Ever wondered what would happen if you swapped water for Redbull? One man did so you won’t have to.
First spotted by Gizmodo, a recently released case study details the startling health issues of a man in his 50s who drank eight energy drinks a day. Described as “normally fit and well,” the man suddenly had a stroke after consuming an average of 1280mg of caffeine a day, or over three times the healthy limit.
According to the report, the man first noticed the side effects when the left side of his body went numb. He registered an astonishing blood pressure of 254/150, well above the threshold for “hypertensive crisis,” which is 180/120, Giz notes.
After his first three-day visit to the hospital, lingering numbness and continuing high-blood pressure ended up getting him readmitted. It wa

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