Powerade, Gatorade etc. dangerous with E?

[rockee]

rollinalong - sounds like you may even have an ear infection..get to the doctor now!
as keeps getting said in these posts, know your own body. if you are one of those people that don't sweat, then drinking gatorade is NOT a good idea at all.
i try and drink some gatorade before and after i pill, but never during. a friend of mine is an emergency nurse in the UK and she just always says never to drink electrolyte type drinks whilst taking pills...you can retain far too much fluid by drinking these.

 

[De Quincey]

why gatorade would interact with ecstacy i have no idea. it's pretty much just cordial with a bit of salt and some basic minerals thrown in.
the drinks are "isotonic" as in the same electrolyte concentration as the fluid in the body. basically that stuff is designed to replace what you lose when you sweat, and because it's osmotically balanced with your body it's easier to absorb... there's nothing in them that wasn't in your body already.
i run competitively (middle distance and cross country) which is about as much exertion as a body can handle, and i obviously train pretty hard too. i find that after a run isotonic drinks are good to replace the salts you lost, but i need to drink water as well or else my mouth gets all sticky and gross. dancing is not as physically hard for me, but i still find the gatorade/water thing is the best for making me feel better quickly.
and when i'm dancing i just carry water all the time and sip when i feel the need. i'd generally go through about 5 bottles in a night.