Creatine - common side effects

[quad]

What about creatine raising DHT and worsening T to DHT ratio and the resulting potential for increased hair loss?

Three weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation affects dihydrotestosterone to testosterone ratio in college-aged rugby players.

[MBasic]

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[squatguy]

Only side effect I get is more reps with more weight.

Yea, the only side effect is being a bad ass

No, all the joking put to the side and to rest, I should say that I never felt anything from creatine, whether good or bad, other than that which might be a placebo effect when I am putting up the heavy numbers, like a heavy hitter.

Also, I think I look better in the mirror when flexing my muscles after a few weeks of taking creatine, but this could be subjective.

Although creatine is well studied and understood, and it is as close to an honest, effective supplement you will ever meet.

[muntz]

So a buddy of mine who has occasional digestive issues also said he had some issues after taking creatine....hmm. for what it is worth i no longer have any issues.

[Tom Campitelli]

Freebasing creatine is a new delivery method that should not be overlooked.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

What about creatine raising DHT and worsening T to DHT ratio and the resulting potential for increased hair loss?

This has not been substantiated in any trial actually looking at hair loss.

So a buddy of mine who has occasional digestive issues also said he had some issues after taking creatine....hmm. for what it is worth i no longer have any issues.

Yea the GI symptoms do tend to be reported every so often, especially when dosing is too high.

Freebasing creatine is a new delivery method that should not be overlooked.

My new pre workout is called Crank and it's snort-able.

[squatguy]

Freebasing creatine is a new delivery method that should not be overlooked.

which reminds me, is nose tork allowed at SS seminars and training camps?

[quad]

This has not been substantiated in any trial actually looking at hair loss.

There is no trial about creatine and hair loss, but DHT has been linked with MPB although the mechanism wasn't understood. Do you exclude that creatine could indirectly accelerate MPB in predisposed individuals or are you saying that since we don't have sufficient data we don't know?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

There is no trial about creatine and hair loss, but DHT has been linked with MPB although the mechanism wasn't understood. Do you exclude that creatine could indirectly accelerate MPB in predisposed individuals or are you saying that since we don't have sufficient data we don't know?

Just because something has a plausible mechanism doesn't mean it will cause a certain outcome, especially when the outcome is multi variable. We do not have data on the topic directly and given my experience with how things like this work, I kind of doubt it.

[tfranc]

My new pre workout is called Crank and it's snort-able.

For reals?