VPX Redline Putting People In Hospital
Redline - the stuff of legends.
A guy drinks two 8-ounce cans of Redline RTD (along with a burrito). Minutes later he collapses, shaking violently (via SacBee).
Energy drink enthusiasts know that Redline is a drink that you don’t mess with. The label on the can suggests only drinking a half can at a time.
At first I thought the burrito-eating guy was foolish - surely he would have had to go to a GNC or similar drugstore where the sales staff would have warned him. But no - he got Redline from a 7-11 ! This stuff is an uber-stimulant. It’s a bodybuilders fat loss tool that is combined with training and nutrition (and I’m not talking about a burrito here).
Caffeine in Redline: Do We Have a Winner?
A few months back we predicted that Redline had about 250mg of caffeine in the can. That was an educated guess. As we read further into the Redline story from Sacramento Bee - we discovered that a toxicologist had managed to get VPX (the folks that make Redline) to spill the beans on Redline caffeine. The magic number? 250mg! Not bad guesswork from the EnergyFiendsters.
Another peculiar thing is that this news article actually quotes EnergyFiend — so watch what you say - you might be quoted in a paper somewhere.
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I drink 2 Extreme Redlines a day, I’ve been drinking redlines for 3 years or so. 3 months on 3 months off. I’ve stacked them with 50mg of Ephedra and Animal cuts. I’ve never had a problem with redline. It’s your tolerence of what you can handle. Just have to drink plenty of water and keep hydrated.
Rob B.
Spfld MA
I recently purchaced a redline energy drink from a local 7-11 store. Me amd my buddies were going to pull an allnighter. They had Monster energy drinks. I did not notice the warning label and just downed the entire thing. minutes later i felt wired. Then i started shaking uncontrolably and sweating a lot. I felt sick to my stomach and had a massive headache. I started blacking out and felt extremely dizzy. Its pretty ridiculos how small the warning lable is, i thought it was the ingreients. SO not knowing i was “under the age” of drinking this stuff and only supposed to drink half of the bottle i really wish i had never wasted my money on it. I really feel this product should be pulled off the market. i will never try this again even at a moderate portion or would i recomend this to anyone.
Anyone who hates on this stuff is an idiot. Theres a paragraph warning label on it for a reason. Drink it in moderation, this is NOT a redbull. Even if you do down it, you should understand this is NOT intended to be a energy drink. While it’s effects are as such, this is a workout drink, intended to burn fat, speed up metabolism, and increase the effects of working out. The sweating, hot and cold streaks are effects of what it is SUPPOSED to do. You’re body is supposed to go through high and cold swings, and is supposed to shiver/shake. It’s in the recipe.
Suggesting that such an amazing product be pulled off the shelves simply because you refuse to read the warning label is absurd.
Heh, Debbies story reminds me of the time I accidentily (wasn’t into drugs at that time nor using caffeine) took a ventolin overdose (I think it was 100 times the prescripted dose could’ve bin 10 or 1000 times) I took it with the vaporizing machine i had (it was called a paddy boy) so everything was absorbed pretty good , I was about 16 at that time.
It didn’t kick in right away but about half an hour later laying in bed I started to really feel my hart pumping and beating, 15 min later I woke the poeple I was staying over with and they took me to a docter, on the way over my hart was still increasing pace and i started to become nauseaus after stepping out of the car and walking to the docters office I had to stop and I saw colours swirling in my vision, entering the doctors office I almost inmediatly puked into a bin and they called an ambulance right away.
During the ambulance ride my hart rate mas measured and i was put on oxygen, it measured into the 220+ they told me that this was a lethal rate for my age and size. This experiance thought me to ALWAYS read prescriptions YOURSELF and not count on other poeple to have them phone it in and write it down (that’s where it went wrong)
Anyway anyone know where to get this redline stuff in Holland/Europe (ordering from thet states will be very costly) couse i’m kinda an caffeine addict 
(used to drink at least 30 cups of coffee a day and in my final exam period about 8 cans of red bull a day)
I am just curious if the RedLine at the local 7-11 is the same as the RedLine at GNC? I ask because I think the 7-11 only charged me around $2, and in GNC it was around $7 for the same 8oz. can.
Should be the same but at GNC that may have been for a four pack..I love this stuff!
i recently bought a redline from a 7-11 and did read the warning before i drank it but didnt take them seriously. i am only 16 years old. i did not chug it but drank it over a hour and a half piriod about 30 min after finishing the whole bottle i began to shak frequently and my heart began to beat extreamly fast. i also was very light headed. so i tried throwing up to get it out of my sestem. ill have to say that this was the scariest thing i think ive ever done. it took my heart about 4-5 hours to slow down i do not suggest ever drinking one of this id rather have the biggest trip in the world then do this again.
also if the semtoms i described happen to u, because there is nothing the docters can do all they can do is hydrate u and monitor u, what i did is drank alot of water to flush it through my system also take a hot long shower and curl up in bed and relaxe takeing deep long breaths and wait it out. dont run and try to burn the caffin off cause that will get ur heart going faster and from wat i experianced i wanted to rip my heart out it was beating so fast and soo long and all i did was sit there but yea try what i did it seemed to help. i know this was a scary thing never doing it again 
I drank two redlines and in about one minute blood shot straight out of botheye sockets and my head spun around 3 times and I jumped out of my boots and at lightning speed while furiously playing “learn to swim” on the harmonica with old hand and jungling three ornange with the other, after that me and my friend sat around the camp fire telling ghout stories and talking about their first redline experience.
