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Despite repeated warnings about the dangers of energy drinks, many continue to use them, especially for young people and middle-aged people.

Millions of students and workaholics around the world daily consume energy drinks or caffeine mixed with alcoholic drink to increase your performance.

But what actually happens to our body when we drink such a drink?

Here is a step-by-step guide that explains the changes in our body, from the first 10 minutes to 12 days after drinking just one can of this drink.

It is worth noting that studies have proven that energy drinks, as well as alcoholic ones, have the same effect on the brain of a teenager as the most powerful drugs.

The dangers of energy drinks

First 10 minutes after drinking one can of energy drink

Caffeine begins to penetrate into the blood.

Heart rate and blood pressure begin to increase.

After 15-45 minutes

If you drink the drink quickly, then after 15 minutes you will feel more alert and more focused. But if you drink the drink slowly, then this effect will come in about 40 minutes.

After 30-50 minutes

Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and as a result, your liver releases large amounts of sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked and you no longer want to sleep.

Blood sugar levels rise sharply, causing a spike in insulin. The liver responds by converting the sugar into fat.

After 1 hour

Your body begins to feel a sharp drop in blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia). The energy quickly runs out and you start to feel very tired.

An hour after drinking the drink, you will want to go to the toilet, and you will get rid of the water that was in the drink. This water was enriched with valuable nutrients, but instead of using them for their intended purpose, these substances came out with the water.

Impact of energy drinks

After 5-6 hours

During this time, the amount of caffeine in the body decreased by half. In women taking birth control pills, this period can be up to 10 hours.

After 12 hours

During this time, the human body completely gets rid of caffeine in the blood. And yet, the speed of caffeine clearance depends on many factors, from age to physical activity.

After 12-24 hours

Breakdown begins. About a day after drinking an energy drink, an unpleasant surprise awaits you. If a person often used such a drink, then during this period he begins to feel lethargic, exhausted, headaches and constipation appear.

After 7-12 days

Studies have shown that by this time the body becomes more resistant to the regular use of a certain dose of caffeine. This means that you will no longer experience the same unpleasant feelings to the same extent.

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Non-alcoholic energy drinks

Today, anyone can get a sweet non-alcoholic energy drink, even a schoolboy. While teenagers and older people continue to use energy drinks and then end up in the hospital, advertising continues to talk about how this or that drink invigorates and inspires.

Doctors in many countries, including Russia, have long been warning about the dangers of such drinks, that energy drinks cause problems with the cardiovascular system, potency, can cause insomnia and quickly deplete the body's energy reserves.

Well, if you mix such a drink with alcohol, then the situation worsens even more. Such a mixture can lead to irregular heart rhythms, cause seizures, and even lead to kidney failure. It is worth noting that deaths have been repeatedly recorded after drinking energy drinks with alcohol.

Relative Benefits of Energy Drinks

1. For a short period of time, a person receives a charge of vivacity and energy.

2. It is possible to choose a drink with a high concentration of caffeine or with big amount vitamins and carbohydrates. The former help to cope with drowsiness, and the latter increase the level of endurance during physical exertion.

3. Vitamins in such drinks can stimulate vital processes in the human body, and glucose can quickly enter the bloodstream and supply energy to the muscles and brain.

4. Thanks to its convenient packaging, energy drinks can be taken with you anywhere and used almost anywhere. For some, they can replace a cup of coffee.

5. Most 8-ounce cans of energy drinks contain 80 milligrams of caffeine, which is less than the 400 milligrams recommended by doctors. Coffee can contain more caffeine than an energy drink (about 300 milligrams on average).

Why are energy drinks harmful?

1. If you drink more than 2 cans of energy drink per day, you can significantly increase blood pressure, and may also increase blood sugar levels. The result is hypertension and diabetes.

2. Since deaths have been officially registered in Europe after the consumption of energy drinks, in some countries they can only be purchased at pharmacies.

3. Vitamins contained in energy drinks do not form a balanced complex.

4. If a person suffers from a disease of the heart, blood vessels, nervous system, pancreas or liver, then the use of energy drinks will only aggravate the situation. The same applies to those who are predisposed to the above diseases.

