# Does Huel make you tired? **URL:** \ **Category:** Experiences\ **Created:** [March 21, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940 "2016-03-21T09:43:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/1 "2016-03-21T09:43:35Z")
I’ve been on Huel for a few weeks. I love the Vanilla and it stops my sugar cravings. I have 2 Huels 2 meals a day or sometimes just 1 Huel with 2 meals a day. I’ve noticed that after I drink a Huel…about 4 hours later I feel exhausted. I feel drained as though I can’t keep my eyes open. Sometimes I feel I’m so tired that I’m gonna pass out. I’ve also experienced ‘meat sweats’ a couple of times. I drink 2 litres of water a day and exercise 4/5 times a week. Why am I experiencing this? I really don’t want to stop my Huel intake because in has helped me massively combat my sugar cravings and it’s so easy to prepare. My food meals are all healthy ones so why am I feeling so exhausted from this product? ---
**Author:** ![tinkerbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@tinkerbell](https://discuss.huel.com/u/tinkerbell)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/2 "2016-03-21T12:27:33Z")
I’ve been feeling quite a bit tireder than normal too (about 2 weeks in here) and I’m putting it down to my body getting used to not having sugar. I gather that can make you feel pretty tired in and of itself, so I’m hoping it’ll even out. ---
**Author:** ![Julian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/julian/32/8153_2.png) [@Julian](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Julian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/3 "2016-03-21T12:38:17Z")
@MiNK have you lost any weight during this time? ---
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/4 "2016-03-21T12:59:34Z")
I’ve lost cm not much weight in scales! Lost 10lbs since beg. Jan. The point is I really notice the difference between the days when I ‘half’ Huel it and the days when I don’t Huel at all. And When I Huel I’m exhausted. It completely drains me. I’m drowsy and feel drugged up. It’s awful! I’m so upset because I love the taste. WHY? ---
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/5 "2016-03-21T13:00:15Z")
Check how u feel 4 hours after a Huel! ---
**Author:** ![Julian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/julian/32/8153_2.png) [@Julian](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Julian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/6 "2016-03-21T13:17:44Z")
On the days when you have Huel, how much are you having? in grams or scoops? On on the day when you have a meal instead of Huel - what does the meal consist of? please be very specific. ---
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/7 "2016-03-21T13:41:53Z")
I have 2 scoops with 400 ml of water once or twice a day. All my other meals on Huel days or non Huel days are healthy. Fish chicken salad veg . ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/8 "2016-03-21T15:09:52Z")
1. What times are you having Huel and your other meals; more specifically what are you having in the meals? 2. Are you doing any exercise? when and what type? 3. Do you drink tea / coffee? when and how much? 4. Prior to the change to Huel, typically what were you eating? ---
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/9 "2016-03-21T15:39:48Z")
@JamesCollier ok so I would have a Huel 7:30 for breakfast, then I exercise for an hour. 11:30 I have fish and salad with 2 crackers…followed by a bowl of strawberries and kiwi. 2:30 I have a Huel and 6 o’clock I have chicken and veg. I have 2 coffees a day before lunchtime with half a teaspoon on coconut oil in it. I find the coconut oil helps my hair and nails stay healthy. No milk! I have pukka aniseed tea about 2/3 a day. Caffeine free! I drink water throughout the day. I am pretty healthy. I started this routine on the 1st of Jan. I was determined to start 2016 healthy. I exercise 4/5 mornings a week straight after my Huel brekky. ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/10 "2016-03-21T21:10:29Z")
Thanks - there’s nothing there that springs to mind as to why you’re feeling tired. Is this a case every day? Have you tried having something else instead of Huel at the same times to see if you still have the same tired feeling? ---
**Author:** ![MiNK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MiNK](https://discuss.huel.com/u/MiNK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/11 "2016-03-21T21:24:36Z")
@JamesCollier only when I have Huel ! I’ve tested it! ---
**Author:** ![mr\_high\_kick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/mr_high_kick/32/632_2.png) [@mr\_high\_kick](https://discuss.huel.com/u/mr_high_kick)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/12 "2016-03-21T22:24:34Z")
Huel was used exclusively to fuel today’s 2-hour gym session. Full of energy all the way through. It’s likely not Huel making you tired. ---
