Death By Red Bull
Well, almost.
Australian Matthew Penbross’s heart stopped after consuming 8 Red Bulls within 5 hours. Fortunately ambulance officers (paramedics) were able to revive him with a defibrillator.
Penbross (aged 28) was in good health, with no history of heart disease, and regularly consumed 4 Red Bulls per day.
8 cans of Red bull amounts to 640mg of caffeine. A read of the article makes it appear that Penbross was not big on eating properly - so I wonder if he had this on an almost empty stomach.
Penbross was competing in a Motocross event at the time, so I imagine his adrenalin must have been through the roof.
These kind of stories are very concerning - given that we now have drinks with substantially more caffeine that Red Bull. It’s time for some folks to rein in the caffeine overdosing. 8 Red Bulls is ridiculous (and expensive) - and by my calculations, this would also mean Penbross downed 216 grams of sugar (that’s more than a whole cup of pure white sugar).
Don’t forget all the Taurine either… Red Bull has 1000mg per can. Taurine is something we have little data on.
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Last new years a buddy and i drank about 9-10 red bulls altogether along with jagermeister (jager bombs) that night neither of us were able to sleep at all! As Andrew stated above i too had an irregular heartbeat and it freaked me the hell out. Red bull is something i learned should be consumed in modesty, especially for those who have a weak heart…
red bull is for exactly the animal it endorses……….if you are a little bunny rabbit,dont have a red bull,if you are a real bull,you will feel fufill’d.
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i work at a coffee shop.they sell redbul there,and i get half off so i drink anywhere from 8-16 red bulls everyday.i weigh 130lbs,and apparently i have a tolerence to taurine and caffeine.along with the redbull,i take straight shots of expresso which all have 100mg of caffeine in them.therefore i drink about 2000mg of caffeine per day along with 8000-16000 mg of taurine each day.i feel sick as shit if i dont drink mucho water along with this high caffgeine/taurine consumption. my recomendation is for everyone to limit their intake of this potent drinks,and gradually increase your dosage everyday when you start feeling less and less of a buzz.i sleep like a kitten at work too.so drink up bitches.if you die,it doesnt really matter either way because youll be forgotten eventually.so will red bull.so will earth.isnt this a lifting story?i’d say it is.
Earlier I was sleeping but my heart woke me up.
I think its irregular heart beat, I was scared and wanted to do some small researching and I found this place.
I agree with what Jason B says, everyone reacts with everything differently.
So I’m thinking, I gotta see a doctor to see what my limit is right? What do I ask my doctor? How do I approach?
I love red bull, with a passion. I love red bull more than Popeye loves his spinach. It has wonderful function, with a stylistic logo, and grand taste.
Anyways, it’s nice hearing people drink up to 8 cans a day or even a whole 20$’s worth in a day. I don’t drink anywhere near that, but I’m still scared right now.
I drink about 2 a day, on some days I skip cause I don’t want to play out the red bull in my body. I only drink it with purpose too, I been working on a huge project the past 3-4 months…I’m almost finish too so I’d like my heart to stay with me to the end of this project and beyond.
Some one email me back, or comment!