5. The energy drink itself does not give energy, but opens the channels of the body, where internal resources are contained. As a result of the use of energy reserves, the body is depleted, a person may experience nervous overexcitation, and with frequent use, fatigue increases, insomnia, irritability appear, a person is more prone to nervous breakdowns and depression.

6. With regular use of energy drinks, the body gets used to caffeine and over time asks for a larger dose, and a large dose of caffeine depletes the body and encourages frequent urination, and this, in turn, removes salts from the body (in a rather large volume).

7. A large concentration of B vitamins can lead to a violation of the nervous system, increase the heartbeat, lead to tremors in the limbs and greatly weaken the body.

8. The dose of amino acids taurine and glucuronolactone in one energy bank exceeds daily allowance 500 times. And given that they are used together with caffeine, then such a mixture can lead the human nervous system to severe exhaustion.

9. Caffeine and other ingredients in energy drinks irritate the stomach wall, which means that the risk of stomach ulcers and gastritis increases.

10. Energy drinks are high in sugar, which means they are high in calories. Caffeine, as a stimulant, can cause anxiety, nausea, dehydration, and increased heart rate.

11. Between 2007 and 2014, the number of people hospitalized for energy drinks doubled in the US alone. This data was shared by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Composition of energy drinks

* The basis of any such drink is caffeine

There are also extracts of guarana, tea or mate, which also contain caffeine.

Sometimes the manufacturer calls caffeine differently: mateine ​​or theine, but in fact it is the same caffeine.

Other stimulants such as theobromine and theophylline, which are homologues of the same caffeine.

* Carnitine.

This component contributes to the rapid oxidation of fatty acids. This means that it enhances the overall metabolism in our body. As a result, the level of muscle fatigue decreases in a person.

* Taurine.

Some believe that this component of energy drinks, as it accumulates in muscle tissue, leads to improved muscle (and heart) function. However, experts in the field of medicine assure that taurine has absolutely no effect on the muscles. Despite this, in one energy bank, its volume can be from 400 to 1000 mg. This begs the question: why is it needed then?

* There are also vitamins (particularly B vitamins), such as carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose).

It is worth noting that the B vitamins are needed by the body, and if you are deficient in them, the body will tell you about it. But an excess of these vitamins (which can give an energy drink) can hardly be considered beneficial to humans.

Stimulant non-alcoholic or low alcohol drinks are called energetics. The composition of the energy drink stimulates the human central nervous system. Drinking a jar of drink, a person gets a feeling of relief, feeling a surge of energy and a desire to speed up the work process.

Athletes, students, workers and simply tired people believe that it is safe to drink energy drinks. Few people know about such a thing as energy poisoning. Regular use causes deterioration of health, the resources of the human body are depleted.

Composition of energy drinks

Ingredients of energy drinks

People who care about their health should know what will happen if they drink a lot of energy drinks, as well as the effect of these drinks on the body. Manufacturers claim that the product is not harmful, and successfully fill the store shelves with new jars with a variety of flavors. However, this product contains active ingredients that are dangerous to humans. Frequent use is dangerous, there are known cases of death from energy drinks.

Let us consider in more detail the composition and properties of the components of this product:

1. The stimulant is caffeine.
2. Sulfonic acid taurine, which accumulates independently in human muscle tissues. Studies show that taurine has antioxidant properties.
3. L-carnitine. It is worth remembering that the human body itself produces such a component in the required volume.
4. Some brands have added pharmaceutical herbs such as ginseng and guarana. They have tonic and biostimulating properties.
5. Metabolic processes are rendered by B-vitamins.
6. Substance Matein (satisfies hunger, burns excess calories, is used in South America as an additive in mate).

In addition to all the substances listed above, all energy drinks include a large amount of carbonic acid. The drinks are highly carbonated. An overdose is very dangerous for people. Read the label before using these products.

Should you drink energy drinks?

