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I found a good energy drink
Aug 14^th, 2008 at 11:04am

I know this topic has popped up every so often, but hopefully this will save some of you some serious $$$.

There are powdered energy drink mixes available that have the 1000mg Taurine that people look for. I found one called Power Edge - 10 packs for about $2.50 (25 cents a drink is pretty darn cheap), and it tastes fine.

It wasn't with the other energy drinks, it was more with the powdered Gatorade, and Crystal Light products.

Hope this saves some of you some cash.

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Agostino Leyre CH.com Sponsor Offline "Hit like a phillips head into my brain." Posts: 3803 Madison WI USA Gender:	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #1 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 11:50am I'm currently hooked on Monster Java.
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thebbz Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #2 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 11:52am Any caffeine in that? thebb
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Re: I found a good energy drink
Reply #3 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 12:49pm

Can anyone tell me how much Taurine Red Bull has in it? I have looked everywhere and I cannot find. I found a Rock Star which also has a 1000mg of Taurine but I cannot remember how much Caffine. It was cheaper than RB. Others I have found which were cheaper such as Amp had only like 300 mg of Taurine and 160 mg of Caffine.

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Agostino Leyre CH.com Sponsor Offline "Hit like a phillips head into my brain." Posts: 3803 Madison WI USA Gender:	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #4 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 1:46pm Amp is just glorified mountain dew.
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Brew Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #5 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 4:19pm Agostino Leyre wrote on Aug 14^th, 2008 at 1:46pm: Amp is just glorified mountain dew. You are correct, sir. It has a bit more caffeine, but the small amount of taurine makes it, in my book, a non player in the energy drink game.
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midwestbeth Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #6 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 6:47pm I've been drinking a new evergy/coffee drink by Starbucks. It has 1000 mg of taurine and I'm sure is also loaded with lots of caffeine. I prefer the vanilla flavor. It's the same price as Monster and it is yummy! I've found it at certian convience stores and some gas stations. Not many places carry it. Beth
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Karl Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #7 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 8:37pm I found an energy , an off brand but it has all the taurine and caffiene as rock star but only cost 3/1.00. I buy several cases of 24. above all it works well too.
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DeStijl CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 205 Lubbock, TX Gender:	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #8 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 10:29pm Big Lots has been having them on sale every week or so. I have been buying them by the case. Rockstar Juiced 24 for $10. or their store brand for 3 for $2. But they taste like sweet tarts. Narsty! Rockstar Roasted Latte FTW!!!
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Brew Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #9 - Aug 14^th, 2008 at 11:16pm Quote: I found an energy , an off brand but it has all the taurine and caffiene as rock star but only cost 3/1.00. I buy several cases of 24. above all it works well too. So, you plannin' to keep this all to yourself, or were you going to share this info with your brothers and sisters in pain?
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Re: I found a good energy drink
Reply #10 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 6:55am

I love jolt. 2800MG of taurine <3 I keep Monster on hand, too.

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A list from wiki of energy drinks and the amount of taurine they have... not very many sadly D:

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A energy drink review blog with energy drinks with tons of taurine in them.

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Re: I found a good energy drink
Reply #11 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 8:00am

Hi All,

I read the wiki on taurine, but I'm still unclear about what it does for CH pain, exactly. There was mention of it reducing blood pressure, so maybe there is action on the blood vessels in a similar way as Verapamil? Caffeine has a fairly instantaneous effect, so I'm assuming taurine does too, but is that true and what would that effect feel like if you were to have it alone, not masked by the jolt of the caffeine. Just curious...

Also curious, is taurine found naturally in any food? It seems to be an enzyme synthesized by our own bodies and animals, but do we normally find taurine in our daily menus? Meat, perhaps (since I read vegetarians have lower amounts in their system)?

So, then I wonder, does CH respond to diet in regards to high-protein (meats) vs vegetarianism?

I guess I'm rambling, but I got to wondering....

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Reply #12 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 9:06am

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I've been drinking a new evergy/coffee drink by Starbucks. It has 1000 mg of taurine and I'm sure is also loaded with lots of caffeine. I prefer the vanilla flavor. It's the same price as Monster and it is yummy! I've found it at certian convience stores and some gas stations. Not many places carry it.

Beth

It's just the opposite for me, the Starbucks stuff is everywhere and I've got to hunt for the monster. But here the monster is about .50 cheaper per can.

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Re: I found a good energy drink
Reply #13 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 9:15am

cynthia_in_nh wrote on Aug 15^th, 2008 at 8:00am:

Hi All,

I read the wiki on taurine, but I'm still unclear about what it does for CH pain, exactly. There was mention of it reducing blood pressure, so maybe there is action on the blood vessels in a similar way as Verapamil? Caffeine has a fairly instantaneous effect, so I'm assuming taurine does too, but is that true and what would that effect feel like if you were to have it alone, not masked by the jolt of the caffeine. Just curious...

Also curious, is taurine found naturally in any food? It seems to be an enzyme synthesized by our own bodies and animals, but do we normally find taurine in our daily menus? Meat, perhaps (since I read vegetarians have lower amounts in their system)?

So, then I wonder, does CH respond to diet in regards to high-protein (meats) vs vegetarianism?

I guess I'm rambling, but I got to wondering....

Cynthia

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It explains meats that it comes from.

And it looks like cooking destroys the taurine content in food, too. O_o

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Reply #14 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 10:48am

It has been postulated that taurine is only beneficial to CH'ers when combined with caffeine, the theory being that taurine accelerates the rate of absorption of the caffeine.

