CREATINE

[Natasha Tori Maru]

...As a nootropic

Tell me your protocols?

I've been taking 10g creatine monohydrate (unflavoured) a day (I am a small person) for brain benefits for 2 months. 

So far:

• increased focus
• increase memory retention
• zero energy dips through the day
• attention and complex task application + cognitive ability has improved MARKEDLY. Especially scheduling projects (working with lead times, processes, contractor schedules, delivery timing and dependancies) and unusual problems. I am finding solutions faster and able to execute with more efficiency. This process always involves research and learning as well as formulating a solution so it can be quite taxing.
• mood regulation
• lowered incidence of negative moods, especially stress resilience 

I smash a ridiculous amount of water with it. I haven't noticed any side effects - I am not experiencing any anxiety or water retention.

For whatever reason my particular physiology is responding to it VERY well. Weights and running capacity are up. I eat only vegetables, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, nuts and some chicken. Occasional red meat. Drink tea and coffee. I do not consume a lot of meat. Other supplements: Liquid iron, K2 + Vit D + Magnesium & fish oil.

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:34 AM by Natasha Tori Maru

[Miguel1]

Interesting!

I just also recently tried 10g of creatine a day due to this:

 

So far I am not sure has it helped. At least I believe, I need less sleep.

[Sugarcoat]

I heard from some expert that creatine is one of the only extensively studied supplements that has significant support scientifically. So it seems good

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I do think if you are older or do not eat a lot of meat in your diet you will notice greater effects

I am hoping some of the other users here have experimented with it - mostly because I didn't expect the effects 

[PurpleTree]

I think it gives me a bit of hair loss but not sure.

[Vali2003]

@Natasha Tori Maru

Is there a specific reason you take 10g as opposed to 5g for example? 

I’ve been seeing it more often lately that people advocate for a higher dosage of creatine than is usually recommended (by the scientific consensus). What’s the rationale behind that? 

[Rigel]

I’ve been doing 5g a day for a long time. I think I have gotten use to it. It’s just new baseline now. And it’s not this crazy improvement either. It’s very subtle. I think it goes with the other supplements in the “could see benefits if you don’t know what to do with your money, try it” category.

Mushroom microdose gives me way more mind muscle connection & improves workout way more than creatine. It’s not a bad supplement but I think it’s overhyped.

[Cireeric]

2 hours ago, PurpleTree said:

I think it gives me a bit of hair loss but not sure.

Yes, I love taking creatine but I cant since it increases hair-loss and hair-thinning for me.

[Cireeric]

2 hours ago, Vali2003 said:

Is there a specific reason you take 10g as opposed to 5g for example? 

 

Whereas previously creatine was mostly well known for increasing athletic-performance and used by fitness-people and bodybuilders recently way more people started talking about the cognitive-benefits of creatine and these seem to be more accentuated on higher dosages:

 

[Cireeric]

This is a good summary of the evidence of creatine on cognitive-performance:

 

[Miguel1]

Sorry guys, I posted the wrong link.

This is the one:

Been exhausted from long days of work.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

7 hours ago, Miguel1 said:

Sorry guys, I posted the wrong link.

This is the one:

Been exhausted from long days of work.

I dislike DOACEO in general but this was great!

Cheers  

[Miguel1]

4 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I dislike DOACEO in general but this was great!

Agree. At first I just skimmed to the creatine part but I enjoyed it so much that I watched further to see what else she has to say.

I’m also currently doing 20h fasting a day, and she touched on that too.

Have you fasted before? What have you noticed?

[Verg0]

Started with creatine a few weeks ago. Also 10G / day. 

It's a subtle effect but I'm noticing that I have more energy, less muscle pain, more focus and better health in general. 

But these improvements might come with several other changes I have implemented around the same time. 

Nevertheless I'll continue to experiment with creatine!