The impact of energy drinks on the body

Many people do not think about the fact that you can get energy poisoning. They are confident that they are recovering their resources and benefiting. Of course, the energy drink has a stimulating effect on the endocrine and nervous systems. But after its use, the body experiences severe stress, there is a big load on the body as a whole.

Adrenaline, getting into the blood, causes a feeling of a surge of energy, euphoria and an unbridled desire to work with new forces appear. An overdose of energy drinks leads to dangerous consequences. The effect of energy drinks on the human body causes the following symptoms:

• regular decline in human strength;
• insomnia;
• feeling of irritation;
• depression;
• frequent indigestion.

Ultimately, death from energy drinks can occur. Young people love energy drinks, but they should always remember what an overdose of energy drinks leads to.

The impact of energy drinks on human health

Energy drink addiction

Numerous studies on energy drinks report disappointing results. The systematic use of the product inevitably causes a strong and persistent addiction to them. People develop an addiction so strong that it can be compared to alcoholism.

And here it is already necessary to find the line, in time to seek help from doctors. The harm of energy drinks for teenagers causes enormous damage to their life. You should not expose your life to dangers, and you need to remember what harm they receive from energy drinks. Each person must understand for himself why the action of energy drinks is dangerous for him.

Manufacturers actively promote their products, they do not think about the consequences at all. In the CIS countries, the production of energy drinks is most controlled, which cannot be said about European countries.

Use it right

Before you drink a delicious jar, remember the dangerous properties:

1. Never mix alcohol with energy drinks. It causes the strongest jump in pressure. Which can lead to a hypertensive crisis and even death.
2. After sports training, you should not overload the body with such a product. This causes dehydration and a jump blood pressure.
3. In the hot season, you do not need to abuse the use. The vegetative and cardiovascular systems work with double the power to balance the temperature load. And the power engineer accelerates such processes, warming up the human body even more, which leads to severe stress. Therefore, do not drink more than twice a week.
4. The power engineer does not tolerate compatibility with caffeine-containing products. An overdose can lead to severe human poisoning.

Energy drinks are drugs

Types of stimulant drinks

Beverage manufacturers offer consumers a wide range of their products:

1. With alcohol content.
2. With vitamin content.
3. Caffeine-containing (Cause energy stimulation).
4. Sports energy (Improve the performance of people, regulate the load on the muscles and fluid loss during physical exertion).

Contraindications

An energy drink, the harm and benefit of which has a negative effect on the human body, has its own categorical contraindications:

1. A pregnant or breastfeeding woman who drinks energy drinks does great harm to her baby.
2. Drinks not recommended for children and teenagers.
3. It is impossible for the elderly, as well as patients with heart problems and thrombophlebitis.
4. Not recommended for sleep related problems.
5. Diabetics, ulcers, epileptics should not drink such products.
6. People with vision problems are also not recommended to abuse this product.

Those who have good health should remember that the harm or benefit of energy drinks has been proven by medical research. The risks of getting poisoned are reduced with the right dosage of the drink.

How do energy drinks affect a teenager's body?

Emergency care for poisoning

In the case when a person neglected the rules for using energy drinks, he will easily get poisoned. In this case, you need to act quickly and take the patient to the hospital. If it is not possible to take the patient to a medical facility, then certain measures should be taken.

1. It is necessary to induce a gag reflex in the patient in order to clear the stomach of the drunk energy drink.
2. Take the person to fresh air.
3. You need to drink sorbents and drink as much water as possible (plentiful drinking will remove toxic substances from the body).

It should be remembered that a rapid heartbeat, redness of the skin, a jump in pressure, loss of consciousness are signals that require a visit to the hospital.

Energy drinks, the harm and benefits of which have been proven by numerous studies, require only a healthy state of a person. Whether such drinks are harmful to you, decide for yourself. But remember that they all have their contraindications. Using them in the recommended doses, you will not do yourself much harm.

Video

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An overdose of energy drinks is more often diagnosed in young people who prefer to compensate for the depletion of the body with such products. A disproportionate volume provokes poisoning, sometimes leading to serious consequences. Several deaths have been officially registered.

