Does creatine have any negative side effects?
And most or all of the side effects that you’ve listed are similar to those you’d expect with heightened testosterone (male androgen hormone) . This site explains the cycle in which we make and store creatine. You’ll notice it’s molecular structure isn’t even similar to testosterone. http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/creatinesynthesis.gif Some reported side effects are increased creatinine (notice the spelling-not creatine) and urea nitrogen, but none of those things should elicit such side effects. There are effects on IGF-1 (insulinlike growth factor) levels, but these have only shown to be positive right now. The effects creatine has in the body is much more than the cell volumizing effects it was first touted for. For example, in addition to the findings of other research I review herein, one of the most recent research studies concluded that the research subjects supplemented with creatine m
