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Don't feel right after protein shake -- anyone else?

michaddison
michaddison Posts: 1
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I was wondering if any of you who use protein shakes have experienced this?

I drink the protein shake (I'm using Muscle Milk in chocolate) and no matter whether:

--it's a half scoop or a full scoop
--it's mixed with water, milk, or milk-substitute
--it's before or after exercise, or even before bed

after about 20 minutes I start to feel hot and clammy, almost like that feeling before you faint? It lasts for about ten minutes and then it goes away. There are no other problems -- no digestive issues, no nausea, etc., and I'm not allergic to anything in it, as far as I can tell.

Has anyone else experienced this, or something similar? Any guesses what it could be?

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  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    maybe try a new protein powder, I have never heard of this happen to anyone I know... I have some food allergies but they always last more then 20 minutes
  • karlkoenig
    karlkoenig Posts: 1
    That happened to me the first time I tried a protein shake. After that I was fine.
  • Tricialew32
    Tricialew32 Posts: 96 Member
    I don't use Muscle Milk because it tastes nasty but try another brand if you can. Some places give out or sell samples so you don't have to spend another $20 to $40 just to find out it has the same effect. It could be any number of sensitivities from Whey to Sucralose (Splenda makes me very ill).
  • DanceMom_2
    DanceMom_2 Posts: 8
    This sometimes happens to me after eating almond butter or high fiber breads. I spoke to my doctor about it and he didn't have an explanation. Just suggested I stay away from those foods because they don't seem to agree with me.
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    sounds abit like your blood sugar is going "out of wack" after. try it mixed with some fruit in a blender and see if that helps:drinker:
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Muscle Milk is loaded with crap so it could be a blood sugar spike or a reaction to whey. I'm allergic to whey so when I'm just having a protein shake I still to egg white protein powder. Mine isn't sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners but with Stevia and I don't have a problem. I also mix it with Shakeology, which also doesn't have anything artificial in it and no artificial sweeteners or refined sugars and I feel better after drinking that, not worse. Change your protein powder.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Sounds like the first time I took a Niacin tablet. Check the label for Niacin in high dosage.
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