Anyone else get cognitive benefits from creatine? I feel functionally retarded most of the time when I'm not taking it. If I take 5-10g per day I feel almost normal. It's been a lifesaver in some respects. I hope it's not a transient effect.
>>77184000this is the only thing that keeps me functional on perma sleep deprivation
>>77184000I do 25g whenever I get <5hrs of sleep to unfuck myself
>>77184000How long does this shit take to have an affect? I started taking 5g/day three days ago and was hyper focused at work today, any relation?
>>77184089Two to three weeks
>>77184089You usually start to shed hair after just 3 weeks.
>>77184195does it really fuck up your hair?
>>77184195>>77184197I just looked it up and it says it increases DHT. Fuck this im not taking it anymore
>>77184202pussy
>>77184089Effect*
>>77184202According to >chatgpt that was based on only one study done in 2009 and didn't show direct hairloss, only an increase in DHT for some participants
>>77184197if you are a genetlet yes
>>77184000>>77184023>>77184032please get some more sleep anons, it's the #1 boost to mood, focus, gains.
>>77184468It's been two fucking days that i've been stressing at work/family shit and i slept for 4h for 2 days straight. It's torturous and i'm not even used to it.
>>77184197>>77184338You can either trust balding/bald /fit/fags and paid off studies by Big Pharma.OrYou can trust anecdotal evidence from men that posted it on: 4chan, reddit, youtube, bb forums, tiktok, facebook, intagram. Pretty much everywhere.The thing is. Big companies benefit from Creatine being "the most studied supplement", they make big money out of it. So of course they wouldn't want to lose that money, so they keep it down about potential hair thinning or even hairloss, kidney issues, gut issues. Ask yourself if being a bloated puffyfaced pig, with potential balding side effect is really worth your money and extra 2-3 reps on each exercise?
>>77184530Why not take Saw Palmetto to block DHT?
>>77184000I've been taking this shit for a month and only felt a decrease in post-workout fatigue. Nothing more than that.
just realized I forgot to take creatine for the past 4 dayssorry but I'm convinced this shit is just pure placebocheap enough to take anyway just to prevent FOMO so whatever
>>77185390Maybe. I did take it too. Retains water increasing bodyweight, but shit was dry as if I only ate rice for two days. Added more water to the diet and everything’s fine. Strength gains were so minimal I don’t see added value.
>>77184530>companies benefit from this thing being 'good' so it must actually be 'bad', and if studies say it's not bad, that's just paid-for advertising>source: social mediaretarded bogeyman logic 2bqh
>>77185390It takes some time to load/unload it from your body, so 4 days aren't that critical if you've been taking it for a long time. Considering the impact isn't that big to begin with and you're likely getting some creatine from diet anyways, it's no wonder you can't feel it immediately.>>77185569In theory it gives you some extra energy. It's less raw strength and more not failing those final reps due to fatigue. If I remember it right it's supposed to give around 5%~ extra performance or something, which for no real side effects is ok I guess.
