# I Need to Stay Awake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 28, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597 "2005-07-28T16:01:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597/1 "2005-07-28T16:01:59Z")

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Alright, I’ve got one long day of editing video ahead of me. By noon tomorrow I need to have two finished products ready to be put on DVD.

This means I will probably be up until noon tomorrow doing it. My poison is generally the Starbucks Espresso Doubleshots. But they’re 7.50 for a four-pack. Will any of those energy drinks (Adrenaline, Red Bull, etc.) do the work just as well?

No rest for the weary. Thanks, peeps.

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**Author:** ![Manish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Manish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manish)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597/2 "2005-07-28T16:17:35Z")

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Red Bull works well for me. However, I have taken care not to overdo it (in case I develop immunity to Red Bull too… 🙂 .) Keeps me aware for next many, many hours. However, that doesn’t mean it keeps me energetic and intersted in work, too. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597/3 "2005-07-28T16:21:02Z")

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The caffeine makes me happy and buzzy for a long while, but then the overdose of sugar makes me crash and I end up coma-ing out. That’s my big problem with the red bull-style energy drinks.

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**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597/4 "2005-07-28T16:22:28Z")

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Mountain Dew. The Dew will keep you awake.

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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-stay-awake/314597/5 "2005-07-28T18:58:41Z")

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As much as I love the Dew I try to avoid soft drinks. Y’ see, caffeine is my aderol. I can focus on my task at hand for long hours if I have a steady supply of strong coffee or espresso. My mind will wander far less when I’m overcaffeinated.

Thanks for chiming in, guys. Anybody else know a good one that costs less than Starbucks?