Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Or was it...

Whichever one it is, Redline energy drink fooled me twice...

Back in October 2008 I was watching the local evening news and heard this warning about Redline energy drinks.  Being the curious type that I am, at that moment I decided that I would give the drink a try.  A few days later on a weekend roadtrip up to Los Angeles for the Long Beach Half Marathon, I told my buddy Robbie about the drink and we decided to try it.  So 10AM on that fateful Monday morning we each drank a Redline and went to the Getty Musuem in Malibu.  It took a while to take effect, but when it did, I was wrecked!  All I remember was feeling like I was going to vommit all day long, which made my drive back down to San Diego utter hell.

Back to present day.  Thanks to waking up early for a race Saturday morning  and daytime drinking, I found myself falling asleep at 3PM at the Adams Ave Street fair.  I told my friends I needed a Monster so we headed over to a liquor store.  While buying drinks my buddy Trevor picked up a Redline, my buddy Joel followed suit and alas I reluctantly did the same.  By some act of god, Trevor chugged the thing within seconds and was fine.  Joel and I on the other hand didn't get off so easy.  Joel finished his, whereas I drank 3/4 of mine and met up with some friends in Del Mar.  After seeing how I was shaking like a crackhead, they decided to take the drink from me and pour it out.  Thank god!  As the next few hours progressed, the shaking stopped but I did start to get chest pains.  By the time I finally tried to go to bed at 2AM, I still felt the lasting effects from the drink.

In Redline's defense, it's designed to be drank before you workout and I didn't work out after consuming it.  I did do a mile bike ride through North Park back to my car, but that's probably not what they had in mind.  The bottle also says to always begin use with one-quarter bottle (2 Ounces) of Redline daily to assess your tolerance and to never exceed more than 4 ounces per serving or more than one bottle daily, but we ignored that warning.

I'm kind of curious how it works if I consume the correct amount before a workout, but after the last two experiences, I'll pass.  Moral of the story, STAY AWAY FROM REDLINE!