teen dies after drinking caffeine too quickly (Mountain Dew, McDonalds latte and an energy drink)

I have two energy drinks and 2-3 cups of coffee a day when i'm working nights.

Literally no other way for me to stay awake past 3am because i'm not able to sleep much during the day. Noisy neighbours and such.

Tried without for a few weeks and it was a disaster. Nearly crashed on the drive home.
 
It's making me think about my caffeine intake. Sad story for someone so young.

I once took two heaped scoops of PhD vmx pre workout before the gym. I was pretty experienced with drinking them kinda things before working out but this one caught me off guard (225mg caffeine per scoop) . Within about fifteen minutes I felt like utter crap and then shortly after I was sneezing out my ass.

I'd drank 500mg of caffeine in an instant and it was way too much. I didn't even make it to the gym. I had to drive home and lie down.

Moderation is wise.
 
I only have energy drinks when I'm doing massive gaming sesh to keep me up.
But nowhere near that amount!

I used to drink a lot of coffee, but about 4 cups a day now (usual singles).
 
Ayahuasca said:
Read this earlier this morning, they believe he drank over 400mg of caffeine within 2 hours, the mayo clinic who've done leading research on caffeine and its effects say that amount is only safe over the period of a whole day.

At first I suspected he might have had some undiagnosed heart condition but the BBC article stated this wasn't the case, I know some people are more sensitive to caffeine than others and it spikes their heart rate a fair bit. Arrhythmia's are no fun though even when they're harmless, first time I experienced a rhythm disturbance I thought I was a goner.
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I've done over 400mg in one go and haven't had any issues. Doubt that caffeine had anything to do with it really
 
grudas said:
I've done over 400mg in one go and haven't had any issues. Doubt that caffeine had anything to do with it really
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this sort of post is pretty naive, yes people have had that level of caffeine and haven't had a significant event - that doesn't mean it doesn't cause harm or that it isn't dangerous
 
dowie said:
this sort of post is pretty naive, yes people have had that level of caffeine and haven't had a significant event - that doesn't mean it doesn't cause harm or that it isn't dangerous
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I'm not saying it's not dangerous, I'm saying that blaming it full on caffeine only is stupid. He clearly must've had a bad reaction to it or something, usually it's not an issue and I'm talking from my POV of seeing many people consume crazy amounts of it. Personally it has no effect on me, the only reason I drink energy drinks or coffee is for the taste.

Think of the amount of caffeine people consume daily. Some drink redbull like water.
 
I'm trying to reduce my caffeine intake, it has got out of hand recently, often having three heaped teaspoons per cup. On work days, this typically means four or five cups plus a 500ml bottle of Pepsi Max. But on days off, I can easily consume seven or eight cups, going through 200g of instant coffee per week!
 
grudas said:
I'm not saying it's not dangerous, I'm saying that blaming it full on caffeine only is stupid. He clearly must've had a bad reaction to it or something, usually it's not an issue and I'm talking from my POV of seeing many people consume crazy amounts of it. Personally it has no effect on me, the only reason I drink energy drinks or coffee is for the taste.

Think of the amount of caffeine people consume daily. Some drink redbull like water.
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well yes a heart arrhythmia is a pretty bad reaction

your claim that caffeine has no effect on you is a bit dubious - it likely does but you don't notice it... yes some people so consume huge amounts daily, it probably doesn't do them any good - they're probably at greater risk of heart rhythm issues like atrial fibrillation later in life which can lead to things like heart failure, stroke etc..

sure some people will avoid major long term issues just as there is always someone who can make some anecdote about their Grandad living to 95 despite being a life long smoker etc..

just because lots of people indulge in something doesn't mean the long term health implications aren't there or that some of these risky (but yes rare) events aren't worth knowing about - frankly no one *needs* to gulp down so much energy drink in such a short space of time and so people being aware of the risks and being a bit more sensible with these things is a good thing
 
Those energy drinks, Monster and the likes are absolutely rank.

Coffee on the other hand, oh my word coffee how I love thee.
 
dowie said:
he's making a statement to the press/public - talking in terms of 'plasma level' would be fairly meaningless in that context
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Well no because that's what the whole issue hinges on. On one hand he's saying it's not about the total amount of drug in the body ie. not about the plasma level, then in the same sentence saying it's about the speed of consumption which is exactly what in combination with dose determines the amount in the plasma.
 
McBain said:
Those energy drinks, Monster and the likes are absolutely rank.

Coffee on the other hand, oh my word coffee how I love thee.
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I really like the taste of cheap energy drinks, the cheaper the better. :p I only drink them very occasionally though, once every 2/3 weeks. I do have one coffee a day but that's all the caffeine I have now, I used to take preworkout everyday.
 
Perhaps weirdly, on the few occasions I've drank taurine based drinks like Redbull, I've felt no energy boost. But that might be related to how much coffee and carbonated caffeine I drink!
 
Energize said:
Well no because that's what the whole issue hinges on. On one hand he's saying it's not about the total amount of drug in the body ie. not about the plasma level, then in the same sentence saying it's about the speed of consumption which is exactly what in combination with dose determines the amount in the plasma.
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Perhaps if you interpret his statement to refer to the plasma level rather than the amount in the body a a whole but he didn't specifically state plasma level and it seemed that in context he's pointing out that this isn't about the amount consumed but rather consuming that amount in a short period of time. Granted perhaps he was a bit vague but he's speaking to a wide audience. Then again, assuming he was referring to the amount in the blood/plasma, is it the sharp spike in levels increasing (and the resulting jump in heart rate, blood pressure) that is dangerous vs a more steady increase to that concentration? In which case there isn't necessarily a contradiction even if we use your assumption regarding his statement.

Regardless I'm going to assume that as the coroner has spent a fair bit of time on this case then he likely does know what he's talking about here.
 
Greebo said:
I have three coffees withing 2 hours everyday so i am well over 400mg of caffeine :O

Think i need to cut back
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A normal cup of coffee will contain under 90mg of caffeine.
Less so if you use instant coffee.

You would need to drink around 5-6 cups to reach 400MG
 
Since stopping recreationals a few years back, my go-to clubbing recipe usually consists of 2 Pro Plus and a redbull every 2 hours. Still alive!
 
I been drinking 6 to 8 cans of redbull each day plus about 6 cans of coke cola for about 6 years now....

But I only weight around 80kgs
 
StriderX said:
The caffeine balance for some people must be so incredibly out of sync... I dare some of you to just, stop... see what happens.
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My doctor told me when I quit drinking redbull I will need to cut the amount I drink of it down over a matter of weeks or months and not to just quit completely in one go ..
As my body is going be so used to all the caffeine..
 
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