[woodbutcher1963]

They talked about this on the radio this morning. They said this particular drink had 7X the amount of caffeine in a normal RedBull

[Yossarian]

Seven times?!? Let's take a look at where that falls:

Drink	Caff./fl. oz.	Sugg. serv.	Caffeine per serv.
(small) Red Bull	9.5 mg	8.4 oz.	80 mg.
Diet Coke	3.8 mg	12 oz.	46 mg.
Regular Coke	2.8 mg	12 oz.	34 mg.
McDonald's Medium Coffee	9.1 mg	16 oz.	145 mg.
Panera Charged Lemonade	7.9 mg	20 oz.	157 mg.

OK, so while 7X caffeine compared to Red Bull sounds excessive, this Panera drink ranks about the same as a large (20+ oz.) McDonald's coffee!

(One thing to remember about Red Bull: it's effect doesn't just come from caffeine, it has Taurine (an amino acid) and B-group vitamins. I'm cautious about how those intermingle.)

[lastchance]

Which could very well cause serious adverse reactions in certain people.