Does creatine make you smarter?

Post by helterskelter » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

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For sleep apnea you may look into playing the didgeridoo for 30 minutes a day. The circular breathing every day really improve people's symptoms, and I've heard you see results after a few weeks or months. I'm in the middle of trying this but unfortunately I just haven't been doing it every day. I've also heard just practicing circular breathing by blowing through a straw into a cup of water can produce the same effe…

Isn’t a didge just a big straw anyway?

Post by jliptzin » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC

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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.

Post by SkyPuncher » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC

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Monihydrate causes me terrible GI issues and insomnia. I’ve found HCL to me much easier on my body.

It's just so annoyingly sour but it dissolves very well so you can drink it like shot of vodka. And the body absorbs it so much faster

Post by infinite_spin » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC

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Personally I take creatine for entirely non-cognitive reasons, so it's reassuring to know it's probably not making me any dumber.

You do realise that you cannot prove a negative? So the right conclusion even informally cannot be “ probably not making me any dumber”.

Post by gtowey » Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC

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It's my understanding that creatine doesn't directly make you stronger, instead it gives your muscles the ability to work a bit longer. This means you can do more strength training per session which is the part which makes you stronger.

Feeling like you can confidently take one more rep does feel like being stronger. Sure you're not stronger in the sense that you can lift more weight per rep, but being able to do more heavy reps is also a valid way to define feeling stronger.