. I would say stop drinking it. I love the stuff, but I kind of felt I had to stop drinking it as I was waking up the next day with a heart rate of about 170bpm. (not good when you're just waking) It was only after red bull and vodka that this happened, and it stopped when I stopped drinking it. That was not medical advice.

mikemac

I also love the stuff but have given it up.Not good to be resting at home with a racing heart and feel your body twitching.

In fact, I've given up all soft drinks. Now I just need to give up beer:cool:

Teso's sell a drink called Kick. Tis 89c a litre. Only mentioning this as Red Bull is damn expensive and this Kick drink is basically the same drink and good value.

humbert

I used to drink a big mug of very strong coffee before cycling into college, after the trip in my heart would be pounding and my hands would shake. I've decided to cut way down on the amount of coffee I drink!

The pain in your chest could be anything but four cans of Red Bull, each equivalent to one cup of black coffee according to the link posted above, is excessive and caffeine is addictive so common sense would suggest cutting down.

Not to mention the sugar, it wont kill you but it's not a healthy way to keep your energy up in the long term. Try exercise and emm, stuff...

Adyx

As well as caffeine Red Bull has Taurine (the stuff that "gives you wings!"). We were told in college that this stuff was given to American soldiers during the Vietnam War and several deaths were reported. I also like Red Bull, but I dont drink it a lot. Its when you mix it with alcohol, it gets really bad. Because of this the pub where I work is replacing it with Burn. Which has no taurine and is nicer if you ask me. All the major bars and clubs in Waterford are getting rid of Red Bull actually.

humbert

Adyx wrote:

As well as caffeine Red Bull has Taurine (the stuff that "gives you wings!"). We were told in college that this stuff was given to American soldiers during the Vietnam War and several deaths were reported.

As posted above...
http://www.snopes.com/medical/potables/redbull.asp

faceman

OP if you are sufferin exhaustion regularly then you need to look at your lifestyle rather than drinking red bull! There are vitamin/mineral substitutes of more value than red bull than you can take but if its a regular issue then you have a problem!

If you have a healthy work/life balance but still suffer exhaustion then you need to visit your GP and drop this Red Bull malarky! it does more harm than good when consumed in excess!

whiskeyman

Adyx wrote:

We were told in college that this stuff was given to American soldiers during the Vietnam War and several deaths were reported.

Think a few more than 'several' deaths were reported during the Vietnam war...

Caliden

I'm fairly sure you can get a heart murmur if you drink too much vodka+red bull. vodka tries to slow the heart rate while red bull tries to increase it.
Afaik that basketball player died from a rare heart condition, I remember a woman talking about it on the last word on today FM. The same thing happened her son where he just died in his sleep for no reason.

kdouglas

i used to rely on red bull sometimes if i had to do long periods without sleep, but now i find that your better off just avoiding it, keep your fluid levels up and take vitamins, go into boots and browse the vitamin section, there's loads of ones for energy levels etc... the everyday energy ones are alright, they help you to get energy from your food better rather than supplementing it with caffeine or other stimulants

also, drink plenty of water, you'd be surprised how much of an effect it can have on tiredness (for me anyway)

red bull is fine for the odd occasion where it is required, but everyday before work? you really need to find out what is causing this problem

(all above my own opinion and not medical advice)

projectmayhem

pepper wrote:

However i overdid it the other day(4 cans) and i got a bad pain in my chest during work.

don't worry, that was just the wings being formed and ready to flow out of you. should have downed 4 more to get them to pierce your skin...

lucozade ftw.

faceman

projectmayhem wrote:

lucozade ftw.

hope im not showing me age here, but does anyone else remember about 20 od years ago when lucozade tasted rank? You only took it if you were sick!

Thrill

Best to lay off the stuff and talk to your doctor or it really will give you wing's.

brianthebard

humbert wrote:

I used to drink a big mug of very strong coffee before cycling into college, after the trip in my heart would be pounding and my hands would shake. I've decided to cut way down on the amount of coffee I drink!

I think that might have as much or more to do with the cycling than the coffee:rolleyes: I don't drink coffee much, but I'd have a pot in the morning if I go to the bother of making it. And even when I drank four mugs of nice strong coffee and went to the gym this morning I didn't have shakes.

Wertz

A pain in your chest after several cans of carbonated liquid?
Obviously it's something like cardio-arrythmia or hypercaffeinosis or possibly an allergic reaction to taurine.

Oh wait...maybe it's just trapped wind...

Red bull is horrible stuff. I've arrhythmia and as a result have been advised by doctors not to drink it. But even if I could, I wouldn't. It tastes horrible.

I'm not sure if this is true, it could be just hearsay, but it's supposedly banned in some sports as it can be categorized as a drug.

Jesus Wept

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Red bull is horrible stuff. I've arrhythmia and as a result have been advised by doctors not to drink it. But even if I could, I wouldn't. It tastes horrible.

I'm not sure if this is true, it could be just hearsay, but it's supposedly banned in some sports as it can be categorized as a drug.

Agreed, I would rather drink my own urine than redbull.

aidan_walsh

reb bull. Gives you mings.