That is sad. We really do the worst things to ourselves, don't we?

Did he have any heart issues as well? Like structural abnormalities? Heart murmur? Undiagnosed arrthymias? (some are life threatening &throwing stimulants on that - well yea) Since it seemed he like stimulants - was he ever on drugs like Meth or Cocaine? Other perscribed drugs? I ask because many people are on quite high doses of stimulants - more than equivalent to probably the caffiene amounts he was consuming & they don't just drop dead, I have a feeling there is probably a whole lot more to this than just energy drinks.. (being all detective)

I am so sorry this happened though & seemingly out of nowhere :-( :big big hugs:

that is terrible! I feel badly for his family.

this is terrible, but i had heard that drinking too many of those stimulant drinks could cause heart failure

This is sad. I'm very sorry for your loss. I appreciate the warning about Red Bull. I used to have it when I went out and drank. I don't do that anymore so I don't drink it at all.

The reason I asked above what I did was because 1 can of Red Bull has a caffeine content of: 80mg

1 8oz cup of brewed regular coffee has a caffeine content of: 108mg
& 1 8oz cup of drip coffee has the content of: 145mg

So while it wouldn't be ideal to drink y'know say 6 of them a day, It is like drinking 4.4 cups of brewed or 3.3 cups of drip coffee..

Monsters are way worse at 160mg of caffeine, 6 of those is like 9 cups of brewed coffee & 6.6 cups of drip coffee..

According to this you would need 127.97 cans of redbull in a day to kill yourself - it is kind of a hard way to go: http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine

Also the LD50 (lethal dose for 50%) for caffeine is 13-19 grams

(I am not a fan of either drinks & I have tachycardia so no way)

Again I am sorry for your loss..

I think the title of your post is maybe a bit alarmist though..

Nothing in excess, except sex, is ever good for us.

I KNEW THAT COULD NOT BE HEATHY ONE OF MT SONS DRINKS THAT STUFF IM GOING TO TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR POST HUGS MINNIE THANKYOU SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS

Yes, my friend's hubby the other day was teling me that too much coffee can cause tacycardia in women, especially.

They say drinking alcohol and red bull is very bad. Maybee he was consuming alcohol as well.

sorry to hear this. thanks for the warning

What a sad story and to think someone has to live with these results. We live in a culture of fast pasted no rest for the weary and caffine drinks and coffee rule the roost. I understand peolple have lots to do in their live but 24/7 is never that important. Noboddy I am sorry for your loss andwill say a prayer for his family. May this be a lesson for some teenager out there who thinks this is cool.......

Strange thing is that they were just talking about caffeine overdose on the evening news. They actually were talking about energy drinks and how they could do this. It's so sad.

Again, I'm so sorry to hear this.

Im so sorry to hear of the loss of your colleague and friend.. God bless him and all who loved him.. Jan..x