• Jumper775@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Absolutely a good thing. As someone who drank a lot of energy drinks in high school, it was not worth it.

    • littlecolt@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Sadly, large amounts of caffeine were a way to control my ADHD when I couldn’t afford medication. I still usually have an energy drink daily, even though I’m medicated now. At least that’s less that what I used to do.

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        1 year ago

        It’s not only much cheaper to not have a caffeine addiction, but it also I think makes me much more present as I don’t need caffeine in the mornings to function, and I get enough sleep. Just seems better to me.

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          1 year ago

          No time for sleep when you either

          1. Need to work till 17:00 and then also do need to do even more when you’re home

          Or

          1. Party the whole night
      • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        imagine if this whole thing was about cigarettes. id imagine people would be questioning why it wasnt age restricted sooner. caffeine and nicotine are practically the same type of addiction, but one of them is legal for almost anybody to get and the other is getting banned more and more

          • C.Ezra.M@lemm.ee
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            1 year ago

            Only those energy drinks that have artificially added caffeine or taurine are going to have their sales restricted to those over 18.

          • Fr❄stb☃️te@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            When I was a teenager, we were shotgunning beers and smoking hash. A lot worse than a few energy drinks a month.

            When I was a teenager, I started drinking coffee before I went to school. Everyone was still half asleep and I couldn’t sit still as coffee was my energy drink. I regret it now because I need more caffeine to wake up.

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            1 year ago

            not having caffeine for a few days gives withdrawal effects same as nicotine withdrawal effects (not exactly the same, but same idea if you get what im trying to convey)

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      1 year ago

      Red bull profits go brrrr.

      Curious why people drink energy drinks when they sit on their ass all day. Like, athletes don’t drink this shit lol; gamers do.

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        1 year ago

        Shit’s addictive. As a long time smoker who tried energy drinks during crunch time, I can assure you the withdrawal symptoms and sharp decline in effectiveness is exactly like smoking.

        Don’t smoke nor drink energy drinks, kids.

        • DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca
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          1 year ago

          Easier on the stomach than coffee, and free manufacturing break room coffee can be one of the harshest chemicals in industry.