| ▲ | pillefitz 2 hours ago |
| Unfortunately, I get terribly tired and brain-fogged from even small quantities. Anyone else experienced this? |
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| ▲ | xeromal 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I haven't heard of that but I know creatine causes loads of water absorption. I wonder if you're borderline dehydrated and creatine pushes you over the limit. |
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| ▲ | ck2 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | The water retention can be avoided with low-dose creatine which still has some benefits in studies Instead of 5grams/day like 2grams/day You can also spread it out during the day to avoid retention, 1000mg x 4 or x 2 Creatine is also a precursor to SAM-e which is a natural antidepresant |
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| ▲ | dc_giant 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Be sure it’s pure creatine, they often mix in all kinds of shit. I take creapure just to be sure. |
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| ▲ | SoftTalker 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I use Creapure (a/k/a "German Creatine")as well. Always hard to know with supplements but Creapure seems to be legit. Also use creatine monohydrate not creatine HCL. Monohydrate is harder to disolve so use warm water (I put mine in my coffee) but it's the one that's been studied the most and has the most documented evidence. | |
| ▲ | beacon294 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Just buy 95% creatine monohydrate. This is the most common formulation, but others do exist. | |
| ▲ | ck2 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | creapure got too expensive IMHO probably tariffs but you are right, independent testing finds some brands are garbage * https://supp.co/tested/creatine.pdf * https://supp.co/articles/suppco-tested-creatine-testing-resu... I switched to sportsresearch brand when they had a sale on amazon $19 for 1KG (2.2 pounds) but it's like double that now (don't buy) amazon.com/dp/B0DXR7MPNV |
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