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Does creatine make you smarter?

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Re: Does creatine make you smarter?

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Post by golem14 »

jliptzin wrote: post #180
somenameforme wrote: post #102

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I think this is quite different because (1) creatine has been proven to be completely harmless for people of all ages absent some rare thing like a kidney disorder and (2) it has a bunch of clearly measurable positive effects. So this is more like trying to determine whether ginseng is good at keeping away colds or whatever. Maybe it does (actually quickly searching this, it definitely does but let's pretend it's as…

It’s not completely harmless, for me it causes heart palpitations that are so bad my watch tells me I’m in atrial fibrillation. Yes I know this sounds crazy. I’ve ruled everything else out. No, it is not creatine mixed with caffeine or whatever. Just pure creatine. No, I don’t have any other heart issues. I can give myself an irregular heartbeat just by having some creatine. It doesn’t happen otherwise. I have seen a…

Have you ruled out your supply is contaminated with something that causes your side effects?

That might be relatively likely.

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Post by smt88 »

block_dagger wrote: post #105

I have severe sleep apnea as well as insomnia. I may also be a multi-phasic sleeper. In any case my average sleep per night is ~3.5 hours with only ~1.5 hours of deep sleep. I use light therapy, CPAP, medications, etc but none of it solves my problems. I started taking creatine daily a couple of months ago. I've noticed a significant uptick in my cognitive abilities, despite being constantly sleep deprived. TFA doesn…

FYI, your sleep hygiene sounds good, but doctors have started to agree that primary, idiopathic insomnia doesn’t exist. It’s either anxiety or evidence of some severe disease or physiological condition.

So as long as you’re trying things, CBT is the most evidence-based long-term solution for the (very likely) cause of your insomnia.

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Post by neurahawk »

John23832 wrote: post #22

Most people taking creatine just need to drink water. They drink more water using creatine. In reality, the water/hydration is doing the heaviest lift, not the creatine.

This is nonsense.

Creatine works because of buffering ATP and creatine kinase.

A problem though is that 1lb of chicken breast contains about 1.5 grams of creatine.

If a person is already eating a modern high protein diet, they are most likely already getting a decent amount of creatine.

I would imagine a vegetarian taking creatine would get a much better effect.

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Post by cinntaile »

techteach00 wrote: post #201
rubyfruit wrote: post #185

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People have no idea how successful big pharma’s info campaign has been since what I’m increasingly calling the real Web 3.0 (post-influencer social media and arrival of big corporate narratives). According to Reddit, Epsom salt has no effect (doesn’t absorb) - you’re wasting your time by using it. They’ll cite all sorts of real, funded studies that agree and yet always the comment section is filled with anecdotal evi…

That website examine is good for supplement info. They had to paywall most info because LLMS scraped the c$#p out of them m

They paywalled it before LLMs.

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Post by adolph »

zardo wrote: post #149
somenameforme wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is quite different because (1) creatine has been proven to be completely harmless for people of all ages absent some rare thing like a kidney disorder and (2) it has a bunch of clearly measurable positive effects. So this is more like trying to determine whether ginseng is good at keeping away colds or whatever. Maybe it does (actually quickly searching this, it definitely does but let's pretend it's as…

Is there a particular rare kidney disorder that creatine is contraindicated for? Because kidney disease is not rare, something like 14% of US adults have kidney disease.

My lay person understanding is that supplemental creatine screws with a common lab test to screen for kidney problems. Let your physician know if you are taking any supplements so they can interpret your lab test results appropriately or order different tests.

https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/creatinine

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Post by anenefan »

techteach00 wrote: post #202

On some drug abuse forums I visit people also claim creatine has antidepressant effects. I honestly can't tell but I take 3g daily.

I'd say probable in some situations - maybe more effect for people who are not eating well. I am not someone who takes or used drugs or alcohol - but the 90s I used pure low dose of creatine at about half teaspoon a day to help repair neck muscles damaged from treated-too-late whiplash. At the time my diet was probably poor even though I ate meat daily, had a low grade cold I hadn't been able to shake off for three years, and would blow a fuse easily around idiotic BS. After a few weeks I was pretty mellow and easy going, not to mention the cold had finally cleared up. I stopped taking it for various reasons, needing to be on top of BS quicker was one of those reasons. Later in life I have used it but not with the same pronounced effects.

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Post by theappsecguy »

rhinoceraptor wrote: post #97
jerlam wrote: post #55

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There are lots like Vitamin water, alkaline, and coconut water. And overpriced salt packets like Nuun and LMNT. There's also no shortage of expensive water bottles being sold, and smart water bottles that track your drinking frequencies and flavor pods sold via subscription.

I do really love LMNT, it's basically the only one I've tried that actually has a sizable dose of sodium, has no sugar, and tastes good.

Sure, except it has an insane markup for what are some of the cheapest ingredients one could source.

$50 for flavoured salt is pure insanity.

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