“Going on 3 Months Clean”: Woman Almost Killed by Excessive Drinking of Energy Drinks

“Going on 3 Months Clean”: Woman Almost Killed by Excessive Drinking of Energy Drinks

  • A woman on TikTok got candid about her reckless drinking of energy drinks
  • The woman shared that the high-caffeine product almost killed her when she joined a viral social media trend
  • Mzansi also chimed in to share their stories about their energy drink addiction 

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A Mzansi lady shared the heart-wrenching experience of almost losing her life due to caffeine addiction. Nosibusiso was a high consumer of energy drinks and stopped when the drink threatened to end her life.

Woman shows what almost killed her
A woman on TikTok shared how energy drinks almost claimed her life. Image: @nosibusisophiliso03
Source: TikTok

Mzansi also shared their stories of energy drink addiction and how they managed to slow down.

Woman’s life almost claimed by energy drinks 

A woman on TikTok got candid about how energy drinks almost claimed her life. The lady shared that she had been drinking different energy drinks excessively, but the most significant was the new Switch.

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She hopped on a popular social media trend of:

“Show us something that almost took your life.”

She shared a slideshow of multiple energy drinks that she excessively drank to the point where she almost lost her life. Nosi shared the clip with the caption:

“Energy drinks 💔😭”

Watch the video below:

Mzansi reacts to excessive drinking of energy drinks 

Briefly News reached out to a student, Qaqamba Falithenjwa, who needs an energy boost to cope with school to understand better the effectiveness of the addictive nature of the caffeine-filled drink:

“I have two sachets of Bioplus or one can of energy drink. I’m not addicted, and they have never threatened my life because I monitor my intake. There are certain brands that I stay away from. The caffeine boosts my brain, but after two hours, I would crash.”

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The woman’s confession created a safe space for other survivors to share their stories of being energy drink addicts:

@Milly Red has managed to stay sober:

"Going on 3 months clean from energy drinks. the best thing I did for my health so far."

@MrsNdandani♥️ cannot see herself stopping:

"That time I drink Redbull twice a day not because I’m tired but coz I love the taste."

@brigedklady will never forget the drink that almost killed her:

"Why is jelly babies switch not there, that thing almost killed me?"

@MamaM warned caffeine drinkers:

"Guys learn to drink water after every energy drink you take, asseblief."

@lilianLee shared her addiction:

"Oh my goodness you scaring me, I drink 1 can every morning at work, when I don't have it I cry."

Cape Town woman lands in hospital after drinking energy drinks

Briefly News also shared that one young lady took to TikTok to share how she landed in hospital after drinking an energy drink. TikTok user @missy_cam_m claims that energy drinks can be life-threatening and that she is proof of this.

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People took to the comments section to share their experiences with energy drinks, some agreeing and others not.

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Chuma Nontsele (Editor) Chuma Nontsele is a human interest journalist for Briefly News. Nontsele holds a diploma in journalism and started her career working at Daily Maverick as a news reporter. Later, she ventured into lifestyle. You can reach her at: chuma.nontsele@briefly.co.za

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