Monster energy drinks has bile in it!?

[M0nkey_Man]

Synthetic taurine is obtained from isethionic acid (2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid), which in turn is obtained from the reaction of ethylene oxide with aqueous sodium bisulfite. Another approach is the reaction of aziridine with sulfurous acid. This leads directly to taurine.  Monster uses synthetic Taurine.  real taurine is in fact derived from bile, but not the stuff in your drink 

stop please, my head hurts! lol

[Skyguns MKII]

I'm sticking to coffee

[FiLtH]

Proper diet and sleep and you wont need those drinks.

[oakranger]

Proper diet and sleep and you wont need those drinks.

+1

[M0nkey_Man]

Proper diet and sleep and you wont need those drinks.

whats sleep?

[Tyrannis]

Proper diet and sleep and you wont need those drinks.

and what about us few who happen to be insomniacs?

rather drink a energy drink a day than become addicted to sleeping pills.

[Jayhawk]

and what about us few who happen to be insomniacs?

rather drink a energy drink a day than become addicted to sleeping pills.

Why do you believe you are an insomniac?

[Tyrannis]

Why do you believe you are an insomniac?

i dont ever sleep, atleast not longer than maybe 2 hrs. i could run a week with just a nap.


im weird, where i need to drink alot of suger to sleep.

i have to down a whole 2ltr of mountain dew before i can even drift off.


but other than that, i dont sleep.

[Jayhawk]

So you drink a two liter of soda before bed and wonder why you can't sleep?  Since you are prescribing yourself Mountain Dew as a sleep aid...  , it's obvious you've never tried to actually establish a regular sleep schedule, established a regular and healthy diet, and do those thing to slow your body down before going to sleep.  If you really do have a medical problem, which I highly doubt, you would need to see a doctor and find out what it is.

Mountain dew... really!?

[mthrockmor]

This question is classic Aces High moment. I am comforted by the number of highly intelligent people that waste some much time flying cartoon planes like I do. My wife questions my devotion. I not only remind her it is far cheaper then say joining a midnight poker league, but I hang with smart people.

She's slowly getting on board.

Boo

[Tyrannis]

So you drink a two liter of soda before bed and wonder why you can't sleep?  Since you are prescribing yourself Mountain Dew as a sleep aid...  , it's obvious you've never tried to actually establish a regular sleep schedule, established a regular and healthy diet, and do those thing to slow your body down before going to sleep.  If you really do have a medical problem, which I highly doubt, you would need to see a doctor and find out what it is.

Mountain dew... really!?

...im fully aware for the average person drinking caffiene drinks before bed is a bad idea, but like i said, its really the only thing that lets me GET to sleep.

couple yrs ago, i used to have a sleep schedule of 11pm-6 a.m

but then i suddenly just stoped being able to sleep. no matter how much i laid in bed with my eyes closed. i just couldnt.

i have told my doctor, they want to put me on sleep medication. but i HATE pills, of any kind (doesnt matter wether its tylonal or anything else) i refuse to take pills.

but i seem to atleast get sleepy when i drink alot of suger. so if finally my energy is running out i'll down some mountain dew, and be able to atleast rest awhile.


i understand if you dont get what im saying. its hard to explain right.

[Jayhawk]

You don't like pills, why, because they are drugs?  Well guess what, you're addicted to sugar.  Your body has adapted to operate on the high levels of caffeine, but the high levels of sugar make you blood-sugar rise, creating the sleepiness.  You are addicted to a white substance, and can't function without it, yet you're scared of Tylenol?  

You probably had your change in sleep because you were still going through puberty, the body changes, your life changes, you schedule gets more hectic, sleep can get compromised.  There is a myriad of tips I would give you, if you would listen, but I wonder if it's just a waste of my time.  How is drugs like Acetaminophen so much worse than high fructose corn syrup?

[Tyrannis]

You don't like pills, why, because they are drugs?  Well guess what, you're addicted to sugar.  Your body has adapted to operate on the high levels of caffeine, but the high levels of sugar make you blood-sugar rise, creating the sleepiness.  You are addicted to a white substance, and can't function without it, yet you're scared of Tylenol?  

You probably had your change in sleep because you were still going through puberty, the body changes, your life changes, you schedule gets more hectic, sleep can get compromised.  There is a myriad of tips I would give you, if you would listen, but I wonder if it's just a waste of my time.  How is drugs like Acetaminophen so much worse than high fructose corn syrup?

..im 18. i hit puberty a couple of years ago.


and the reason why i dont like pills is due to something i saw when i was 7.

was watching the health channel with the grand parents, and there was a documentary on about this woman.

she had a searing headache she said, so she took 2 tylenals to sooth it.

her body had such a negative reaction to it, that she went into a coma, and shed ALL her skin.

and i mean that, ALL. it was sick. they showed it all. you could see the yellow puss and some of her muscles. she survived it

but whenever i go to take a pill, that woman pops to my mind, and i just dont want to take it anymore.


and yea, chalk it up as a "Waste of time" because you dont understand my situation fully, yet want to talk like you do, and even have the nerve to mock me a little for it. so yea, dont bother.

[FiLtH]

  Given a choice of poor health and a likely premature death, or taking sleeping pills....

[Jayhawk]

As much as people who are 18 would like to think otherwise, your body is still growing up.

Obviously this documentary had a scaring effect on your psyche, so I don't want to make fun of it, but what happens when you're sick and the doctor prescribes an antibiotic? How many billion pills of acetaminophen are taken a year, without people's skin falling off?  Do you at least understand how illogical your fear is (not mocking you with that, many people have illogical fears, but still succumb to them)?

Also, I believe I understand your situation enough to tell you that there is no way to justify a 2 liter of soda every night as a sleep aid.