How Much Caffeine Is in a 5-hour Energy Shot? Regular and Extra Strength

How much caffeine is in a 5-hour Energy? A Regular Strength 5-hour Energy shot has 200 mg of caffeine and an Extra Strength shot has 230 mg, according to the brand's own site, all in a 1.93 oz bottle. That's about two 8 oz cups of brewed coffee in a couple of swallows.

The name can mislead. Five hours is about one average caffeine half-life, so after five hours about half the caffeine is still in you, not none. A Regular Strength shot takes about 15 hours to fall below 25 mg. The caffeine calculator works out your own cutoff for any shot and bedtime.

How much caffeine is in each 5-hour Energy shot?

5-hour Energy lists 200 mg for Regular Strength and 230 mg for Extra Strength. These figures come from 5hourenergy.com, checked in November 2026. The Extra Strength product page shows caffeine as 230 mg in the supplement facts.

The brand's own comparison says a Regular Strength shot has caffeine comparable to a cup of a leading premium coffee, and an Extra Strength shot about the same as 12 oz of that coffee.

Is there a decaf 5-hour Energy?

The brand's current site doesn't list a decaf shot, so we can't give a figure for one. All the shots on 5hourenergy.com today are Regular Strength or Extra Strength. If you find an older decaf bottle, its label is the only reliable number.

If you want a lower dose, the brand itself suggests starting with half a bottle. Half a Regular Strength shot is about 100 mg, roughly one cup of coffee.

Is 5-hour Energy stronger than coffee, Red Bull or Monster?

Yes. One 1.93 oz Regular Strength shot (200 mg) has about twice the caffeine of an 8 oz coffee and more than a 16 oz Red Bull (151 mg) or Monster (160 mg). Ounce for ounce it's far more concentrated than any canned drink.

Because it's so small, a shot is easy to stack on top of a morning coffee without thinking of it as a second drink. For the canned brands side by side, see Monster vs Red Bull caffeine.

Does 5-hour Energy really last 5 hours?

The boost may feel like it fades, but the caffeine doesn't stop at five hours. At an average 5-hour half-life, a 200 mg shot still leaves about 100 mg after five hours, 50 mg after ten and 25 mg after fifteen. For the full curve, see how long caffeine lasts.

How much 5-hour Energy caffeine is left at bedtime?

A Regular Strength shot at 2 PM still leaves about 57 mg in you at 11 PM, and an Extra Strength shot leaves about 66 mg. The table uses the calculator's math: remaining caffeine = dose x 0.5^(hours / 5), for an 11 PM bedtime.

This site uses about 25 mg at bedtime as a sensible ceiling. It isn't an official limit, just a useful line. A 6 PM shot leaves a full coffee's worth of caffeine at bedtime.

What's the latest time to take a 5-hour Energy?

For an 11 PM bedtime, take a Regular Strength shot by about 8:00 AM and an Extra Strength shot by about 7:00 AM. These are the times each shot falls below 25 mg by bed:

In hours before bed, that's 15 hours for Regular Strength and 16 hours for Extra Strength. In an at-home sleep study, a large caffeine dose taken 6 hours before bed cut total sleep by more than an hour. For more on the night after an energy drink, see energy drinks and sleep.

How many 5-hour Energy shots a day is safe?

For healthy adults, the FDA cites 400 mg of caffeine a day as an amount not generally linked to negative effects. Two Regular Strength shots reach exactly 400 mg, and two Extra Strength shots come to 460 mg, which is above that figure before you count any coffee or soda.

The brand's label says not to exceed two bottles daily, taken several hours apart, and its FAQ says the shots were created for adults. The FDA notes that medical experts advise against energy drinks for children and teens. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, have a heart condition or take medications, talk to your health care provider about a lower limit. To tally a full day, see how much caffeine is too much.