{"id":5037,"date":"2011-07-01T05:39:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T03:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2015-02-16T09:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T14:08:31","slug":"woman-hospitalized-after-oding-on-5-hour-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/woman-hospitalized-after-oding-on-5-hour-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Hospitalized After ODing on 5-Hour Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honestly… what do some people use for brains?<\/p>\n

Case in point: The 22-year-old woman who arrived at an emergency room complaining of upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and a slight fever, according to the June 22 edition of the Journal of Medical Case Reports<\/a>. A scan of her midsection was normal. She was sent home. She returned, however, even sicker, and bathed in a yellowish tint — jaundice — meaning her liver was failing. Doctors diagnosed the woman with acute hepatitis.<\/p>\n

The staff checked her for viruses, alcohol and drugs. Nothing. Then the woman revealed a key part of her diet over the previous two weeks: 10 bottles of 5-Hour Energy per day<\/em>.<\/p>\n

…Doctors believe the woman overdosed on one ingredient: niacin — also called vitamin B3 — which can damage the liver when ingested in high amounts. She was successfully treated and discharged after her symptoms vanished.<\/p>\n

Makers of 5-Hour Energy print recommendations on their labels: \u201cDo not exceed two bottles\u201d per day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last year, I took a trip to New Jersey, and made side trips to\u00a0Massachusetts and Ontario to visit friends. I drove from Secaucus to Natick, then from Natick to Brighton, and finally, from Brighton\u00a0to Newark. Those were loooong drives (7 – 8 hours each), so yeah – I picked up a handful of 5-Hour Energy shots to see me through. But seriously: I didn’t need more than one per drive to stay alert and focused behind the wheel. Suffice it to say, I can’t even imagine taking 10 per day… for two straight weeks.<\/p>\n

There are two obvious take home lessons here:<\/p>\n

1. Just because\u00a0a supplement\u00a0is\u00a0sold over the counter and contains “all natural” ingredients and nutrients, doesn’t mean it’s safe to consume as much as you want.<\/p>\n

2. Always read and follow the directions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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