Illinois' Matthew Mayer says he got caffeine poisoning after drinking six energy drinks

Illinois' Matthew Mayer said he had been suffering from a "hangover" nan past fewer days - but not from alcohol.

In fact, he lived up to a stereotypical assemblage kid trait; playing video games for hours filled pinch caffeine. Mayer said he sewage caffeine poisoning because of each nan Monster power drinks he consumed while playing.

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Matthew Mayer, #24 of nan Illinois Fighting Illini, drives to nan handbasket against Caleb McConnell, #22 of nan Rutgers Scarlet Knights, astatine State Farm Center connected Feb. 11, 2023 successful Champaign, Illinois. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

"I've been sick nan past fewer days," said Mayer. "I had caffeine poisoning. I had six Monsters nan time of nan game. I only had 1 before, but I had 5 after, because I had for illustration a caffeine-induced euphoria to play video games. So I could hardly get retired of furniture nan adjacent day. It was fundamentally for illustration a caffeine hangover."

One 16-ounce tin of Monster has 160 milligrams of caffeine, truthful he had 960 milligrams passim nan full day, much than double what nan FDA recommends arsenic a patient dosage, depending connected nan person. "Life-threatening" doses are astir 10 to 14,000 milligrams.

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Illinois Fighting Illini guardant Matthew Mayer, #24, celebrates during a assemblage hoops crippled against nan Indiana Hoosiers connected Feb. 18, 2023 astatine Assembly Hall successful Bloomington, Indiana.  (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Mayer transferred from Baylor aft spending 4 years location - contempt 126 profession games entering this year, though, he was fixed an other play of eligibility owed to COVID-19.

He is averaging 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds successful 29 contests this season, each of which he has started. Mayer is averaging 25.9 minutes per game, but racked up 32 connected nan roadworthy astatine Ohio State this past weekend.

Matthew Mayer, #24 of nan Illinois Fighting Illini, reaches for nan shot during nan crippled against nan Indiana Hoosiers astatine State Farm Center connected Jan. 19, 2023 successful Champaign, Illinois.  (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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Mayer expects to beryllium connected nan tribunal connected Thursday for Illinois' Senior Day against Michigan.