Originally posted by tryingtogain
dude dont take it year long cycle it i talked to a pharmacist and he said to cycle it give your kidneys a break! he said stay on it for 2 months then go off then go back on
Hey brah - let me be the first to enlighten you on the medical fields. People specialize in certain things. No one doc can specialize in everything - it would spread him/her too thin in trying to become an expert. For example, ear aches in children are commonly passed off by doctors who spent very little time in med school on the topic. They send child home with antibiotics. Another doctor who specializes in ear... science I guess, could easly find a build up of fluids in the same child that could have otherwise led to permanent ear damamge.

My tip to you: if you want advice on Creatine, most pharmacists are not the people to be talking to because they probably got their info from the same place you do - TV and the media. Versus actual studies. See an MD specializing in Sports Performance for better info.

BTW - there was a recent study on college football athletes who took 5-20 grams per day for up to 5 years... no one had evidence of kidney or liver damage.

Bottomline - use it in a responsible dose and with plenty of water and you will be fine.