I often need a pick me up and am drug free. I was wondering about the 5 hour energy drink on the market and you see in a lot of the convenience stores at the check out. I know they advertise no sugar and no crash and burn but I was wondering if someone could tell me there experience with it or just some good info would help too.

Quest

hey q, energy drinks and shots are really popular right now and because of that you got a lot of crap out there. the 5 hr. is a milder version of this group. it contains a lot b vitamins,aminos,niacin, and caffeine and naturally sweetened with sucralose so there is no real sugar crash like the energy drinks.

the stronger versions (like vpx 7 hr.,supershot ,etc.) generally jack the caffeine even higher and have stuff that stimulates the adrenal systems.

i use these on occcassion before a heavy workout, not as good for you but they work.

the non-caffeine shots are the weakest as they use the same as 5 hr. but usually include natural energizers like guranna or octacosinal(SP).

so, i would recommend the 5 hr. (on occasion!) as a little caffeine is actually good for you , but do not rely on these as you will develope a tolerance. hope this helps, g