What do people here take on test day or when taking mocks? I personally do 5 hour energy (1 per session), always focuses me. I’m sippin on a little right now. Do you think the effect diminishes if I take it too often?
natural adrenline worked for me.
I take a poop, Ramos. 
Before each session, I would take a caffeine pill. That way, if I hit any sort of mental exhaustion, the pills would start kicking in.
A buddy of mine drank a monster and then followed my ritual on test day. He ended up getting the shakes and struggled to fill in his name. I believe his words were, “I felt like Michael J Fox”
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I never thought about 5 hr energy… I’d be too afraid it’ll make me have to poop half way through the exam though. Might try out caffeine pills though, or at least take one at lunch - I was fine for the AM in L1, but PM I was nodding off by 3 o’clock.
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I stick to what I normally do in the morning. Test day is no time to experiment with energy supplements or pills because you have no idea how your body is going to react. Unless you take pills or energy drinks in the morning then go for it but I’ll stick to my morning and afternoon coffee like I always do. Good luck fellas.
I tended to undereat and underdrink near the end of the studies and on exam day so I wouldn’t have that nervous #1 and #2 distracting me too early into the sessions.
Same strategy for long road trips. Mild dehydration gets you there quicker and makes the first beer all the more effective.
I always got fairly drunk the night before the exams so I required four breakfast burritos from McDonalds and one 200mg caffeine pill before the AM session. Then for lunch I’d grab a footlong seafood sub with mustard and pickles and a six inch meatball with onions and cheese from Subway and wash it down with another 200mg caffeine pill. After the exams I’d resume drinking and take two .25mg xanax and cap the night off with 10mg of ambien.
Worked fine for me.
I dont advise this strategy for marathons or really any other physical activity.
I always did all of my studying the last week, so I’d usually just stay up for the last 72 hours and cruise through the exam. Ate only steamed veggies , poached chicken, brown rice and one diet coke a day. Worked for me.
I take Aspirin for the headache caused by the Zyrtec I take for the hayfever I got from Relenza for the upset stomach and flu like symptoms caused by Viagra for the erectile dysfunction from the Propecia for the hair loss caused by Ritalin I take for the short attention span caused by the Scopederm Ts I take for the motion sickness I got from the Lomotil I take for the diarrhea caused by the Zenikal for the uncontrolled weight gain from the Paxil I take for the anxiety from the Zocor I take for my high cholesterol because exercise and a good diet are just too much trouble.
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I do nothing of the sort and get up for frequent water and bathroom breaks.
God I hate this exam.
If you’re going to take substances, take them weeks leading up to the exam. Doing it for the first time on exam day is a terrible idea. Keep your routine.
I used to have three or four drinks the night before the exams. Only way to ensure I’d sleep well. Not even a good f*ck would do the trick for sure. Same with the GMAT.
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