Others have found success simply by taking taurine supplements.

The taurine used today is synthesized. It was first found in rotting bull carcasses, hence the name taurine.

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Re: I found a good energy drink
Reply #15 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 10:54am

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It has been postulated that taurine is only beneficial to CH'ers when combined with caffeine, the theory being that taurine accelerates the rate of absorption of the caffeine.

Others have found success simply by taking taurine supplements.

The taurine used today is synthesized. It was first found in rotting bull carcasses, hence the name taurine.

GROSS!!! I could have gone my whole life not knowing that!

Oh, Well... I guess I'd eat a rotting bull carcass if it got rid of a hit!

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midwestbeth Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #16 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 4:17pm It's just the opposite for me, the Starbucks stuff is everywhere and I've got to hunt for the monster. But here the monster is about .50 cheaper per can. True about the price. Went to Target last night and picked up two cans of the Starbucks stuff.....$2.58 each!! yikes!! I'll look for the Monster Java.
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marfanoidus CH.com Junior Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 60 x0\|austin\|USA\|\|0\|0\|TX,Texas Gender:	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #17 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 4:39pm duh.... don't know why I didn't think to add a link with the original post: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Reply #18 - Aug 15^th, 2008 at 4:50pm

Well Jeanie you probably did not see my post on another thread about generic imitrex, but to try and shorten the story, I could not refill my imitrex and got on line and found where I could get some sumatriptan with RX. I was in bad cycle so I ordered. The stuff worked unbelieveably well. Julie found it plus found out it came from India. Julie watches all these dumb TV Show (60 Minutes, Date Line and those other communist programs) and this was about the time the publicity came out about ordering drugs from Canada and those not being tested etc. and you not knowing what youwer really getting. So her comment was I was probably spraying Yak Dung up my nose. So to that end to abort my hits or rid myself of shadows I sometimes drink bull carcassess and to aid in aborting 8kip or above hits I have sprayed Yak Dung up my nose. Only God knows what I will do next. Wink

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purpleydog CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2732	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #19 - Aug 17^th, 2008 at 5:07am Hey, whatever floats yer ~~bull~~ ~~yak~~ boat. I still remember the post in the guest book about putting cat shit on your head. Yuck.
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superhawk2300 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 901 New Berlin, WI Gender:	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #20 - Aug 18^th, 2008 at 10:51pm There needs to be a "sticky" for a thread like this so people can keep up on what others are finding for affordable energy drinks in their area. Right now I am back to Red Bull as the generic version aorund here I was using vanished, so that means my wallet is bleeding........
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Reply #21 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 6:40pm

That's funny - all that bit about the bull carcasses and yak dung...Oh my!

At my local food store, I swear the Red Bull and Rock Star cost the same - unless one was on sale and made them look to be the same price. I'm terrible in that to save my sanity, I try not to look at the price of the Red Bull when I buy it, so that was really the first time I paid close attention. I'm afraid to stray from the Red Bull path because I like the taste (and it comes in that smaller can, which really works just fine for me!), and I'm afraid I won't like other kinds.

But to put it honestly, I'd never tried Red Bull before I went to England because I was afraid I wouldn't like that and didn't need all the caffeine and calories. I had one at Helen's and it helped tremendously! So I should be more open-minded about the other types!

Our local store has Red Bull, Rock Star, and Monster. What say all of you on the taste? I actually LIKE red bull. Haven't tried the sugar free yet, but I need to so that I cut back on the calories!

My mom did find that a 12 pack of Red Bull was the same price as buying 2 4-packs. She bought it for me recently when we went on a family vacation. I offered to pay her back for it, but she said not to worry. That was nice!

I'll have to try some of these other brands, if they are, in fact, cheaper. I also want to compare calories... If I recall, everyone said the sugar free worked just as well, right?

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Reply #22 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 6:46pm

I find that RedBull works better for me than most other drinks, or should I say it works more reliably than the others.

Car - I like either the blue or green Monster for taste. I think it is the blue. The newer bigger cans here have a cap that you can put back on so that is a plus, otherwise I do not like such large cans - another reason to stick with Red Bull. I hate to waste the stuff but I don't need nor do I want to down three servings of the stuff at once.

So it remains the same - I am bing held up by the Red Bull bandit.

Oh, I and must clarify a statement - I DO love large cans, just not large cans of energy drinks..... Cheesy

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Brew Ex Member	Re: I found a good energy drink Reply #23 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 7:08pm superhawk2300 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 6:46pm: Oh, I and must clarify a statement - I DO love large cans, just not large cans of energy drinks..... Pig.
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Reply #24 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 7:28pm

superhawk2300 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 6:46pm:

I find that RedBull works better for me than most other drinks, or should I say it works more reliably than the others.

Car - I like either the blue or green Monster for taste. I think it is the blue. The newer bigger cans here have a cap that you can put back on so that is a plus, otherwise I do not like such large cans - another reason to stick with Red Bull. I hate to waste the stuff but I don't need nor do I want to down three servings of the stuff at once.

So it remains the same - I am bing held up by the Red Bull bandit.

Oh, I and must clarify a statement - I DO love large cans, just not large cans of energy drinks..... Cheesy

Seriously though - thanks for the info!! Honestly, one can of red bull makes me wired enough - two cans of red bull keeps me up half the night. So I don't need one of those giant cans of the other energy drinks! Good to know they make a cap for the Monster! I will have to look for the blue or green to try it out! Thanks!

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