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Post: 86843311_1 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:54:31 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:54:31 +0000

Okay, so I basically need one during the day to function, or at least not zone out. I only ever drink Amp since it comes in all those assorted flavors, and it has a decent amount of caffeine emotion_c8 I was just wondering if that's normal-ish; is it on par with drinking coffee? . . . or Foxdie-suppressing nanites?

I'm NOT asking about the health impacts, I know they're somewhat high in sugar and can lead to cardiac irregularities, but its not like I'm throwing them back several times a day, just in the morning.

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Post: 86843311_2 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:57:28 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:57:28 +0000

how many mgs of caffeine is in an amp anyway?
also count serving sizes, as there's generally more than one in a can

and then compare it to coffee

i prefer coffee usually, though
most energy drinks are carbonated and the last thing i want in the morning is a carbonated beverage
plus all the extra calories and sugars and ugh

i really like java monsters though
i'd rather have one of those than shovel out cash for a cold starbucks coffee that lasts two swigs

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Post: 86843311_3 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:59:57 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:59:57 +0000

their was a kid in my class who brought in a energy drink called 'Cocaine' seriously.. look it up.
its a new kind of energy drink that is like 100x more caffenated and such. eek

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Post: 86843311_4 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:02:19 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:02:19 +0000

I like those canned juices Starbucks has.

But everything else is crap.

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Post: 86843311_5 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:02:42 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:02:42 +0000

I wouldn't really know. I tend to avoid energy drinks and when I need to wake myself up, I drink tea. Probably because I work at a tea store, but the mix I blend together keeps me up for a full work shift.

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Post: 86843311_7 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:16:14 +0000
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I like those canned juices Starbucks has.

But everything else is crap.

the orange one tastes like dish soap

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Post: 86843311_8 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:17:37 +0000
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their was a kid in my class who brought in a energy drink called 'Cocaine' seriously.. look it up.
its a new kind of energy drink that is like 100x more caffenated and such. eek

Thats....not new.
My boyfriend had it for the first time 6+ years ago.

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Post: 86843311_9 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:19:52 +0000
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their was a kid in my class who brought in a energy drink called 'Cocaine' seriously.. look it up.
its a new kind of energy drink that is like 100x more caffenated and such. eek

Thats....not new.
My boyfriend had it for the first time 6+ years ago.

confused i was sure it was new.. at least that was what the kid told me.

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Post: 86843311_10 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:22:03 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:22:03 +0000

Tea all the way : with black tea especially .
My personal favorite is Anichai .What I enjoy about tea is that you feel maybe less hyped and ready to move mountains ,but sanely and serenely awake for the day .And it 's easy to prepare .
Also ,I noticed that many energy drinks ,even diet ones ,make you crave for food more .
That ' s why I switched to tea .

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Post: 86843311_12 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:22:44 +0000
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:22:44 +0000

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their was a kid in my class who brought in a energy drink called 'Cocaine' seriously.. look it up.
its a new kind of energy drink that is like 100x more caffenated and such. eek

Thats....not new.
My boyfriend had it for the first time 6+ years ago.

confused i was sure it was new.. at least that was what the kid told me.

Unless they re-released it, it's not new. My boyfriend had it years ago, but then it was taken off the shelf due to the name. We actually found some again around 3 years ago at a convention. I'm literally looking at the can on the shelf right now, lol.

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Post: 86843311_13 created on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:41:51 +0000
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I like those canned juices Starbucks has.

But everything else is crap.

the orange one tastes like dish soap

I like the strawberry one.

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Post: 86843311_14 created on Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:13:45 +0000
Posted: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:13:45 +0000

I'm probably gonna die by 30 because I drink so many caffeinated drinks.
Yeah I know it's not healthy, no need to tell me.

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Post: 86843311_15 created on Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:36:49 +0000
Posted: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:36:49 +0000

I have tea or coffee near enough every day. I no tea has a tiny amount of caffeine, but i don't feel addicted to it. I only drink coffee when i fancy having it, which isn't much, once or twice a week. I do crave lucozade a lot though because i generally drink a lot of it, and i heard its meant to be worse then coke which isn't so good. But i haven't had some in a few days, because i was drinking too much, and im craving it now.

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