Woman Warns About Pre-Workout Drinks After Her Husband Collapsed At Gym And Slipped Into Coma

Jan 10, 2019 by apost team

Whether you're a seasoned gym goer or you're looking into working out more consistently this year, one woman is urging you to do one thing: think twice about your pre-workout drink.

Daphne Buxman-Carley and her husband learned first hand about the dangers of pre-workout drinks.

While these drinks promise to enhance the effects of your workout and provide you with the extra nutrients and stamina you need, they may also have an adverse effect: death. Daphne's husband Kevin was preparing to workout on Saturday. Just before hitting the treadmill, Kevin drank his pre-workout drink.

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Kevin ran as he normally would for a few minutes until he collapsed, going into cardiac arrest.

After Daphne and Kevin rushed to the hospital, the doctors put Kevin into a medically-induced coma. The cause of Kevin's cardiac arrest is what is so troubling.

While anyone as physically fit as Kevin wouldn't expect to be at risk for heart failure, the doctors realized that this can happen to anyone as Kevin's condition was brought on by his pre-workout drink.

Kevin's doctor, Dr. Peter Weiss, shared that the body already has a natural supply of steroids, cortisol, and adrenaline. These levels are already much higher in the morning when we first start the day.

In Kevin's case, the pre-workout drink served as an external stimulant, increasing the body's risk of cardiac arrest, heart failure, and even death

Another woman, Cassondra Reynolds, believes that her husband's death was caused by an energy drink.

Cassondra's husband would grab an energy drink every day before work. When he returned home one day, he was gasping for air, as he too went into cardiac arrest.

Though her husband John was relatively healthy, Cassondra later learned that the energy drink is what disrupted his heart. As the hospital tried to treat John, he eventually suffered brain seizures and brain damage, resulting in his death.

There is a clear lack of regulation when it comes to energy drinks and pre-workout drinks. Without any way to prove the quality or side effects of these supplements, continuing to take them on a regular basis is unhealthy and, as these stories prove, potentially fatal.

These stories should serve as a wake up call to anyone using these drinks or supplements. Be sure to do your research and seek the advice of a medical professional before making a habit out of taking them.

What do you think about pre-workout supplements and energy drinks? Leave a comment with your thoughts and pass this story along to warn others against overconsumption of energy and workout drinks.