Comments on: Spot On Energy: The Caffeine Addicts Patch!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:11:15 +0000

I really like this product. I applied for a free sample and now I really like it. Its not the jitters or rush you get from an energy drink, just smooth energy.

Its great to use before a work-out or a run. Definitely give it a try!

By: George Santangelo

George Santangelo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:28:29 +0000

This is a great substitute for coffee and energy drinks. Spot on energy is a caffeine, b-vitamin patch and has similar ingredients to what you find in energy drinks but without the calories, sugar and preservatives. It is a patch product that comes in a “4-patch pouch” and a normal application is to wear two patches at a time. It sells for around $2.99 same as the drinks and shots but offers twice the value (in other words two doses of energy per 4-patch pack). It really does work.

By: Cameron Booth

Cameron Booth — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:08:49 +0000

Doesn’t work, Scam. SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM.

By: FallenWind

FallenWind — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:08:34 +0000

I remember when I first decided to try these things out.

A friend who had been pestering me about my caffeine habits and had gotten me to lay of caffeine for a while, had walked into a gas station one evening. She made small talk with the lady behind the counter and over heard one of the other employees complaining that the “Spot on Energy Patches” weren’t selling. She found it a novel idea and decided to bring it up next time she saw me to poke fun at my crazy caffeine mentality.

I will try anything once.

I bought some, didn’t read the package and just slapped a single one onto my skin and felt disappointed with the poor results. It was not until I got home and did some research online (and on the back of the foil package) that I realized that you needed to put on two at a time for maximum results.

The next day I did this and I was simply amazed with the results. I was skeptical at first with the whole possibility of a placebo effect considering the fact that I was getting so much energy from such a minuscule amount of caffeine.

That’s when I decided to put these to the test.

I deprived myself of sleep for a few days, getting just enough to function at work without getting fired, then I decided to pull an all niter and then work a 10 hour shift using just the patches.

And boy was I convinced. Usually it would take me 3-5 200mg Vivarin and a few energy drinks or coffees to get me through something like that, but with the patches I was able to get away with just 6 patches, two every 3-5 hours. While I did exceed the maximum recommended dosage of 4 patches per 24 hour period, you have to remember that most energy drinks recommend only two 16 oz cans per day and many people vastly exceed that daily.

To all the skeptics out there, say what you will! They’ve worked great for me and others, and in the end you shouldn’t knock it before you try it!

I am sad to say that I can easily see the “Spot on Energy” corporation, or whatever they are, going bankrupt in a few years due to the skepticism that out society has toward new things. The fact that the 5-hour energy shot has done well gives me hope, but when you consider how vastly absurd an energy patch truly seems in the eyes of so many you can’t help but shed an early tear for an idea that just may be ahead of it’s time.

By: Buzz Revivington

Buzz Revivington — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:22:59 +0000

Buzz Killington…go to this link and scroll to page 7.

http://rothfus.cheme.cmu.edu/tlab/bdiff/projects/cpatch1_s99/caff1_s99.PDF

I would tend to rely on published studies with supporting empirical findings as opposed to the loose references that you’ll often find on Erowid

By: lil_freak

lil_freak — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:05:19 +0000

I just sent off for their free trial offer and I can’t wait to try these out. As a geek, programmer, gamer, and all out dork I’m always looking for the newest in caffeine products. I will post again after I’ve had the chance to try these out. Also, I will agree that most energy drinks taste bad. Although I do like the taste of Jolt: Ultra, Vault Zero, BAWLS, and SoBe Addrenaline Rush but those are the only ones I can drink without making that omg that tastes like cough syrup face.

By: Red Energy

Red Energy — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:43:06 +0000

I understand how one would ascertain that there is a definite placebo effect from products such as this caffeine patch, red energy patches, or even the big patch-making company out of Australia. Simple fact is this: If the inert ingredients weren’t in these patches, they wouldn’t exist. Knowing that, I think that it’s a fair estimation that unless one actually tries it for a good period of time (one box worth would be a good test period), then it’s not factual to give an “informed” opinion.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:28:58 +0000

Methylphenidate also isn’t able to be absorbed through the skin, unless its in the form of a patch like daytrana.In fact, if you simply google search “Caffeine Patch” the second result is a study on the feasibility of a caffeine patch. They determine that yes it is feasible

By: Daren

Daren — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:24:42 +0000

This sounds pretty great.

I should order some. And that caffeine headache you got because you are used to much higher doses of Caffeine than the patch supplies.

Less caffeine is required because of the method of absorption.

By: Bernice

Bernice — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:37:32 +0000

I tried the free trial and they sent me 3 packages of 4 patches! Nice deal. I like them a lot, but be careful about leaving them on at night, they will keep you from sleeping. I also think it’s cute how they put the logo on the patch, that way people don’t think you’re wearing nicotine patches!!