What is Energy drink?
Category: Nutrition/Diets
Most popular types: 5 Hour Energy Drink Relentless
Energy drinks are soft drinks advertised as providing energy to improve physical activity of the drinker by adding ingredients including caffeine, vitamins, and herbal supplements which may interact to provide a stimulant effect over and above that obtained from caffeine alone.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 10 | 23 | |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 5 | 20 | |
| Lack of motivation | 3 | 2 | |
| Cluster headaches | 2 | 1 | |
| Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome | 2 | 3 | |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 | 19 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
| Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Severe | 1 | |
| Moderate | 0 | |
| Mild | 8 | |
| None | 18 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Energy drink
| Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jittery feeling | 1 | |
| Nervousness | 1 | |
| Urge incontinence | 1 | |
| Urinary hesitancy | 1 | |
| Urinary urgency | 1 |
Duration
Stopped using Energy drink
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 month | 1 | |
| 1 - 6 months | 2 | |
| 1 - 2 years | 2 |
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