# Do I have a Monster problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431 "2015-08-30T21:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/21 "2015-09-01T11:49:25Z")
“Haven’t died yet” So clearly we should take this as unquestionable empirical evidence and consume without worry, because gosh, it hasn’t killed Habeed! Y’know, YET ! Seriously? I thought we were fighting ignorance here. Silly me! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/22 "2015-09-01T13:31:57Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > “Haven’t died yet” > > So clearly we should take this as unquestionable empirical evidence and consume without worry, because gosh, it hasn’t killed Habeed! Y’know, YET ! > > Seriously? I thought we were fighting ignorance here. Silly me! Yet you haven’t presented any evidence to suggest anything harmful exists in their ingredients. While I did cite a scientific study that concluded the only ingredients with potentially adverse effects are caffeine and sugar (and the OP states he gets sugarfree). Put up or shut up - irrational paranoia has no place here. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/23 "2015-09-02T07:13:33Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > This thread is much less interesting than the title led me to expect. 😛 I came in here expecting to read about an infestation under his bed. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/24 "2015-09-02T13:15:05Z")
I don’t drink them too often at all because a) they are stupid expensive and b) they don’t do anything at all for me in terms of energy. I could drink one and go straight to bed, no problem. Then again, I drink coffee, and a lot of people tend to forget that good old fashioned coffee has quite a bit of caffeine in it. Energy drinks really aren’t that impressive to me at all…neither is 5-Hour Energy. A co-worker gave me one once and I couldn’t even tell a difference at all. Maybe these things do something to people who rarely have caffeine, but largely I think they are marketing hype, pure and simple. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/25 "2015-09-02T13:25:21Z")
> [@SpeedwayRyan](#): > > Maybe these things do something to people who rarely have caffeine, but largely I think they are marketing hype, pure and simple. There are people who don’t like coffee. You’re right about stupid expensive. That’s what caffeine powder is for. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/26 "2015-09-02T13:30:47Z")
> [@SpeedwayRyan](#): > > I don’t drink them too often at all because a) they are stupid expensive and b) they don’t do anything at all for me in terms of energy. I could drink one and go straight to bed, no problem. Then again, I drink coffee, and a lot of people tend to forget that good old fashioned coffee has quite a bit of caffeine in it. Energy drinks really aren’t that impressive to me at all…neither is 5-Hour Energy. A co-worker gave me one once and I couldn’t even tell a difference at all. > > Maybe these things do something to people who rarely have caffeine, but largely I think they are marketing hype, pure and simple. As I said upthread, I have a caffeine habit. One day I ran out of pills and resorted to a 5-Hour Energy. I was only able to drink half of it because of the horrible taste, but it was enough to keep me pumped all day long and into the night. I never experience that with my cheap Kroger-brand “Stay Awake” pills. If didn’t taste like battery acid, I’d drink that stuff all the time. So no, I don’t think it’s all hype. I just think you have a high tolerance to caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431/27 "2015-09-02T14:34:35Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > So no, I don’t think it’s all hype. I just think you have a high tolerance to caffeine. I guess. I don’t even think it’s a tolerance based on use, because I don’t drink a HUGE amount of coffee and energy drinks never had a dramatic effect, even when I rarely drank coffee. (quote below from [here](http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2013/07/coffee-vs-energy-drinks-what-boosts-your-energy-more-and-which-is-better-for-you.html)) > [@](#): > > While an eight-ounce cup of coffee contains about 150 milligrams of caffeine, energy drinks pack anywhere from 154 mg in a 16-ounce Red Bull to 505 mg in a 24-ounce Wired X505. And the most popular juicer around, 5-Hour Energy, has 200 mg of caffeine in a single-serve shot. I drink more like 16 ounces of coffee as a “cup”, so let’s call it 300mg. So a 5-Hour energy is 2/3 of a “cup” of coffee for me…that certainly isn’t going to perk me up very much. And 154mg in a 16-ounce Red Bull (which is the GIANT can – the standard small can would have around half that) is basically nothing. I just get the impression that people often think energy drinks are some crazy pick-me up for extreme young people, when really they often have the same amount of caffeine as the small coffees that senior citizens buy at McDonald’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-monster-problem/729431.md?page=1)