Hi All
I have been bulking purely on Protein up until now, 2 days ago I began taking creatine.
I’m a little worried however as the internet is full of scare mongering saying that it will affect my behaviour, ie mood swings, irritable, temper outbursts.
i’m on four doses a day a the minute for the ‘loading’ period
How have you lot found creatine and is this just a hoax from people that don’t know the facts.
I would be grateful if you could put my mind at rest.
thanks
You get creatine naturally from eating meat, taking the supplement just ensures that your muscles are completely saturated with the stuff.
Any excess creatine is discarded down the toilet.
Unless your creatine isn’t pure and is contaminated with something extra I don’t see how it could do much more than maybe give you an extra rep.
The people disparaging creatine probably also preach that juicing will result in you murdering your entire family.
Thats what I thought,
but you know when you just want that extra person to say you’ve got nothing to worry about. thanks for that Liftsmart
That reminds me of Chris Benoit - it wasn’t the fact that he just became a pychotic nutter but because he was on steroids. Not that I would personally use steroids but you understand what I mean.
One other question.
I’m taking creatine for a week, then i’ll be taking a rest for two weeks as i’m going on holiday and don’t want to try and get creatine through customs, at which point i’ll start again when i get back. Will this cause any problems other than me probably getting no benefit from this weeks intake.
Creatine doesn’t affect your behaviour at all. AT ALL. I say this as someone who has possibly the most severe reaction from creatine possible, it does NOTHING to your brain.
Hi Tube
What was your severe reaction if you don’t mind me asking.
[quote]jump2it wrote:
Hi Tube
What was your severe reaction if you don’t mind me asking.
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Huge muscles?
yep i think your right, i slightly mis -read his note thinking it was a bad reaction. But Tube means severe as in dramtic muscle increase.
It’s only early in the UK so I blame that for my stupidity
I was just joking, I have no idea what he was talking about
See, your messing with my mind now eigie…OR is it the Creatine already making me stupid…ARRRGGGGHHHH i’m going to swell up like a watermelon and die
Creatine might give you a bit of gas. It does me. But no mood swings. Stop listening to 16 year old boys talking rubbish on the internet.
Thanks Deano
although if I was to look at your Avatar of the little wereboy then you too could be a 16 year old boy - only joking just laughing as thought it was funny seeing a little picture of a boy then reading your post.
Just make sure you drink alot of water.
You don’t want to know what happens if you don’t drink enough water 
This is a joke right? Creatine causing rage? Getting creatine through customs?
I suggest, if you do indeed try to get it through customs, that you pour it in a balloon, eat the balloon, then retrieve said balloon from your feces.
That would be the safest way to not get caught. You don’t want to go to jail for possession man.
[quote]bmitch wrote:
Creatine made me kill my family :S[/quote]
haha biggest load of bollix people saying ‘oooh he’s on the creatine’ and ‘oooh hes on the protein shakes’ clowns thats like saying ‘ooooh he’s eating steak the cheater’ ill punch the head off them! arrrrghhhhh maybe creatine does cause rage 
[quote]evansmi wrote:
This is a joke right? Creatine causing rage? Getting creatine through customs?
I suggest, if you do indeed try to get it through customs, that you pour it in a balloon, eat the balloon, then retrieve said balloon from your feces.
That would be the safest way to not get caught. You don’t want to go to jail for possession man.
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I think he meant that it would be a hassle to get it through since it does look white and powdery… like some drugs do. Plus, people who work at the airport or customs can be real a-holes.
[quote]bryan.kav wrote:
bmitch wrote:
Creatine made me kill my family :S
haha biggest load of bollix people saying ‘oooh he’s on the creatine’ and ‘oooh hes on the protein shakes’ clowns thats like saying ‘ooooh he’s eating steak the cheater’ ill punch the head off them! arrrrghhhhh maybe creatine does cause rage
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A few months ago my friends saw me take some creatine and now they all bitch at me about it like it’s a big deal.
tell them to go jump off a bridge they’re just jealous u have a reason to take it
Creatine is your best friend dude. Load it and then take 5g or so a day. Pushes water to your sore ass muscles. According to Berardi your muscles are usually at about 70% capacity (correct me if I recalled that info wrong…), but creatine will fill them out via hydration. WORST POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT is you might get the shits for a couple days while loading. Eatting meat alone does not supply enough creatine to render the same effects.
Now I know I should check out other sources and websites but I am also thinking of starting on creatine. The problem is I have no idea of how the whole ‘loading’ etc. thing works. Do you take for a while and stop or do you increase intake and then stop or something else
Thanks in advance.