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Re: Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration

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Post by grvdrm » Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

uxp100 wrote: post #2

Effects seen at .35g/kg and .2g/kg. Both pretty big doses. Which is not uncommon for creatine for a single day, but ongoing dose is typically lower. I’ve taken creatine for exercise recovery and possible cognitive improvements when I was a vegetarian. Never perceived it to do anything.

Unless I did my math wrong:

I’m 150ish pounds. 72 kg. Meaning .35g per kg is 25g.

That’s 5x what I take! Just 5g once a day.

So far on creatine: quite significant physical effects (I lift often too). Cognitive: very unclear, have to isolate away a million other things.

Re: Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration

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Post by cmrx64 » Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC

supersour wrote: post #5

I'd be quite curious to see this combined with [transcranial] photobiomodulation - a two-pronged approach to healthy mitochondria might pay healthy dividends. For those hearing about PBM and feeling skeptical, I was as well, especially with all the claims of therapeutic "red light therapy" circling the internet. But do a quick search in pubmed and you will see that at this point there have been thousands of studies e…

quite interested; email in bio.

Re: Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration

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Post by UranusDuzen » Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC

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Re: Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration

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Post by mrcartmeneses » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC

If tired chess rating goes down, if well rested chess rating goes up. If high dose of creatine and tired chess rating goes up. Having big chess addiction good measurement device of cognitive function. I endorse creatine for tired people that need brain working.