Most of those drinks have elevated levels of caffeine which has a bit more of an immediate affect on your body and are made more for short burst (2-4 hours) of energy (I take another supplement for my caffeine but that is not for this review)
I ordered this product to help my nueropathy
After a week or so in my system my afternoons have been more productive
I'm still taking it at least once a day and when I run out, I plan to order more