I will drink an energy drink in the mid-morning, but I don’t need caffeine to get going. I make the “diet energy” drink with my Sodastream machine. I’ve thought of just drinking the syrup straight, but that would probably not be good for the stomach.
It would pack a punch though.
I don’t need it to get going, but will feel it by mid-morning if I have not had any, so I can see your needing an energy drink about then. I don’t care for those and I like the taste of coffee, and since the shake is my breakfast, adding it to the coffee kills two bird with one stone.