Energy Drinks Can Lead To Serious Heart Issues In Kids And Teens, Health Experts Say

Carlton Gillespie | Miami Herald (TNS) Hennessy Sepulveda thought she was going to die. “I began dissociating as I was driving. I was 10 minutes away from my house. My vision started warping and the lights were hitting me really bright,” she said. “I felt my chest pounding, I felt a wave of panic hit me — I knew something was wrong.” Sepulveda, a Florida International University student who was 19 at the time, was admitted to the hospital, and was surprised by the cause of her symptoms: the Monster energy drink she had just a few hours earlier. “I was drinking Monster every day for the past year, “ she said.