Creatine & Hair loss

[RickTheToad]

Can you? The only information I found when searching creatine + dehydration was saying that it does the opposite. You're welcome to prove me wrong.


That's a very dangerous position to take.

Refs:

Creatine

Find out how creatine might affect your athletic performance and how the supplement interacts with other drugs.

www.mayoclinic.org

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Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show? - Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Supplementing with creatine is very popular amongst athletes and exercising individuals for improving muscle mass, performance and recovery. Accumulating evidence also suggests that creatine supplementation produces a variety of beneficial effects in older and patient populations. Furthermore...

jissn.biomedcentral.com

Creatine Supplements - OrthoInfo - AAOS

Many athletes, including some children and adolescents, take creatine supplements because they think it will increase strength and improve sports performance. There is currently no conclusive evidence that creatine supplements improve performance for sports activities.

orthoinfo.aaos.org

Are Creatine and Liquid IV Safe for Teen Athletes?

Many young athletes are taking the supplements to boost performance and improve hydration. Many parents wonder: are they safe?

www.uhhospitals.org

Creatine Use and Exercise Heat Tolerance in Dehydrated Men - PMC

Context: Creatine monohydrate (CrM) use is highly prevalent in team sports (eg, football, lacrosse, ice hockey) and by athletes at the high school, college, professional, and recreational levels. Concerns have been raised about whether creatine use ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I will also state, every person is different, and just because it happens to one, doesn't mean it will happen to others. I will further state that the quality of creatine probably is important as well.

 

[RickTheToad]

Let me ask you this.

How many people have you treated in the ER for Creatine related issues versus people you have treated for Prescription Drug related issues?

I'm going to bet it's at least 500:1 in favor of Prescription drugs if not more like 1000:1

The stories I can tell people of what I've seen and shown. I've treated many due to dehydration issues. I do not recall how many had high creatinine levels, but the blood work usually has those tracked; especially with kidney function issues.

 

[RickTheToad]

This is a fair observation, but creatinine levels are also often elevated by those who do weightlifting - particularly hypertrophy. My creatinine levels were above the reference range for my last 3-4 blood tests and I was not supplementing creatine during any of those times.

It absolutely can point to poor kidney function, but that alone is not good indicator of kidney function issues - situation dependent.

Completely agree that it's data and person to person dependent. What works for Rickthetoad may or may not work for Money & Muscle or EyeBRollin.

 

[EyeBRollin]

The stories I can tell people of what I've seen and shown. I've treated many due to dehydration issues. I do not recall how many had high creatinine levels, but the blood work usually has those tracked; especially with kidney function issues.

I know as a black person we have higher blood protein levels and are at higher risk for kidney disease. I’ve never tried creatine. Fortunately, my creatinine and all blood protein levels are in the normal reference range. I do strength training twice a week. Nothing too crazy.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

The stories I can tell people of what I've seen and shown. I've treated many due to dehydration issues. I do not recall how many had high creatinine levels, but the blood work usually has those tracked; especially with kidney function issues.

Yes. And considering the average person is in a near state of dehydration as their baseline state every day why would this be surprising?

3-5g of creatine only necessitates an extra 8 ounces of water over your normal intake.

If people are being dehydrated from that is shows how perilously close they are to being dehydrated just as a function of their daily inability to monitor their fluid intakes properly.

Would be like blaming the car from running out of gas when they tried to drive 50 miles with the tank on E.

It's their own fault for not making sure they have enough gas in the car. Just like it's their fault for not drinking enough water to stay hydrated.

There is a reason why the thirst signal is so weak in many people that it's interpreted as a hunger signal...because it's their default state.