alternatives to 5 hour energy

[TechBoyJK]

These work, at least for me. Are there any cheaper alternatives?

 

[DesiPower]

7 - 8 hours of sleep at night?

 

[JM Aggie08]

Coffee?

 

[lxskllr]

7 - 8 hours of sleep at night?

^^^

I hear coke and meth work well too.

 

[Crono]

- Regular eating of fruits and vegetables
- Coffee and/or tea

Or buy vitamins and caffeine pills if you really want to skip getting more balanced (healthier) nutrition.

 

[Lotheron]

7 - 8 hours of sleep at night?

My first thought.

At least for me, too little sleep and I'm tired. Too much sleep and I'm tired.

 

[TechBoyJK]

I have a healthy diet and I work out 3-4 days per week. I eat lots of fruit (smoothie every day) along with a v8.

 

[vi edit]

coffee?

lol!

 

[TechBoyJK]

I have a healthy diet and I work out 3-4 days per week. I eat lots of fruit (smoothie every day) along with a v8.

and I also get 6-8 hours of sleep every night. Last night I was in bed by 10:30 and slept till 7am.

 

[ahenkel]

^^^

I hear coke and meth work well too.

I prefer coke, people do not like it when I take their TV apart

 

[Crono]

I have a healthy diet and I work out 3-4 days per week. I eat lots of fruit (smoothie every day) along with a v8.

Fresh veggies help if you don't eat them already.

Other than that, coffee or tea (tea has less caffeine than coffee) works as well. IIRC, 5 hour energy has equivalent amount of caffeine as 1 cup of coffee.

You could just take caffeine pills, but I don't recommend taking that stuff in isolated form like that as it can be addicting. Well, coffee is pretty addicting, too, but in a not-so-bad kinda way...or at least that's what I tell my self because I love me some black coffee and all varieties of tea

 

[lxskllr]

You could just take caffeine pills, but I don't recommend taking that stuff in isolated form like that as it can be addicting. Well, coffee is pretty addicting, too, but in a not-so-bad kinda way...or at least that's what I tell my self because I love me some black coffee and all varieties of tea

I'm physically addicted to coffee, but not psychologically addicted. I'm fine with skipping coffee, but I'll get a screaming headache if I do. That's just about the only time I get a headache.

 

[Crono]

I'm physically addicted to coffee, but not psychologically addicted. I'm fine with skipping coffee, but I'll get a screaming headache if I do. That's just about the only time I get a headache.

Yeah, I'll get withdrawal headaches, too, if I drink coffee for a while and then stop for more than a day. The Wikipedia entry on caffeine has some interesting info on the time needed for the cycle of building up tolerance and withdrawal time, as well as benefits and side effects.

I routinely go without drinking caffeinated beverages at weeks at a time, but go back to drinking eventually simply because I love coffee and tea (and occasionally Monster).

 

[lokiju]

I buy them from Costco.

24 of the "Extra Strength" ones for $39.99.

$1.66 per bottle, which is a lot cheaper than buying them one at a time from the store/gas station.

IIRC it was $34.99 for the regular strength ones.

 

[TechBoyJK]

thanks.. that might be enough of a discount to just use them.. my parents make a trip to costco every other week or so

 

[vi edit]

So are 5 hour engery drinkers worse than potheads too?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2055677&highlight=coffee

 

[FelixDeCat]

I tried "5 hour energy" once back several years ago. What a ripoff. I didnt get five nanoseconds of energy.

 

[Crono]

So are 5 hour engery drinkers worse than potheads too?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2055677&highlight=coffee

Kids these days have no respect for the original, cheapest, and best energy drinks: coffee and tea

 

[us3rnotfound]

I don't think energy drinks/coffee/anything really does any good except for making you feel anxiety then a crash later, just remain somewhat tired all day, it's much better trust me.

 

[glenn beck]

Water

 

[xanis]

Coffee? Seriously, don't even fuck with that energy drink nonsense. Vitamins + sleep + coffee will give you pretty much all the energy that you need.

 

[Jeff7]

1 bottle of No-Doz caffeine pills
1 mortar and pestle set
1 razor blade
1 pocket mirror
1 straw

 

[vshah]

6 hour energy

 

[TechBoyJK]

1 bottle of No-Doz caffeine pills
1 mortar and pestle set
1 razor blade
1 pocket mirror
1 straw

lol

 

[jemcam]

7 - 8 hours of sleep at night?

This is the best alternative in any case.