Composition of energy drinks

The action is based on psychostimulants. Each view contains the following components:

1. Caffeine. Relieves drowsiness, fatigue, stimulates the heart muscle.
2. Mate. The effect is similar to coffee.
3. Guarana and ginseng. They produce the same effect as caffeine.
4. Glucose and sucrose. They break down quickly, replenishing the energy expended by the body.
5. Taurine. Accelerates metabolism, improves the conductivity of nerve fibers.
6. Theobromine. Despite the toxicity of the substance, after chemical treatment it is used as a tonic.
7. B vitamins.
8. Phenylalanine. aromatic amino acid.
9. Carbonic acid. Makes the drink carbonated.

The composition may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer. Usually we are talking about dyes and flavorings.

Types of power engineers

Subdivided into several characteristic types:

1. Entertainment. Contains some alcohol.
2. Vitaminized. They are distinguished by an increased concentration of seemingly useful components.
3. Sports. Designed to quickly restore the forces expended during physical exertion.
4. Energy. It definitely contains caffeine.

The impact of energy on the human body

As a rule, consumers are of the opinion that by drinking the products of a well-known company, they replenish resources. However, it has been proven that hidden reserves of the body are used for this. As a result of use, a negative effect is exerted on the endocrine, cardiovascular and nervous systems. A stressful state develops, provoking an excessive release of adrenaline. Therefore, the tone rises, and internal reserves are exhausted.

Sometimes the natural consequence is poisoning. It happens for the following reasons:

1. Overdose. No more than 500 ml per day is recommended.
2. The constant use of caffeine gradually provokes a habit and more volume is needed for "encouraging".
3. Overestimation of B vitamins negatively affects the central nervous system, heart muscle.
4. The presence of acids causes gastritis and peptic ulcer.

The duration of the effect is 5-6 hours. Then apathy, fatigue, symptoms of nervous overexcitation are noted.

There are contraindications to drinks:

• pregnancy;
• old age;
• intense loads;
• kidney disease;
• diabetes;
• tendency to form blood clots;
• hypertension;
• glaucoma;
• CNS problems;
• violations of the blood flow of the brain;
• insomnia.

It is forbidden to use under 18 years of age.

Especially dangerous are energy drinks in combination with alcohol. In this case, a person does not control the amount of alcohol consumed, which provokes serious alcohol poisoning.

Does it get addictive?

According to studies, products such as Adrenaline Rush and other tonics are addictive, similar to the use of drugs. It is extremely difficult to get rid of such a habit.

That is why, in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation, it is forbidden to sell in schools. Restrictions also apply to the composition - there should not be more than 2 components that have a psychotropic effect.

Symptoms of poisoning

In case of an overdose of energy drinks, a characteristic clinical picture develops:

1. The heart rate increases.
2. There is insomnia.
3. The person is irritable.
4. The skin of the face turns red.
5. The blood pressure rises.
6. There are problems with the functionality of the gastrointestinal tract.
7. Tremor is noted.
8. Motility is difficult.
9. Increased emptying of the bladder.
10. Often there is diarrhea.
11. Damage to the walls of the stomach by acids causes burning and pain in the epigastrium.
12. Cold sweat breaks out.
13. There is also temperature.

In acute poisoning, profuse vomiting is observed. Consciousness becomes confused, hallucinations develop. Possible fainting.

Lethal dose

If caffeine is present in an energy drink, it is considered dangerous to consume 70 cans of 500 ml for a person with a body weight of 70 kg. The tragedy is likely when the permissible norm is exceeded, equal to 10–15 g. It would seem that a lethal outcome is impossible.

In fact, a much smaller amount leads to intoxication. It depends on the characteristics of the body, the presence of chronic pathologies. Sometimes 2-3 containers are enough for severe poisoning.

