Man suffered brain haemorrhage after drinking 25 cans of energy drink in six hours
Adam Smith for Metro.co.uk
A father of three who nearly died after drinking 25 energy drinks in six hours has called on them to be banned.
Nick Mitchell suffered a brain haemorrhage and three mini-strokes after downing Monster and Red Bull cans whilst running a karaoke evening in a sweltering club.
The 56-year-old from West Yorkshire said: ‘These drinks nearly killed me. I was so close to death and thought I might not make it through surgery.
‘They should not be sold. They are as bad as drugs and should be banned.’
After getting home from his karaoke night Nick started to feel pains in his head and was eventually rushed to Dewsbury Hospital where doctors confirmed he had a bleed on the brain caused by a caffeine overdose.
Over the next week he had three mini-strokes and says he is still effected to this day as he has trouble speaking and pronouncing words.
Nick’s night of high energy drink hell happened eight years ago but he wanted to tell his tale to stop youngsters being addicted to them.
He told The People: ‘With hindsight it was foolish to drink that many, but I had no idea they were that dangerous. I’m just glad I’m still here to tell the tale. I’ve never had once since.’
‘It felt like someone had cracked my head open with a sledgehammer. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. I’d had with migraines in the past, but this didn’t compare. The pain was off the scale.’
The sheer amount of energy drinks Nick drank meant he surpassed the daily recommended amount of caffeine intake within an hour of his binge.
A Red Bull spokesman said: ‘One 250ml can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine, about the same as a cup of home-brewed coffee.
‘The European Food Safety Authority has stated that caffeine intake of up to 400mg per day (five 250 ml cans or five cups of coffee) does not raise safety concerns for the general healthy adult population.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Monster Energy Drinks for a comment.
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