Ingredients Changeds in Red Bull?

Yeah, too much caffeine- like anything else- ain't good for ya. I recently cut back to around 4-5 cups per day from 7-8 and also no longer drink any caffeinated stuff after high noon (or at least try not to). I found that I do sleep better and my heart doesn't get out-of-sync so much. My caffeine tolerance is still quite high though.

It seems that it's also possible to build a tolerance to vitamin B12 as well- I can take 5000mcg (5mg) of B12 now and it appears to affect me only a small amount.

It may well be that tolerance build-up is the factor in reduced Red Bull effectiveness, JMO of course.

I do like the idea of either substance to help sustain alertness during a high run shot in 14.1-
 
I drink 6 cups of coffee every morning then that's it for the day. Been doing this for years, however, during the 10 or 12 years that I shot competitive pistol I never drank any on match day and neither did any of the other shooters. If I thought it would help my pool game I would quit right now. I did it with booze 4 1/2 months ago and while I'm glad I did it hasn't helped my game.

Dave Nelson
 
There's a drink from Inko's called white tea energy that contains natural tea caffeine. I just finished a box of 24 (over about a month) and never experienced a single jitter. They claim it's "jitter-free" and I definitely agree.
 
Johnnyt said:
Anyone know if they have weakened Red Bull in some way? I use to run around like I was on speed, now not so much. Johnnyt
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maybe you jsut got used to it?

if yo uhave any old cans you could check to see if they lowered the caffein.

i actually keep caffein pills in my case incase i feel like staying up longer
 
ctyhntr said:
According to wikipedia, Red Bull contains Taurine, Glucuronolactone, Caffeine, B vitamins, Sucrose and Glucose. The main stimulant is Caffiene, and it contains 80 mg/245 ml of caffeine, or the same as a 8 ounce cup of coffee.

Citing another wikipedia article, tolerance for caffeine builds up quickly for heavy coffee and energy drinkers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_bull

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine
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Also according to wiki:

Cocaine controversy
In April and June 2009, batches of "Red Bull Cola" drinks imported from Austria were found to contain between 0.1 - 0.3 micrograms of cocaine per litre, according to Hong Kong officials. In Taiwan it was found that the importer was due to launch a marketing campaign the next day. In Taiwan it is punishable by death, or a life sentence in prison to import cocaine. In Germany 11 out of 16 states had already banned the drinks by 25 May 2009.[2][3][4][5][6]

Testing of Red Bull Energy Drink and its variations has shown that a person with a low tolerance for cocaine would have to consume two million cans of the drink in a single sitting before becoming critically ill from the cocaine.[22] However, this finding is irrelevant since distribution of cocaine is illegal at any quantity in Taiwan. At this point, no further action has been taken on the matter in Taiwan.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull#Cocaine_controversy
 
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