Preferred energy drink/stimulant drink? WAKE UP?

These days I just drink coffee, but that's more for enjoyment than really jolting me awake.

I used to love energy drinks, though. My favorites were the Rockstar Juiced Guava, original Rockstar, Bawls, and original Red Bull. I remember trying a "White Russian" flavored Monster coffee drink and thinking it was really tasty also (tasted nothing like a white russian).

Monster.

Boost for an energy drink, or a very large mug of tea with 4 tea bags in.

My first choice would be Redbull but it's been quite a while since I drank any energy drink. Not a fan of Monster I can say, I think it tastes terrible.

I ordered a kilo of yerba mate from brazil for like $5 a while ago and love the stuff. A couple cups of the stuff will get me more spun than any energy drink out there and its good for you. Coca tea is even better with less diuretic effect but obviously not an option here in the good old USA.

Gaurana seeds or extract will give you more enegery and stamina and lasts for like 8 hours. These are found in most energy drinks at a low dose anyway. They are great for labor or working out because they dont effect the heart as much. I have tried betel nuts on my travels and they are a little too strong to be just a pick me up for me. They make me feel like I have taken a few bong hits, smoked 8 cigarettes and snorted half an adderal. Believe it or not a lot of people in south america chew them every day.

So I stick to good coffee and yerba mate tea and that is plenty of energy for me. Energy drinks are a ripoff. I would recommend yerba mate if you want to try something different that is similar to coffee.

@the_great_skenardo said:

It's hard to find nowadays, but I liked the SoBe NoFear drink. When Ice-cold, it has a nice tart flavor along with some varieties of yuppie caffeine.

For Monster, I only enjoy the "Khaos" juice (orange) variety. the others are too much like soda for my taste.

that said, coffee is better in the morning.

Oh my gawd. I have completely forgotten about the NoFears. I used to drink those all the time my first 2-3 years of college and those would definitely help to get me through some classes, ha. I can't find them anymore!

@CrossTheAtlantic said:

@Dots said:

Coffee, black to the core, and lots of it.

Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night.

Reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGcyKEZtWuE

All right, now I just need help tracking down all of these new drinks I haven't heard of in the OC...

Regular-ass coffee. I've never gotten into energy drinks and I'm glad I haven't.

A rockstar vodka does the trick

Iced coffee with sugar and cream. I can go without the sugar, but I don't like going without the cream/milk part of it. I'll also do hot, but I mostly drink hot coffee at work.

Also Coke.

Not the biggest energy drink fan though I have tried a few.

You know, it's the weirdest thing... yeah, coffee can get me going, but the coffee that seems to punch me in the face the hardest is the McDonald's Iced Coffee. For some reason I'd end up bouncing off the walls immediately and for hours; not even the sugariest Starbucks coffee can make me do that. o_O I wonder why.

Monster or whatever cheap supermarket ones I can get. I often find the cheap ones have more of an effect than the big brands, not sure if that's a good thing or not though.

Energy drinks don't work for me I've tried a bunch but I don't have more energy and even though it didn't do anything I'll still crash hard later.

@TheVeteran13 said:

Energy drinks don't work for me I've tried a bunch but I don't have more energy and even though it didn't do anything I'll still crash hard later.

Haha, that reminds me of my friend somewhat. Caffeine doesn't energize him at all, and it doesn't make him crash, but it still gives him the poops.

A fuckton of Mountain Dew. I don't drink energy drinks.

@Sary said:

@TheVeteran13 said:

Energy drinks don't work for me I've tried a bunch but I don't have more energy and even though it didn't do anything I'll still crash hard later.

Haha, that reminds me of my friend somewhat. Caffeine doesn't energize him at all, and it doesn't make him crash, but it still gives him the poops.

MAD POOPS.

COFFEE!

Hop on the fuckin' coffee train.

Coffee or Monster. I tried Red Bull recently, but it isn't as good as Monster.

Coffee :)

Duh.

Edit: GB video embedding wasn't doing me any favors.

@c0l0nelp0c0rn1: Oh dear gawd... I can see myself accidentally murdering certain people if I were to be a part of that...

i like red bull, monster, soda. i usually drink soda when i need the energy.

meth

Coffee or a Neuro Sonic.

In the morning : Coffee. Blacker than the blackest black times infinity.

In the afternoon or evening : Tea. Any kind of tea but I really like earl grey, hot.

Homemade methamphetamine tea with a teaspoon of honey.

@Sary: fat burner supplements are the strongest legal stimulants out there. oxyelite pro and cellucor super-hd are the two major brands i've tried that increase focus and energy without the crash and sugar of energy drinks. and yeah, they actually work if you want to use it for fat loss too.

Orange juice and Rage Quit Relief. Instantly woken up and not wired.

Coffee.

Red Bull (The biggest can available)

Will make you feel like you've been drained by a succubus after a few hours, but damn dude... it does the job. I drank one today and alphabetized my comics.... Now I can slowly feel my life slipping away. I should be passing out any second now...

Chronic Renal Failure will keep you up

EDIT: Renal Failure is chronic by nature!

If I'm going for taste, it's a Nos or a Full Throttle.

I can only drink Tea these days im only 29 and energy have royally fucked my teeth.

The best way to keep your energy up is by having a bag of dried fruit & nuts with a big bottle of water as this will release natural sugars slowly into your body so you don't crash (like 15 mins after having a energy drink) and keep on a steady balance.

If you need more of a kick just keep some caffine tablets with you as well I guess. Coffee is gross, but hey some people must keep buying it I guess.

I avoid caffeine except when I have alot of work to be doing.

In most cases some caffeinated green tea does the trick but extreme amounts of work require a 5-hour energy.

Water, milk or tea usually.

I stay away from energy drinks mostly because they're pretty bad for you.

I don't drink energy drinks because I don't like how they make me feel. In the case of soda, I don't feel anything from caffeine anymore. I just drink Pepsi because I like how it tastes. If I'm tired, I play a video game. That usually perks me right up.

Water, cause fuck that noise.

I usually have a mug of black coffee for breakfast, and another one after diner. Sometimes I go for tea, green or black or spice tea. Eating fresh fruit for dessert at diner too, usually with a can of Vanilla Coke, served in a frosted glass with ice cubes. Kinda done with energy drinks for the most parts. My go-to drink is an apple-strawberry juice mixed with water (1 part juice, 9 parts water), that's all the sugar kick I need.

Candied Ginger is an effective pick-me-up, but that ain't a drink - but goes prefectly with tea.

It used to be Monster but nowadays it is just water.

I dabble in everything. Coffee in the morning and some sugar free soda later often times, maybe more coffee. Used to drink Monsters or other energy drinks like crazy in the high school days, one every morning, but that was bad news. No more of those for me besides the occasional Red Bull.

It's been getting out of hand lately though. A boring 9-5 office job really takes it out of me.

I don't drink them often but when I do it's always Relentless. I buy them for taste though rather than an energy boost. Oh, and the can is pretty too!

I try not to drink energy drinks so coffee

If I must have an energy drink, it'd be Full Throttle.

Otherwise, I'd go with water or--if I'm feeling it--VitaminWater Zero (one of the few zero calorie drinks without that awful artificial sweetener shite)

Coffee. black.

Coffee. It's a classic, has the most caffeine, and doesn't taste like a dog's asshole.

Energy drink called "Mother". No really, its called Mother.

You all have a problem.

Energy drink of choice for me is Black V, or Red Bull as a backup if I cant get V.

thought this was going to be about protein drinks, stuff that can actually be good for you.

preferred obesity drink should be the title.