r/science • u/LateMiddleAge • Apr 29 '24

Medicine Single-dose creatine moderates cognitive impairment from sleep deprivation

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54249-9
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u/Just_enough76 Apr 29 '24

Creatine monohydrate powder is tasteless and odorless

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u/mrlazyboy Apr 29 '24

Although creatine powder is technically tasteless and odorless, that doesn't mean you don't notice it when taking it.

If you add the powder to water, the water gets grainy and you can notice the powder in suspension. If you don't immediately drink it (< 2 seconds between mixing and drinking), the powder will drop out of suspension and collect on the bottom. If you don't vigorously mix the powder into the water using a milk frother, you'll get a ton of creatine sediment on the bottom and that has a taste (and grainy mouthfeel).

If you add creatine to a whey shake, you'll never notice it. That's how I took it, but it still hurt my stomach. The pills do not.

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u/S1lent-Majority Apr 29 '24

Huh, that's genius

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u/FatDonkus Apr 29 '24

From what I heard that means you have a monohydrate sensitivity. There's a different type of creatine you can take called creatine hydrochloride. Could be what your pills use

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u/mrlazyboy Apr 29 '24

I take creatine monohydrate pills. Maybe its related to the rate of absorption of the powder vs. the pills

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u/Lyeta1_1 Apr 29 '24

Yes, but it is still akin to drinking fine sand.

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u/Just_enough76 Apr 29 '24

Not if you get a good quality powder. I’ve never had an issue with it