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Thread: Max time to take creatine?
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08-18-2004, 06:45 PM #1
Max time to take creatine?
I know most of the labels say to take creatine for eight weeks or so. Has anyone taken creatine for an extended period of time and noticed any sides, or know what will happen if you do?
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08-18-2004, 08:40 PM #2
I have always taken 5 grams in post but sometimes I come off for a few days. But i have gone way over the 8 week mark with no sides. I know people can get kidney stones from taking in to much creatine and their body not being able to process the excess amounts, but 5 g daily should cause an issue if you're a consistent gym rat.
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08-18-2004, 08:53 PM #3
two summers ago i took creatine for almost 13 weeks, no sides at all...just drank alot of water while i did.
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08-18-2004, 08:55 PM #4
i dont think its bad to take for 10 weeks if you are drinking a lot of water
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08-18-2004, 09:15 PM #5
I dont think there would be any sides really. It'll just be hard on your liver.
But then again some people run juice for up to 15 weeks and thats alot worse on your liver than creatine.
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08-18-2004, 10:52 PM #6
I take a few days off here and there but since ive been off cycle i have been taking it.
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08-19-2004, 06:02 PM #7Originally Posted by PrairieDawg
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08-19-2004, 06:50 PM #8Originally Posted by sinista63
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08-19-2004, 07:08 PM #9King of Supplements
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IMO there is no real harm in running it that long, as long as you drink at least a gallon of water ED. Only thing i can think of is that after a while the effectiveness of creatine will decrease.
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08-19-2004, 09:38 PM #10
maybe if you want? You can PM one of the Medical Advisors on the board and get a doctors point of view. I use to train a ER doctor and she told me of som stories of guys going to the hospital because of too much creatine in their system.
Me personaly have never had a problem, but then again I dont abuse it and take excessive amounts at any time. Also, I have only ran into one guy who had issues with takin creatine and he had kidney stones because of it. I dont know how much he was taking or what amounts, but I do know he had to go the hospital. He was a old schooler, so he was taking creatine when it first came out and he probably abused it in the wrong way, but I never got into it with him because he always just told me to stay away from it.abstrack@protonmail.com
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08-20-2004, 02:35 PM #11Originally Posted by PrairieDawg
we've all had those nights
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08-21-2004, 07:53 AM #12
There is no maximum amount of time to suppliment creatine. As long as you stick to 5 grams per day you will have no problem with it.
There is no such thing as developing a tolerance to creatine. I have no idea where that idea came from.
If you take too much creatine, say 20 grams per day, you can increase your serum and plasma creatine levels, and that's what people end up in the hospital for. If you have sustained high serum creatine levels, you can end up with kidney stones because of it.
Besides the blockage that can occur with sustained high doses of creatine, the kidneys aren't worked at all when it comes to creatine, so there is no strain on the kidneys. The only slight strain is the increase in creatinine your kidneys have to filter out, but it's really no different than the amount of creatinine your body has to filter out after you workout or do cardio. So, once again, I don't know where that idea came from.
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08-21-2004, 09:55 AM #13Originally Posted by nsa
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08-21-2004, 10:14 PM #14
I don't know why people insist that the body can get used to or build a tolerance to creatine. Can anyone attempt to provide a semi-logical reason for this idea? Though I know it's not true, I'd like to understand where this misunderstanding is comming from.
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08-21-2004, 10:26 PM #15King of Supplements
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You don't build a tolerance. The effects of creatine are just less visible after using it for a long time. When you stop for a while, then use creatine again, you notice the gains more than you would if you had continued to use creatine.
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08-21-2004, 10:42 PM #16Originally Posted by nsa
But people keep saying that you build some sort of tolerance to it.
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08-22-2004, 09:23 AM #17Originally Posted by Nickster#1abstrack@protonmail.com
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08-22-2004, 12:26 PM #18
Here is proof that their is no tolerance to creatine and it is safe to take without taking breaks. Some people especially weightlifters eat a pound of meat a day.
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08-22-2004, 12:33 PM #19Originally Posted by IronReload04
i understand that meat contains creatine , but you also have to consider the processing of meats and how much creatine is actually in a given lb of meat? As food is processed and manufactured we loose teh nutrient value of our foods, this is why we supplement our diets with creatine, multi-vitamins, calcium, etc....
I agree with not building up a tolerance, but also I believe that moderation is the key. Your body can only use and consume so much of any given nutrient at one time or in a 24 hr periodabstrack@protonmail.com
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08-22-2004, 12:56 PM #20
its common sense man. why would your body become tolerant to an amino acid??? you have it or you dont. non-responders i am willing to bet are meat eaters. or when some guys i know come off for over 2 months, they dont loose anything or dont loose any water. they are big meat eaters.
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08-22-2004, 12:57 PM #21
i also forgot to add--i asked my doctor about creatine. He said it was perfectly safe and their is no need to cycle off.
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08-22-2004, 01:20 PM #22Originally Posted by IronReload04abstrack@protonmail.com
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08-22-2004, 08:27 PM #23Originally Posted by IronReload04
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08-22-2004, 09:37 PM #24Originally Posted by ImmmtheIceman
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