Do protein shakes work?

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@major

I’m aware they’re not a quick fix but i expected something decent when combined with my diet (good food, just hard to get enough calories).
I think for such small benefits of the drink I was considering spending the money on therapy.
So a good shake would be say 50g carbs/25g protein? I was led to believe that carbs were the spawn of satan in a protein shake.

I would even go up to 80-100grms of very fast acting carbs.