Is red bull + vodka really deathly?!


Question: Is red bull + vodka really deathly!?
can you die from mixing it together!? (and drinking it of course !.!.!.)
also, is it true that you get a heart attack if you pour down like 4 red bulls and go out running!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
If you drink enough vodka n red bulls you can die of alcohol poisoning, but not from mixing the two together!. Some people have a very low tolerance for caffeine and drinking red bull can cause them anxiety attacks but otherwise it's all scare story talk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There is some stories linked to red bull and other stimulant drink causing death!. There hasn't been any conclusive proof that the drink caused death though!.

The fact is though that red bull is a stimulant and will raise heart rate and blood pressure!. Anyone that has a problem with the heart should avoid these drinks!. The limits of consumption would vary between individuals though!. I know that when Red Bull was first released I had 4 cans in a row and played game of football (soccer) although I felt really weird I am still here today, my pulse was racing though!.

I do know several people in my class at uni prefer to drink red bull + vodka!. It wouldn't be unusual for them to have 5 or six cans (usually 1 can per double vodka) and dance all night!.

Buckfast is another popular drink especially among students in Northern Ireland!. It contains more caffine than Red Bull and most would drink at least one large bottle prior to going out!. That's about 750ml or the equivalent volume of 3 red bull cans!. It's about 37!.5mg of caffine/100ml compared to RB 32mg/100ml in!.

I have seen people with elevated heart rates (100bpm + while resting) and blood pressure (140/90 resting compare to a norm of 80bpm and BP 100/70)!. Although anecdotal this was measured using a manual spygmanometer (blood pressure cuff) and stethoscope!. This was after drinking about 4 cans of Redbull and similar results for a bottle of Buckfast!. It amazing what bored nursing students will do!.

This for any prolonged length of time will be bad for you!. If you have any underlying problems it could lead to increase risk of heart failure!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Birchard K (2005) Irish concerned about health effects of stimulant soft drinks, The Lancet, 356 pp!. 1911

http://www!.independent!.co!.uk/life-style/!.!.!.

http://www!.irishhealth!.com/article!.html!?!.!.!.

http://www!.brianmac!.co!.uk/articles/scni1!.!.!.

http://www!.ciao!.co!.uk/Red_Bull_Can_Energ!.!.!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Buckfast_To!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

red bull is packed full of caffeine - caffeine is a stimulant so it will make your heart beat faster, some people suffer panic attacks and feel very unwell if they drink too much caffeine, including sweating, palpitations, anxiety, there are reporting's of people dying after drinking too much red bull or equivalent type drinks and i believe there was a link to blood clots and strokes
alcohol is a depressant and is poisonous if taken in great quantity so technically yes you could die from mixing the two but the main risk will be from the alcoholWww@FoodAQ@Com

i used to drink vodkabulls all the time!. id have several on a night out!. i havent died from it yet and niether have any of my friends!.!.!.
it can make u feel ill if your downing them but ive never heard of anyone dying from it!

i doubt u have heartattacks from downing 4 and then running!.!.!.!. tho i wouldnt recommend it as you will need to use the toilet!. and you could go really hyperWww@FoodAQ@Com

i had 7 V once and my friend had like 10 and we were just hypo haaha but did pee lots!.!.!. the redbull and vodka is bad for you but nothing will happen to youu unless you have a heapWww@FoodAQ@Com

i knowWww@FoodAQ@Com

No, it's not really deathly, but it can be dangerous!. Red bull it like a doping methods: rugbymen usually take it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i don't know about the running one but mixing vodka which is like a downer and red bull a upper can be quite unhealthy i think i remember someone dying from it years agoWww@FoodAQ@Com

no, you can mix it safely lol its tasty!

well its just like drinking 4 cups of coffee then going running!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Upper and Downer= speedballing
Rember Hendrix, Japlion, Morrison and Mandroe!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

its red bull and jeigmeister that can kill you!.!. upper and a downer, i drink vod and red bull alot- im still here!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Of course not that's an old wives taleWww@FoodAQ@Com

Yes, it depends on who you are!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No, not at all
I drink a fair amount of the stuff, and i'm still alive :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Try it and let us know!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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