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I was curious if anyone here using Creatine Monohydrate has any side effects at all. I seem to get dizzy from time to time and it lasts maybe an hour. I am not saying for sure creatine is causing it, but since I started using it not quite 2 full weeks ago, I have just started getting dizzy. It does not seem to be a big problem, just annoying. Thanks
I have never gotten dizzy after taking it, but the first time I tried it I got headaches. I had to give up on it to get them go away, tried it again about a year later and the headaches never returned.
[QUOTE=Gunn27]I have never gotten dizzy after taking it, but the first time I tried it I got headaches. I had to give up on it to get them go away, tried it again about a year later and the headaches never returned.[/QUOTE]
I actually got headaches during the loading phase also, but this was due to over hydration. I was drinking at least a gallon of water more than usual everyday and it caused me to get headaches. As soon as I backed the water off a bit, they went away and have never returned. I can already notice a difference in the muscle size and shape since I started the creatine. I realize a lot of it is what the creatine has deposited within the muscle fibers... but man, I am impressed so far.
Again, I am not sure it is the creatine causing my dizzyness, it just started around the same time.
UP the H2O!!!!!!!!!!!! at least a gallon a day
I got nauseous using Swole, to the point of actually puking. I don't recall being dizzy but I ****canned the rest of the Swole after it happened a second time.
I've been hesitant to try creatine for fear of the same.
[QUOTE=Bosko]UP the H2O!!!!!!!!!!!! at least a gallon a day[/QUOTE]
What he said. You might also look at a different variant of creatine like Kre-Alkalyn or CEE. I use the Kre-Alk in capsule form, and have never felt sick from it.
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Does your creatine have dextrose in it? Are you taking simple sugars with it? If so, you can be getting high blood sugar followed by a drop in blood sugar which will make you feel dizzy.
I use straight creatine and whey for my post workout shake. I don't use anything that could cause an insulin spike.
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[QUOTE=A.FreeRadical]Does your creatine have dextrose in it? Are you taking simple sugars with it? If so, you can be getting high blood sugar followed by a drop in blood sugar which will make you feel dizzy.
I use straight creatine and whey for my post workout shake. I don't use anything that could cause an insulin spike.
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Thank you for the great response! I forgot about the sugar thing, although I had read it. I did check mine and it has 0 sugars. I use AST Micronized Ceartine Monohydrate. About drinking more water, I said in my original post that I was drinking a gallon of water a day and it gave me headaches. Maybe if I spread it out more and drank a couple glasses throughout the night, it might easse the amount of water in my system just enough to take care of the headaches. Thanks guys!
[QUOTE=Jiu Jitsu]Thank you for the great response! I forgot about the sugar thing, although I had read it. I did check mine and it has 0 sugars. I use AST Micronized Ceartine Monohydrate. About drinking more water, I said in my original post that I was drinking a gallon of water a day and it gave me headaches. Maybe if I spread it out more and drank a couple glasses throughout the night, it might easse the amount of water in my system just enough to take care of the headaches. Thanks guys![/QUOTE]
That AST creatine has dextrose in it. That is pure "sugar". That is why I stopped taking it. It made me dizzy. Check again to make sure I am right.
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[QUOTE=A.FreeRadical;6338784]Does your creatine have dextrose in it? Are you taking simple sugars with it? If so, you can be getting high blood sugar followed by a drop in blood sugar which will make you feel dizzy.
I use straight creatine and whey for my post workout shake. I don't use anything that could cause an insulin spike.
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Just quickly.. An insulin spike is exactly what you want after a workout.. If you don't like dextrose (like me) you can use simple carbs like white bread or rice to achieve the same thing.
Plenty of articles on this site about insulin
[QUOTE=Jiu Jitsu;6333878]I was curious if anyone here using Creatine Monohydrate has any side effects at all. I seem to get dizzy from time to time and it lasts maybe an hour. I am not saying for sure creatine is causing it, but since I started using it not quite 2 full weeks ago, I have just started getting dizzy. It does not seem to be a big problem, just annoying. Thanks[/QUOTE]
the dizziness may be a result of dehydration. I typically drink at least 3-4 L of water prior to my wods. Other people I know required even more.
If I take creatine first thing in the morning on a 8hr fasted stomach I risk dizziness or feeling nauseated. I have also felt funny if I'm low on carbs..... this could purely be because of the low carb though. I have also felt dizzy-ish if I drank to much coffee.
I feel best when I eat, lift, then drink my creatine with apple juice.
[QUOTE=Gainer1000;1443157631]Just quickly.. An insulin spike is exactly what you want after a workout.. If you don't like dextrose (like me) you can use simple carbs like white bread or rice to achieve the same thing.
Plenty of articles on this site about insulin[/QUOTE]
Please take the time to read this: [url]http://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/5[/url]
Now go away, and stop raising necro threads to spread your BS.