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Energy Drinks Energize Strokes

Energy drinks may or may not provide that buzz of energy you are looking for, but medical sources say that they may be energizing strokes.

Energy drinks will account for more than $9B in sales annually in the United States per industry news, but may not be the safest beverage for young people.

Energy Drinks = Bad Medicine

Per Cleveland Clinic rheumatologist Rula Hajj-Ali, MD: “Energy drinks have megadoses of caffeine and sometimes other stimulants. We find that some people who use them come into the hospital with strokes or severe brain hemorrhages.”

The condition that can trigger a stroke after downing down these hyper concentrated caffeine beverages is reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, or RCVS. This sudden spasm of the brain’s blood vessels can either restrict its blood supply or cause a hemorrhage.

Many patients Cleveland Clinic, and others, will see for this condition are otherwise healthy young people in their thirties and forties. Perhaps that single cup of coffee is a better option afterall.

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