First aid

If you experience signs of an overdose with an energy drink, you need to call the SMP. At home, it is advisable to perform procedures that will alleviate the condition of the victim:

1. Provide access to fresh air, unfasten clothing that restricts breathing.
2. Provoke artificial vomiting.
3. Take a sorbent, such as activated charcoal.
4. With a mild degree of overdose, it is recommended to neutralize caffeine by drinking cream, milk, green tea by eating avocado, beans, cabbage.

Inpatient treatment is indicated for patients with loss of consciousness, tachycardia, high blood pressure.

Scientists have proven that energy drinks poison brain cells.

Antidote

Emergency physicians with serious intoxication use an antidote that reduces the effect of caffeine and its derivatives. Apply Aminazin, Enap.

Treatment Methods

Energy poisoning requires gastric lavage. If the procedure is not performed at home, cleansing is done in a hospital.

The main directions of therapy are the elimination of toxic compounds, determining the degree of damage to internal organs, the central nervous system, and restoring functionality.

Possible consequences

With the systematic use of energy drinks and an overdose, the following complications are likely:

1. Sudden loss of consciousness is the cause of severe injuries, and sometimes death.
2. Hearing gets worse.
3. Convulsions often appear.
4. Bleeding of the gastrointestinal tract develops.
5. Pregnant women are prone to miscarriages.
6. Characterized by depression, mental disorders, suicidal thoughts, phobias.
7. The concentration of attention decreases, which affects performance.
8. There is an arrhythmia.
9. There is an addiction.

Fatal outcome is more often stated after an overdose in adolescents.

Prevention

It is enough to follow simple rules to prevent intoxication:

1. Do not take more than 500 ml of an energy drink per day.
2. Do not use after significant physical exertion.
3. Do not use with tea, coffee, alcohol.
4. Do not use such products if there are contraindications.

It is worth remembering that addiction to tonics causes great harm to the body. In some European countries, free sale is prohibited. Energy drinks are released only in pharmacies, as they are equated to biological supplements.

Energy drinks are very popular, especially among young people. They help relieve fatigue, get rid of drowsiness. But often there is poisoning with energy drinks. How do energetics act on the body and how do they give miraculous energy?

What are energy drinks

Energy drinks are made from natural psychostimulants. The production of this drink was founded in 1984 by Red Bull. It proved so popular that Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola began producing it.
Now energy drinks are sold in kiosks, supermarkets, clubs and bars. Manufacturers position them as a means to combat fatigue. These drinks do not contain alcohol at all. Therefore, many people - intensively engaged in mental activity, lovers of sports and club dances, students during the session are so "addicted" to energy drinks that they have already become dependent on them.

Energy drinks Adrenalin Rush from PepsiCo, Red Bull and Bullit from Red Bull and Burn from Coca-Cola are sold in Russia. The Happyland association offers low-alcohol energy drinks - the Dutch Red Devil and the British Jaguar.

Any energy drink tastes a bit like lemonade with a tart, sour taste.

The composition of all energy drinks is similar:

It is difficult to list all the elements. Almost the entire periodic table is included in the energy bank. Caffeine-like substances accelerate blood, vitamins and other “energy” substances, speed up metabolism, break down carbohydrates, and actively affect the functioning of the brain and muscles.

How does an overdose happen?

Often, many young people use energy drinks - as a tribute to fashion. Bright advertising of energy drinks makes you want to try them. Unknowing people consider these drinks to be benign products that contain vitamins and amino acids, harmless energy substances from natural ingredients. It really is. But their concentration is so high that energy drinks become dangerous for human health. They are especially dangerous when the dose is exceeded. Due to an overdose, various side effects appear.

Do not use energy drinks for people who are sensitive to caffeine, teenagers, pregnant women, people over 50 years old. They are harmful to people with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma. They are dangerous with increased excitability, insomnia.

Symptoms of poisoning

Symptoms of an overdose of energy drinks include:

After taking the energy drink, the nervous system is excited and therefore the desire to sleep disappears, the feeling of fatigue disappears without a trace. Vivacity appears, increased efficiency, mood rises. But after the termination of the energy comes fatigue, insomnia, depression, irritability, as it simply helped a person to "borrow" their own resources.

