Does creatine make you smarter?

Post by logicallee » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC

leoqa wrote: post #51

TIPSIO wrote: post #40

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I don’t know. I personally wouldn’t take it if you aren’t also working out/lifting frequently (even if you drink a ton of water). Anecdotal so safe to ignore this… but my hair did thin out but only after I was lazier on my work outs. Stopped taking and hair mostly returned to normal thank God.

I get severe muscle cramping, even after pounding water and electrolytes. Like I can’t handle my kid something in the car without risking a spasm.

Post by Retr0id » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

jdiff wrote: post #49

Retr0id wrote: post #25

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If you're being academically rigorous about it, sure, but I think it's fine as an informal conclusion.

Even as an informal conclusion I think it's important to know who you're up against and what their motivations are. Waving that away is how we get people like known, obvious charlatans like RFK Jr in any sort of position of power. I know this is nitpicking word choice but the informal conclusion is "Not likely, and not enough to matter for anything."

Post by faangguyindia » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #54

faangguyindia wrote: post #43

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from your link >Headache pain often appears along with other signs and symptoms of dehydration, including darker-than-usual pee, dry mouth and fatigue none of these symptoms are true for me.

"often" and "always" are two different words that mean two different things

Post by ttul » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

Retr0id wrote: post #25

olooney wrote: post #11

Good discussion, but this conclusion: > I don’t know. Maybe a little. is not the right way to interpret the null result (insufficient evidence to reject null hypothesis that it has no effect) because the prior for supplements that people are trying to sell you is so low. In the absence of clear, strong evidence, you should assume the the whole thing is just an example of motivated reasoning. People want nootropics to…

If you're being academically rigorous about it, sure, but I think it's fine as an informal conclusion.

Post by jdiff » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

jrm4 wrote: post #23

olooney wrote: post #11

Good discussion, but this conclusion: > I don’t know. Maybe a little. is not the right way to interpret the null result (insufficient evidence to reject null hypothesis that it has no effect) because the prior for supplements that people are trying to sell you is so low. In the absence of clear, strong evidence, you should assume the the whole thing is just an example of motivated reasoning. People want nootropics to…

Okay, but it kind of sounds like you want to nanny-state the writer's language. Their conclusion seems like an absolutely fair interpretation of what they saw, and it also strikes me as dangerous -- perhaps more dangerous -- to suggest "writer genuinely believes, or doesn't believe, a thing, but they should say it differently from their own interpretation because..people are dumb?" Something like that.