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Originally Posted by
CudaBoy71 
Interesting.. I have to drink 2 5hr extra strong shots too wake...lolz.. I am a truck driver so.. LMK how it is..
I used to drink two as soon as I woke up, and then one more 12 hours later. I did that every single day for nearly a year, and I could easily stay up for 24 hours or more ever day. Back then, I loved it because I was still playing video games.
Then I recently gradually cut back so that I was only drinking 1 per day. I did it by first taking only half of that third 5-hour Energy. The other half was reserved for the third one of the next day. After that, I cut out the third one entirely. To my surprise, that didn't bother me, so I stayed with just two 5-hour Energy shots as soon as I woke up without ever taking a third one 12 hours later.
Eventually, I decided to bring it down to just 1 per day. So I began drinking 1½ everyday for a few days. Eventually, I cut out the half bottle and the result is where I'm at today: 1 per day and that's it.
I tried quitting altogether, but it turns out that I almost need that one lonely shot. So, it continues to be my "wake-up juice".

During the entire time that I was taking 3 every day, I was tempted every single day to switch to the Extra Strength, but I was already not feeling too happy about being addicted to 3 per day. I didn't want to make matters worse and go deeper into my 5-hour Energy addiction!
In other words, I have a feeling that maybe you don't need the 5-hour Energy as much as you think you do. I mean, maybe you only need 1 of the regular ones, or 1½ maybe. If you ever find that you're tired of depending on them, then give it a shot! No pun intended, although I like it.
Edited by TwoCables - 6/24/12 at 1:11pm