**Author:** ![Torched](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/torched/32/667_2.png) [@Torched](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Torched)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/13 "2016-03-22T08:13:13Z")
Do you happen to be sensitive or intolerant to gluten? I have a friend who’s basically been bed bound through fatigue for 3 days because she ate chips that were not GF. Might be a bit of a stretch! ---
**Author:** ![Elmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@Elmo](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Elmo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/14 "2016-07-14T12:27:01Z")
I find I get tired after Huel as well. Normally for about half an hour/hour though after drinking it for breakfast/Lunch (I eat it for two meals a day). I wonder if that’s just the energy it takes to digest Huel? Or maybe as someone said earlier in the threat, it’s a Gluten thing. How much gluten is there in the normal version? But I generally love Huel- just wish I didn’t get the short term tiredness. ---
**Author:** ![pookey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/pookey/32/620_2.png) [@pookey](https://discuss.huel.com/u/pookey)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/15 "2016-07-14T12:29:30Z")
When Huel was tested, the PPM of Huel was technically gluten free (If my memory serves me correctly). **However** - the source of the ingredients is not certified, so it would vary. The non-gluten free version is by far gluten free enough for people without gluten issues not to have to worry about gluten. That’s far too many times for gluten to appear in one sentence… ---
**Author:** ![Elmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@Elmo](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Elmo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/16 "2016-07-14T12:34:04Z")
Thanks- so it sounds like tiredness is unlikely to be linked to gluten in Huel, either the normal, or the gluten free version (given low levels in both). ---
**Author:** ![pookey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/pookey/32/620_2.png) [@pookey](https://discuss.huel.com/u/pookey)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/17 "2016-07-14T13:07:19Z")
Well, who knows! You might have a high-gluten level Huel (it must vary), and be massively Gluten intolerant. I can only really tell you that I don’t have the same tiredness you describe - which doesn’t help you at all! ---
**Author:** ![pookey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/pookey/32/620_2.png) [@pookey](https://discuss.huel.com/u/pookey)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/18 "2016-07-14T13:11:19Z")
FYI: the reference I was takling about. 17PPM > [@Any chance of going gluten free?](https://discuss.huel.com/t/any-chance-of-going-gluten-free/1889/8): > > This is worth a read: [https://www.coeliac.org.uk/gluten-free-diet-and-lifestyle/food-shopping/law-on-gluten-free/](https://www.coeliac.org.uk/gluten-free-diet-and-lifestyle/food-shopping/law-on-gluten-free/) Last time we tested Huel is was 17 ppm, which is official gluten free, but the gluten in oats varies from field to field so it’s very difficult to confirm that will always be the case, so we are planning to blend a version of Huel using gluten free oats. ---
**Author:** ![Nopadon\_Wongpakdee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/nopadon_wongpakdee/32/1787_2.png) [@Nopadon\_Wongpakdee](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Nopadon_Wongpakdee)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/19 "2016-12-07T10:23:54Z")
I’m not sure what’s happening either. I just started 3 days ago, have been replacing breakfast and lunch and having a normal meal for dinner. It feels like when I cut sugars and carbs and my brain just zonks out. When I do the sugar detox it takes a couple days of strict no sugar for me to feel this way. I don’t get how this can happen by replacing 2 meals? I haven’t been working out, not sure if it would help. ---
**Author:** ![gingote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/gingote/32/1902_2.png) [@gingote](https://discuss.huel.com/u/gingote)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940/20 "2016-12-31T12:59:18Z")
I also have the same problem. Huel leaves me comatose for the rest of the day. I am a big fan of huel but I have had to stop because I was falling asleep driving home. I have always had GF huel. [Next page](https://discuss.huel.com/t/does-huel-make-you-tired/1940.md?page=2)