I've heard alot people say Red Bull, Has anyone tried any of the other energy drinks with any success or failure? Just curious. Long time Clusterwarrior, New to the site!!

i tried rockstar.. but that's because i hate redbull..  i looked for the energy drink that had the most taurine.

I keep a stock of ALDI brand Red Thunder on hand at all times.  I've become accustomed to the taste, and so long as it's room temp I can slam a can in 30 seconds flat.

I'm on a tight budget, so I take what I can afford.

I noticed that Aldi recently raised their price on Red Thunder to $3.99 per 4 pack, or basically a buck a can. Many convenience stores around here are selling 16 oz. cans of NOS at 2 for $3, which is, at least for me in these parts, cheaper than Red Thunder.

Brew wrote on Feb 28^th, 2010 at 9:39pm:


That still would come out to $1.50 per abort for the NOS, and Red Thunder at $1.00 per abort wouldn't it?  Unless you are getting more than one about per 16 oz. can? 

I'm so confused....

I prefer 5hr Energy.  A bit more expensive, but a lot easier on the the stomach than the others.  Also, at 2.5 oz a lot easier to get down in a hurry.  The concentration of B vitamins also helps with keeping irritability to a minimum.

Jerry

There are some on the board who say never ever relax...that's when they get slammed. I suspect the energy drinks might be helping you avoid the let down attacks. That being said, you may want to look into oxygen and some of the other prevents currently enjoying success here.

Welcome to the board.

Joe

I seem to be in the minority here, but energy drinks didn't work for me. Slammed an 5 hour energy drink and vibrated for the next 12 hours. Just a plain old coke seems to work though. Buuurp! Oh excuse me. Does make you gassy .

Never seen that before- does it have all the usual stuff in it?

This is a great discussion!   Who would have known there are so many different options and price considerations.

Being a morning sufferer for 25 years, I find that a coca-cola about 9am pushes my headache back until the afternoon.  More caffeine around 1pm pushes them away for the day a lot of times.  Of course some sneak through.  Coffee, tea and nodoz(200mg caffeine pills) work also. 

I have never taken the taurine, but someone assured me you could get it at a pharmacy in it's pure form.  I haven't looked.  My guess is you could combine your caffinated drink of choice with the taurine if needed, allowing us to escape the energy drinks if we like. 

As some of you know my headaches have taken a huge turn for the better since I started following the clusterbusters ideas on their website.  I let a cycle come through over the holidays (due to poor recognition skills on my part) and had to spend 3 weeks managing my slight pain.  Only 2-3 real CH's snuck through.  Other than weekly psycedelic doses I jacked up on coffee or coca cola each morning and then the same in the afternoon until my cycle ended. 

So I kind of think it is the caffeine, but if redbull or 'rip-it' or 'whoop ass' works for you stick with it.  They are kind of nasty to me and full of chemical junk I probably wouldn't want to drink for the rest of my life.

--Shaggy