Over time, the nervous and cardiovascular systems begin to loosen, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract appear. An overdose can lead to unpredictable things. Students who abuse energy drinks during a session often get mentally disturbed. Usually those who have experienced an overdose of energy drinks describe their sensations as extremely unpleasant. Sometimes sudden death from cardiac arrest can occur.

First aid and treatment

According to the latest research, people who consume energy drinks poison their brain cells.

Realizing that an overdose of energy drinks has occurred, you should stop using them and go out into the fresh air. If you feel sick, take activated charcoal and induce vomiting. You can neutralize caffeine by drinking green tea or milk, cream. Eat foods high in magnesium, it is found in cabbage, beans, avocados.

If, due to an overdose, a person has lost consciousness, or is in a blurred consciousness, it is required to ensure that he breathes freely and call an ambulance. Do not leave the victim alone until the arrival of doctors.

In the hospital, such patients usually undergo a gastric lavage, put a dropper.

Energy drinks are not a substitute for rest and sleep, they just help you get through an emergency. Their regular use causes great harm to the human body.

Energy drink (the so-called "energy drink") is very popular in all developed countries of the world. The reason for the popularity is simple: the comparative cheapness of the drink and the invigorating (tonic) effect it has.

In fact, an energy drink is a more effective analogue of coffee, which also quenches thirst. The variety of flavors of energy drinks is also one of the reasons for the popularity of this drink.

But how dangerous is it to use energy drinks? In this article, we will try to understand how dangerous and harmful it is to consume energy drinks.

Energy drinks entered wide production in 1984. To put it quite simply, these are drinks created using a combination of various stimulants and additional components (vitamins, flavors, dyes, and so on).

They are designed to stimulate the central nervous system. Due to this, a significant reduction in fatigue is achieved, and indicators of mental activity increase, but for a limited period (up to 6-8 hours).

Composition of various energy drinks is the same in most cases. It includes the following substances:

1. Caffeine. The main component of energy drinks, which has a tonic and invigorating effect. It should also be noted that caffeine significantly increases heart rate (up to 120 beats per minute).
2. Mate. It is an analogue of caffeine, gives the same effect, but to a lesser extent.
3. Ginseng and guarana. Both are natural (ie not synthesized) CNS stimulants.
4. Sucrose and glucose - universal energy for the body, simple carbohydrates. Once in the body, these substances quickly have a stimulating effect, first of all getting into the brain, reducing the desire to sleep and stimulating its activity.
5. Taurine. An amino acid that speeds up metabolism, quickly gives energy to the body, and is another central nervous system stimulant.
6. Theobromine. In its pure form, it is toxic, but energy drinks contain the theobromine, which has undergone chemical processing. It is a tonic.
7. Phenylalanine. Adds flavor to the drink.
8. B group vitamins.

Popular products in the CIS countries

In the CIS countries, a large number of different energy drinks are sold. The most popular of them are the following:

• Jaguar;
• Burn;
• Red Bull;
• non-stop;
• Revo Energy;
• Gladiator;
• Adrenalin Rush.

It should be noted that in Europe and the USA the number of types of energy drinks significantly exceeds the number in the CIS countries.

The impact of energy on the human body

The use of energy drinks directly affects a person’s sleep. To be more precise, chronic persistent insomnia develops, and the existing sleep becomes pathological. The patient may have nightmares, any external stimuli make him wake up, after sleep there is no feeling of cheerfulness and "new strength". This is the so-called rollback.

Over time, mood lability (its instability), suspiciousness, irritability, excessive anger and aggressiveness are formed. The world in the mind of the patient loses its colors, which usually indicates the onset of depression.

Organic lesions include the development of prolonged sinus tachycardia, extrasystoles (feeling of interruption of the heart), high blood pressure. Often there are persistent constipation or, conversely, diarrhea.

What's wrong with energy drinks?