RedLine really isn’t as bad as most people are making it out to be. I lead an active lifestyle, I’m normally rushing to get where I’m going, I work preparing food as a part-time job (to help a local restaurant out) and I also work on the computer for about 10 hours a day.
Given that schedule day in day out, I decided to try RedLine. Just yesterday morning, when I woke at 5:00am, I decided to down the entire bottle, despite the warning. Now, I’m 23 and I’ve been drinking energy drinks since they really started hitting the market and become mass-advertised and available at gas stores and so forth. Give that, I really didn’t think the entire bottle would bother me to the effect you all have stated and IT DIDN’T.
Apparently, those that are downing these drinks obviously havn’t been drinking caffeine beyond Pepsi, Coke, Dr. Pepper and other standard drinks with very minimal amounts of caffeine in them.
RedLine did keep me awake and it did make me feel good all day, but it really is not as bad as some people make it out to be and should not be pulled off the market because some people are too stupid to read.
::drinking his 4th Redline today:: I feel fine, and have been drinking this stuff religiously for the past yea..ye..
::heart explodes from chest and sprays computer screen with gore::
I don’t understand what the craziness is. I drink whole bottles over the course of 2.5 hrs and still fall asleep in class :/
lol. no, seriously, i drink these after workouts they rock.
Alright.this is definitly the best energy drink out there. Your retarded if you drink two. I drink one or sometimes i and a half before most of my school softball games. My team complains about me drinking it because they say it could kill me blah blah blah
but it really does help me. I highly reccomend it
i dont know why people whine about redline. its extremely stupid to think that this is like an energy drink you can pick up at a grocery store. 7-11 has been known to sell things they know nothing about. and theres a reason the ony other place to get it is a supplement store. because its a supplement.. not an energy drink the energy is just part of the process of speeding your meta up. i personally just drank 3/4s of a bottle and im 16. i drink it all the time. i would nt recommend it to anyone younger than 18. but i have a high tolerance for anything really. but thats only cuz how stupid i was when i was a wee one. when i was 1 yr old. i ate christmas lights. filament and all. and other things too, . if youre looking for a drink to get you jumpstarted for the day. dont drink this. its not for you. its for people who are wanting to reach a higher level of performance with workouts. or just anything. while losing weight at the same time. i usually drink one right before i start working. i help a couple ppl with theyre moving company move furniture. more advice. dont mix it with root beer lol. makes it taste like robotussin (cough medicine).also if you have any blood pressure problems dont drink it. bp SKYROCKETS when you drink it. if compared to anything. id compare it to cocaine, because of its stimulus properties. well im gonna drink some water, im starting to get a heavy shake. cheers !
i tried redline today andi feel fine. for all of you who say it should be off the market it shouldnt be. when i picked up the case at GNC i saw the fine print very clearly saying dont drink the whole bottle. IT had different effects on everyone….and some people sholdnt drink it cause their body cant handle it.
I went to my local 7-11 to get some lunch. After i ate about 40 chili dogs with extra cheese and a double big gulp of concentrated sugar water, i was feeling a little tired (i weigh around 480 pounds so i get winded easily). I saw this Redline stuff on the shelf so i thought I’d trie it. I drank 3 and within 5 minutes i was wired up! I had newfound strength that I hadn’t had in years so I climbed a tree, saved a cat, and ate it. I ran all the way from Texas and I singlehandley held up the levees in New Orleans. i elected john mccain president of this great nation and then i went home and listened to right wing talk radio.
As soon as the redline touched my lips, my heart exploded. I died. Twice. But then my family poured more of the drink down my throat and the magical energy brought me back to life. This is the elixer of life. This drink also enables you to fly. Try it. Next time you drink redline, climb up the tallest building you can find and jump off.
I have drank redline on and off for a few years now and I’M A WOMAN! And now they have the princess which is yummy! Anyway, it is all in moderation. one bottle gets me through like 2-3 days because I just need a little boost of energy. Also, you have to take on full stomach or with a meal like any medicine. Or if you are going to work out,you sip during your workout! It really does work. Love the freeze n burn method. Just have to limit yourself. Although, it is tasty!
What wondeful stuff, take one of these babys and you are pumped up for that workout.
I like the pills the best, pop one or two at the gym and you will notice some serious energy and strength.
Pop tow or three before going out to the nightclub and Ohh Boy yes awesome you will be the life of the club and play vampire with this.
I love it, to the babies out there, dont take it if you feel crappy, I feel fine when doing them…
I mix these into my baby’s formula. I don’t want her to grow up being a fat kid.
My brother Luke drank a bit of redline, when suddenly his left eye just freakin exploded. He started to scream and run around the kitchen as blood squirted from the squirming mess dangling out of his socket. He began to laugh hysterically as his blood covered fingers groped for a pen on the counter. Before I could stop him, he slammed the pen, cap on, into his good eye, spraying me with a fresh layer of gore, and collapsed to his knees screaming “Hail Nyarlathotep”. So yeah, I strongly recommend this awesome beverage. Give it to your children and pets! Replace grandpa’s vitamins with some redline pills!