DeAnne
Mike Crowl5-Hour Energy Shot - Is it really safe???
July 23rd 2008 13:57
Have you tried 5-Hour Energy? We've all heard that energy drinks can be harmful, but the 5-Hour Energy shots claim to be safe and healthy. My husband and I used them on our recent trip, so we could be more energetic while driving long hours each day.
According to the product website, "5-Hour Energy is packed with stuff that's good for you - B vitamins and amino acids." If you look at the product label, one serving provides 2000% of the daily value for bitamin B6, and 8333% of the daily value for vitamin B12. WOW! It must be really good for you, right.
Not neccessarily. Too much of a good thing can be bad for you.
Not enough B6 can cause numbness and/or tingling in hands and feet, as well as depression, mental disorders, insomnia, irritabilty, and kidney stones. Too much B6 can also cause numbness in hands and feet, as well as low blood sugar, mood swings, migraine headaches, hyper- or hypothyroid, muscle spasms, cramps, artritis, and higher or lower blood pressure.
Not enough B12 can cause numbness in hands and feet, shortness of breath, fatigue, weightloss, poor memory, and a host of other problems. Too much B12 can numbness or tingling on the right side, panic attacks, hyperthyroid, insomnia, and more.
As you can see, it is necessary to get enough of these vitamins, but too much is too much. It is just as risky to overdose on these vitamins as it is to be deficient in them.
In my experience, I only took 4 of these shots - on four different days within a week. Not realizing that there was any connection to the energy shots, I rushed to the doctor when I began experiencing numbness in my feet and legs. Even a week after the last drink, I still did not have all the feeling back in my feet and legs. Blood tests revealed that my levels of B vitamins were extrememly high. I assured the doctor that I don't even take a daily vitamin --- then I remembered --- in the week prior to onset of symptoms, I'd used 5-Hour Energy shots four times.
Don't trust advertisments or labels that claim "It's safe - it's healthy!" Remember - too much of a good thing can be just as bad as not enough!
According to the product website, "5-Hour Energy is packed with stuff that's good for you - B vitamins and amino acids." If you look at the product label, one serving provides 2000% of the daily value for bitamin B6, and 8333% of the daily value for vitamin B12. WOW! It must be really good for you, right.
Not neccessarily. Too much of a good thing can be bad for you.
Not enough B6 can cause numbness and/or tingling in hands and feet, as well as depression, mental disorders, insomnia, irritabilty, and kidney stones. Too much B6 can also cause numbness in hands and feet, as well as low blood sugar, mood swings, migraine headaches, hyper- or hypothyroid, muscle spasms, cramps, artritis, and higher or lower blood pressure.
Not enough B12 can cause numbness in hands and feet, shortness of breath, fatigue, weightloss, poor memory, and a host of other problems. Too much B12 can numbness or tingling on the right side, panic attacks, hyperthyroid, insomnia, and more.
As you can see, it is necessary to get enough of these vitamins, but too much is too much. It is just as risky to overdose on these vitamins as it is to be deficient in them.
In my experience, I only took 4 of these shots - on four different days within a week. Not realizing that there was any connection to the energy shots, I rushed to the doctor when I began experiencing numbness in my feet and legs. Even a week after the last drink, I still did not have all the feeling back in my feet and legs. Blood tests revealed that my levels of B vitamins were extrememly high. I assured the doctor that I don't even take a daily vitamin --- then I remembered --- in the week prior to onset of symptoms, I'd used 5-Hour Energy shots four times.
Don't trust advertisments or labels that claim "It's safe - it's healthy!" Remember - too much of a good thing can be just as bad as not enough!
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