My six-a-day energy drink habit nearly killed me - leaving me blacking out and needing a pacemaker

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'My energy drink addiction nearly killed me - and left me needing a pacemaker'

My six-a-day energy drink habit nearly killed me – leaving me blacking out and needing a pacemaker

Samantha Sharpe was just 32 when she had to have the lifesaving device fitted, after four years of caffeine and sugar overload.Drinking up to six cans of energy drinks a day, Samantha used to suffer from blackouts and heart palpitations. The effects of energy drinks need to be advertised more," she said."I think everyone knows they aren't good for you - but no one has ever said why they aren'tSamantha, who now works evenings in a pub, was a cleaner when her energy drink addiction was at its height.

"In February last year at Glenfield Hospital, I had a pacemaker fitted directly into the heart to help my heart function."The pacemaker had to go through a vein in my leg. It was not a nice experience and my kids had to see me in and out of hospital.

 

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One can of relentlessdrink and I'm buzzed all day. No way could I have 6 😂

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