Creatine

[BrooklynJerry]

I'm 70yo, been on TRT for 3 months 30mg twice a week IM. Any problem with using creatine. After my last blood work the Dr. at Elevate Men's Clinic told me to stop using creatine, start taking NAC and fish oil. My cholesterol went up slightly and I gained 5 lbs. I lift weights following a Starting Strength type.program, haven't made any real gainz, just just basicly maintaining.

 

[Vince]

I stopped using creatine because taking creatine increase creatinine levels in blood. It makes my kidney function look impaired. Even though it's not. It also caused some muscle cramps when lifting heavy weights, at least for me.

 

[BrooklynJerry]

Thanks,that may be why they told me to stop using it.

 

[Rock H. Johnson]

Interresting that you would stop using a very well tested supplement with proven anti-aging, cognitive benefits, heal metabolic syndrome and much more, based on how it makes your tests look?
On the benefits of Creatine while aging:

Creatine Monohydrate: The ultimate "anti-aging" supplement — Dr. Joseph Debé | Board Certified Nutritionist

Creatine monohydrate is primarily known as an ergogenic aid used by power athletes and bodybuilders to increase strength and muscle mass. However, it has also been successfully used to treat a variety of health conditions and is continually finding new applications. Creatine supplementation has nume

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Creatine has other physiological effects that are consistent with healthy aging. Creatine supplementation has been found to lower elevated serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. One study found a 6% reduction in total cholesterol and a 23% reduction in triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol after eight weeks of creatine supplementation. Combining creatine with exercise appears to be synergistic in lowering cholesterol.

There is tons of these articles and research on this topic.
Creatine has been so well researched and tested over the last 30 years.
The R/R on Creatine is very big, but I can not know your doctors motivation to advice against it, but ignorance on supplements like all allopathic medicine doctors have.

 

[Tommy Wall]

It must be dose dependant as most of the supplement. Maybe just take less of it or only a few times a week.

 

[TestOneTwo]

It makes my kidney function look impaired. Even though it's not.

Yup freaked me out a couple of times too and even some doctors seem to be unaware of the correlation. Despite its raving disciples, creatine should be taken with some consideration. Also, not everyone is a responder. I still take it but consider ditching it altogether. I feel and that’s probably unfounded, that it might be hard on the kidneys.

 

[BrooklynJerry]

Yup freaked me out a couple of times too and even some doctors seem to be unaware of the correlation. Despite its raving disciples, creatine should be taken with some consideration. Also, not everyone is a responder. I still take it but consider ditching it altogether. I feel and that’s probably unfounded, that it might be hard on the kidneys.

I want to correct the test dosage in my original post, it is .3cc twice a week.
I sure have read more good reasons for taking creatine from people with nothing financial to gain from it.
I may just continue with the TRT until January since I prepaid for a years worth of treatment.

 

[mqsymth]

Interresting that you would stop using a very well tested supplement with proven anti-aging, cognitive benefits, heal metabolic syndrome and much more, based on how it makes your tests look?
On the benefits of Creatine while aging:

Creatine Monohydrate: The ultimate "anti-aging" supplement — Dr. Joseph Debé | Board Certified Nutritionist

Creatine monohydrate is primarily known as an ergogenic aid used by power athletes and bodybuilders to increase strength and muscle mass. However, it has also been successfully used to treat a variety of health conditions and is continually finding new applications. Creatine supplementation has nume

www.drdebe.com

Creatine has other physiological effects that are consistent with healthy aging. Creatine supplementation has been found to lower elevated serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. One study found a 6% reduction in total cholesterol and a 23% reduction in triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol after eight weeks of creatine supplementation. Combining creatine with exercise appears to be synergistic in lowering cholesterol.

There is tons of these articles and research on this topic.
Creatine has been so well researched and tested over the last 30 years.
The R/R on Creatine is very big, but I can not know your doctors motivation to advice against it, but ignorance on supplements like all allopathic medicine doctors have.

Never believe or order from anyone who sells the product they are writing about. Too much bias and profit motive.

 

[DS3]

Interresting that you would stop using a very well tested supplement with proven anti-aging, cognitive benefits, heal metabolic syndrome and much more, based on how it makes your tests look?
On the benefits of Creatine while aging:

Creatine Monohydrate: The ultimate "anti-aging" supplement — Dr. Joseph Debé | Board Certified Nutritionist

Creatine monohydrate is primarily known as an ergogenic aid used by power athletes and bodybuilders to increase strength and muscle mass. However, it has also been successfully used to treat a variety of health conditions and is continually finding new applications. Creatine supplementation has nume

www.drdebe.com

Creatine has other physiological effects that are consistent with healthy aging. Creatine supplementation has been found to lower elevated serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. One study found a 6% reduction in total cholesterol and a 23% reduction in triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol after eight weeks of creatine supplementation. Combining creatine with exercise appears to be synergistic in lowering cholesterol.

There is tons of these articles and research on this topic.
Creatine has been so well researched and tested over the last 30 years.
The R/R on Creatine is very big, but I can not know your doctors motivation to advice against it, but ignorance on supplements like all allopathic medicine doctors have.

Despite the research regarding its benefits, it makes me hold large amounts of water and increases anxiety (in me).

 

[JohnTaylorHK]

I tried this many years ago, but I didn't feel any advantage then. Now I am wondering if this will give me any benefit. I am 125lbs almost constantly, and pretty shredded. Any recommendations for dosage if I were to retry it?

 

[Vince]

I tried this many years ago, but I didn't feel any advantage then. Now I am wondering if this will give me any benefit. I am 125lbs almost constantly, and pretty shredded. Any recommendations for dosage if I were to retry it?

Creatine: Everything You Need To Know

Well almost everything. These are the most common Qs I get, and I have done an extensive FAQ on creatine for readers to cut through the often confusing BS on this supplement: What does creatine do? In a nutshell, creatine works to help generate cellular energy. When ATP loses a phosphate...

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[pmgamer18]

I am now 76 and have been on this 3x's/day for a very long time. Better on it then off.



Now Foods, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, 500 mg
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[JohnTaylorHK]

So I will start 3g (1 tsp?) per day from start of next month, thanks...

 

[Vince]

Based on the scientific evidence, creatine monohydrate is the recommended form. It's backed by the strongest research, with studies demonstrating its effectiveness at increasing your body's stores and improving exercise performance.May 12, 2017

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