Product: S.O.S. “Super Charged” Energy and Focus (Energy Shot)

Manufacturer/Vendor: Red X Dawn

Website: Red X Dawn Energy

Cost: $6.95

Fat Sam’s Legal High Rating

General Product Info

Red X Dawn has been around for a long time and their supplements come in many shapes and forms. Some of them work better than others (at least for me). This energy shot is one of the reasonably effective supplements for the cost. It arrives pretty quickly. The packaging itself is not really impressive and my labels were coming off significantly. They also faded some, probably head or something from going through the mail. Nonetheless, worth mentioning. It smelled kind of bad, but as I always note when it smells bad, it isn’t really about the smell or taste, but the effects.

Product Administration

I purchased 2 of these S.O.S. Energy drink / shots. The instructions indicate that one bottle is one serving. I decided to down the whole thing all at once. After an hour and a half, I ended up using the second bottle. Taste: bad. Smell: bad. Ease of consumption: Easy. I consumed 1 peanut butter sandwich (chunky), 1 glass of minute maid orange juice, and 1 iced cream sandwich before I consumed this product. That’s all I had eaten all day up until that point.

Product Effects

After about 20 minutes after consumption, I began to notice a desire to want to be productive. Unfortunately by the time I found something to do, I was not interested anymore and instead wanted to “treat myself to a little time off.” Unfortunately by the time I found a game I wanted to play, I was feeling slightly tired. That’s about the time I decided to take the other bottle. After that, I was a little peppy, got into a single player game (old Nintendo game, you guys might know it. Chrono Trigger). I played for a while, a long time in fact, but the “high” was gone rather quickly. I think it did contribute to me staying up later. But I had no desire to interact with any other human beings, that’s for sure.

Final Thoughts

The Red X Dawn S.O.S. Energy Shot has an interesting effect. It is definitely not in the “upper” category in my opinion…despite being an “energy shot.” I realize they are relying on the combination of caffeine and L-Theanine to provide a “nootropics”-style pep, and that is definitely what I feel for a short time, but I do definitely get a bigger “downer” effect afterward. It does not necessarily make working any easier. It also did not make me more sociable. But it was something different. I can see this being a “once in a while” kind of thing, when I want to play video games alone, something single player. It did keep me up a while, despite me feeling a little detached. I give the Red X Dawn S.O.S. Energy shot a 3 star rating, as it might suit some folk better than me and definitely works better than some of the other products they (and others) have made.