Teenager had 3 heart attacks from energy drinks

[Jazzy]

A teenager has said that she almost died as a result of drinking 10 Jagerbombs.

Jayde Dinsdale is now campaigning against energy drinks as a result of her near miss when she had three heart attacks.

The 19-year-old from Yeovil, Somerset, went home and slept after a night out, but once the alcohol wore off, her heart rate increased dramatically.

She ended up in a coma in hospital after her dad, Darryl, performed CPR.

A year later and she now wants more regulation on caffeine-filled energy drinks.

She told the Daily Mirror: ‘I think it is pretty bad that people sell these drinks. You’ve no idea how much caffeine is in them and how dangerous they can be.

‘I hope people will think twice about drinking energy drinks – they could be deadly. The doctors have said it was all to do with the energy drinks.’

The tourism and travel student said she spent two hours at a club on her night out. She was chatting to her mother, Natalie, as she washed her face the next morning when she collapsed.

Her mother, 38, said: ‘Her pulse was very faint and she started to go purple. She was dead on the bathroom floor. It’s a miracle that Jayde is still with us.’

Jayde had two more cardiac arrests after being taken to Yeovil Hospital, where she spent three weeks recovering.

Her family believes the caffeine only kicked in once the effects of the alcohol, which slows down the heart, wore off.

Energy drinks have previously been linked to health problems in the young, including the death of Joshua Merrick, 19, from Manchester, last year.

Red Bull declined to comment but, in the past, has insisted a can only contains the same caffeine as a cup of coffee.

If any of you drink energy drinks, does this article have any impact as to whether or not you'll keep drinking them? Why/Why not?

 

[identityissues8]

I need to stop. I've known a long time.
I'll generally have a Red Bull a day, in conjunction with about five coffees.

#Bad

 

[Mortiferr]

I am 24 years old and I have never had an energy drink in my entire life but I know they're bad for you. I am currently working on my medical degree and I've seen 2 teenagers come in to the ER with chest pain and as it turns out it was due to the energy drinks.

 

[Dee]

Whenever we drive down to southern California, my friend, who is 33 years old, tends to drink nothing but energy drinks. It scares the living daylights out of me because of how much crap is in them, but so far he hasn't had a heart attack from them. xD

 

[Sinon]

So, she changed her story? A few links online (and a video interview) has her saying she only drank four. I should also add this story made the rounds almost exactly 1 year ago, so why it's suddenly back in fashion now I don't know. Additionally, I don't think energy drinks were the issue here. Binge-drinking was.

I'm not going to stop drinking energy drinks, either way. I have made myself unwell by drinking too much in a short period of time, but as long as I don't do that (generally, more than two cans in a day) I'm fine. And since I can't take sleeping pills due to a combination of my doctor being shit, and not being able to mix them with other medication anyway, caffeine is the only way I can stay awake sometimes.

 

[~KAGE-008]

I've been having at least a bottle of Maxx Energy since I was 13. After having about 70 bottles, nothing bad happened and I'm serious here.

 

[seasidemike]

How is it that some idiot can drink ten jägerbombs and try to blame the drinks company???
That is like someone shooting themself with a gun and blaming the gun company.
Any feck'n idiot would know that ten shots of anything is dangerous ..  Another feck'n idiot trying to lay the blame of their own stupidity on someone else.

 

[alakazam]

That is like someone shooting themself with a gun and blaming the fun company.

lol... The fun company...

Also, I rarely drink energy drinks, like once every few months, and I don't drink coffee. It's sad to hear that she was so careless and drank so many energy drinks. I hope she's ok.

 

[seasidemike]

That is like someone shooting themself with a gun and blaming the fun company.

lol... The fun copany...

LOL 

I always make those kind of mistakes when in use my Iphone to respond.

 

[MrDawn]

It seems people can sue company for almost anything. The world is a sue happy place.