When should I take creatine?

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Originally Posted by tom1

No it's powder. I only bought this brand because it was their top seller.

So is the general opinion at 210lbs I should take 10g/day to maintain?

Okay, I just didn't see it listed then.

10 grams per day will definitely keep you saturated, from the research you should be able to use 3-5 grams for someone your size. I would say it is purely up to you, but my current olympic lifting client is taking 10 grams per day and his weight is 231lbs.

I think you have it right, is the creatine still giving you a hard time in the morning?

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Originally Posted by tom1

Creatine is so cheap, I'm not at all worried about wasting money with loading. If it helps good, if not then no biggie.

But when I take creatine it makes me feel nauseous. I feel like crap for a few hours then it goes away. This happen to anyone else? Is there anything I can do or take to alleviate this?

Wow I thought I was the only one that felt stomach sick after drinking creatine....The funny thing though is when I mix the creatine with my protein powder I dont get stomach sick. Go figure?

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If you are taking it on an empty stomach that is most likely your problem. Take it with a meal and it will help. If you are taking it post workout, take it with you shake and, if it is monohydrate, a high GI carb source (dextrose works well).

If it's CEE then you don't need the high glycemic carb source, but if it's post workout you are most likely taking in some carbs anyway.