Negative consequences of taking power engineers have not raised questions from doctors for a long time. It is a well-known fact that they are very harmful to health, namely (we are talking about long-term regular use):

1. Increase the likelihood of developing diabetes.
2. They disrupt the work of the central nervous system.
3. They create problems with the performance of the heart and the cardiovascular system as a whole.
4. Cause pathology of the gastrointestinal tract.
5. Lead to mental disorders, reduce libido.
6. Able to cause formidable diseases (thrombosis, epilepsy, anaphylaxis).
7. Reduce the ability to work, attention, interest in the world around.

Harm of power engineers (video)

Does it get addictive?

Unfortunately, all modern research on energy drinks suggests that they are persistent and highly addictive. Moreover, in some individuals this addiction is as strong as in patients with alcoholism.

Apparently, in the near future a solution to this problem will not be found. In many countries, the use of energy drinks is not regulated in any way, and propaganda against their use is kept to a minimum.

Who is dangerous / contraindicated to drink energy drinks?

Abuse of energy harms absolutely all people. However, there are categories of people for whom energy drinks are especially harmful.

Such people include:

• people with chronic diseases of the circulatory system (especially patients with thrombophilia);
• patients with diabetes;
• patients with heart disease;
• patients with diseases of the kidneys and gastrointestinal system;
• people with chronic high blood pressure;
• people suffering from insomnia;
• teenagers;
• people over fifty;
• pregnant women;
• patients with glaucoma;
• patients with a history of cerebral circulatory disorders;
• patients with diseases of the central nervous system.

Is an overdose possible?

Unfortunately, in addition to the benefits of energy, they also pose a real danger to the human body. An overdose of such drinks causes serious poisoning, leading to an overload of the central nervous system and an increase in the load on the arteries and heart.

An overdose of energy drinks usually occurs against the background of their frequent use for the implementation of any intellectual work. Statistically, energy poisoning most often occurs in students before an exam and in knowledge workers (programmers, writers, professional gamers, and so on).

The reason for an overdose of energy drinks is that they increase the body's performance by increasing the load on all its systems. The cardiovascular and central nervous systems suffer most of all, which, when great use power engineers are working hard.

Simply put, energy drinks turn on the body's reserve systems for a long time, while they are designed for short work ( no more than 30 minutes and only in critical situations).

Symptoms of an energy drink overdose

Symptoms of poisoning(overdose) energy drinks are as follows:

• a significant increase in heart rate (up to 160 beats per minute);
• persistent and prolonged insomnia;
• irritability, aggressiveness;
• redness of the face and a feeling of heat;
• increased blood pressure;
• diarrhea;
• tremor of the limbs;
• violations of coordination of movements;
• frequent urination (less often - the inability to control it);
• cold sweat;
• increase in body temperature;
• repeated vomiting, sometimes without relief;
• anxiety, panic, suspiciousness;
• confusion;
• visual and auditory hallucinations;
• loss of consciousness (syncope).

Possible consequences

Consequences of frequent use energy drinks, as well as an overdose of them, are quite serious.

Let's try to list all available of them (according to "PubMed"):

1. Decreased libido, impotence.
2. Gastrointestinal diseases (especially often develops gastritis and heartburn).
3. Cognitive impairment, including problems with academic performance in adolescents.
4. The development of mental illness.
5. Depression, apathy, indifference, aggressiveness.
6. Heart failure, thrombosis.
7. Persistent chronic insomnia.
8. Overexcitation, nervous tics.
9. Convulsions, epilepsy.
10. Decreased interest and motivation.
11. Fatal outcome (relatively rare).

First aid and further treatment

If an overdose of energy drinks is suspected, the patient should immediately call an ambulance. Before her arrival, you should give him 2-3 liters of warm water and provoke vomiting. It is quite simple to do this: after the patient drinks warm water, you need to press his finger on the root of the tongue.

After vomiting, the patient should be given 10-12 tablets activated carbon. To neutralize caffeine, if possible, the patient should be given green tea or milk. Foods with magnesium (cabbage, avocado) may be useful.

In the hospital, the patient will again wash the stomach and put a dropper. The treatment will be carried out with an emphasis on detoxification of the body and on the "unloading" of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.