After returning from the Blogher convention, where I averaged three hours of sleep per night for a week, and a horrid return trip home, being mistaken for a terrorist because I had a shrink wrapped board game in my carry- on bag and suffered multiple flight delays, I was exhausted. Unfortunately, I had a foot long “to do list” of chores and errands I had to complete when I arrived home. This was the perfect week to test my 5-Hour Energy six pack I received.
Promising “hours of energy now with no crash later,” I gulped down my first bottle, which came in Berry flavor. I read the label and it suggested taking ½ of the bottle for moderate energy and 1 bottle for maximum energy. I opted for the maximum dosage. Another day, when I was feeling sleepy while trying to work, I used ½ of the bottle.
The drink is sugar free and has four calories but it still tasted too sweet for me, maybe because I am not a fan of berry flavored drinks. I felt the energy boost a few minutes later and continued to feel energized for approximately three hours. Later, I had to drive somewhere and began to get sleepy a few minutes after getting behind the wheel. I’m not sure I would count on it to keep me awake for long car trips. I also experienced a slight headache after drinking the 5-Hour energy.
During the days I used 5-Hour energy, I watched for signs of jitteriness,nervousness,or a Niacin Flush, a hot feeling and skin redness, but didn’t experience them. (Except once, when I was kept on hold by the insurance company for half an hour, but I put that down to circumstances beyond my control.)
Would I use it again? While I wouldn’t use it on a daily basis, I would use it whenever I need an occasional energy boost. I’d also suggest using it earlier in the day so it won’t interfere with sleep in the evenings.
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for afternoon slumps.
Thanks for the review! I always wondered if this stuff actually worked.
I have to get up at 4:00 am for work, so I am often tired by afternoon, and I would like to try this.
twinkle at optonline dot net
My brother needs this because he’s always in need of more energy.
I would love this because I haven’t been getting much sleep lately and I am ready to crash by noon, which I can’t do, so this would help.
alsmalu at hotmail.com
I would like to give it a try. I work at one location in the morning and drive across the city to another location for the rest of the day. By the time 3 rolls around I am pooped!
chelsea r
i need it after work, so i’m peppy enough to spend quality time with my boyfriend (jennifer reda)
Trying to keep up with 5 kids at home, need the extra energy boost. Especially since school is starting soon and I have to be up bright and early to drive them to school.
katladyu18 at prodigy dot net
I need the energy to make it through spring cleaning.
i’m a graduate student with two kids!
Hubz has been complaining about a drag in the afternoons at work. I think this is just the thing.
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com
I wake up early, but I have insomnia, so going to bed early is hard for me. This would be better than always buying sodas.
magickalblessings26{at}gmail.com
having 3 kids under the age of 6 one being a newborn i need all the energy i cn get
I would like it for my sister. She loves this product and when she starts feeling real tired at work, she will take one and says they work great for her
Coffee has started to make me tired instead of energized so I’m looking for a new way to wake up.
I don’t need it, but husband does since he is always tired.
As an 11-7 nurse, I used this just about every night. It really helped me in the 4-7 am period.
I get sleepy sometimes in the afternoon
I get sleeeeepy and tireddddd.
Wake up and be alert for job interviews
I use it instead of coffee
works so much better than coffee and doesn’t make me sick like coffee does when i drink too much
To help me get thru 12 hr work days and my morning workout!
I work over 12 hours a day and taking care of my husband who has had back surgery.
cgentry1952@yahoo.com
I need five hour energy for lunchtime after I’ve been taking care of the household all day!
shandimessmer@hotmail.com
Because I not only do DAYcare, but OVERNIGHT care too, and some days, oh my I just need something to stay alert in the afternoons!
one word: college
klr89@cornell.edu
my son works the midnight shift and frequently needs a pick me up
I need one early afternoon or else I need a nap
because I am exhausted from having lyme disease for 9 years, and there are certain things I would like to do and would just like to leave the house once in awhile! thanks.
Julie B. icedmorrison@aol.com
I don’t use it, but my hubby needs it for work. He gets up about 430 – 5 six days a week, and works 6, sometimes later outside in the heat all day
Nathansmommy619(At)aol(dot)com
I’m a college student, I need it to stay awake
I work 3 shift
because i work 2 jobs!
I CAN USE THIS because I GET UP AT 4AM for work
school is starting
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Every day I start at 5:15 am, wake the kids, get ready and head to work as a LUNCH LADY! We serve well over a thousand meals each day to hungry high schoolers- and I really have to stay on my toes! I needs some energy!
daniellepriser@mail.com
I have a baby at home!
I am chronically ill so I’m tired all the time.
OzarksUSA (at) gmail (dot) com
Simple things really drain me these days (oh for my youth again) – and think this might just perk me up
My meds have quit working and until my appointment, i need some energy!
To give me an extra boost in the afternoon when i’m most tired.
My body has always tended to burn slowly. I especially need a bit of help in the afternoons to keep me going…but I can’t stand the jittery effect some energy drinks provide. I’d love to try 5-Hour Energy!
Thanks!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
I need an extra boost after working full time before I go home to start my ‘second job’
My husband needs the extra boost because he is a stay at home dad and my daughter really tires him out.
3 kids going every which way is why I need it! calvad at aol dot com
could use a jump start
I have 3 teens and two of them work at 5 am…i have to get up and drive them each day lol..then when school starts there is early morning hockey!
I need five hour energy because I teach preschool, early in the morning!
kopperkirlz at yahoo dot com
I don’t have ant energy and would love totry this.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
I need it because I have 3 kids going back to school and I am so use to summer and sleeping in, this would be great to wake me up in the morning! Thanks for the awesome chance!
I need them because my fiance works 3rd shift and he uses them all the time.
sumer84@live.com
I just started running, and 5 hrs keep me moving on long run days!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I need energy for work!
To keep me more alert for work!
Well I could use it, sure, but my husband could definitely use it! He works all day as a network administrator and feels that 2:00 slump every day, and then he teaches children how to kick (football) after work. He needs a boost most days!
lmerritt49903@gmail.com
my husband drinks 5hr energy everyday and gets energy, always look for a deal on them and winning them would be great.
I need some get up and go because mine went..lol
Because I need that extra jolt to help me be productive!
i’m a sahm to an almost 1 year old…i always need extra energy!
hollyngunter@gmail.com
I am a busy Fedex driver… I need all the energy I can get..
ltlbit1@hotmail dot com
I have two small children…. enough said.
I need this between my school bus routes because I get tired.
I’d actually give them to my boyfriend, he works nights and could use this
To stay alert at work!
Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com
I get the mid afternoon slump. I need it to get me through the day.
I would give this to my son. He could use it while studying his college courses. (Roxann)
because i can’t wake up in the morning
I need the energy as my 12 month old is teething and after getting only about 3 hours of sleep a night and then going to work, I feel like my energy is completely gone.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
I have zero energy.