Re: Creatine Issue

[Guest guest]

My doctor had mentioned that dry mouth, which is a medical condition,

can mimic signs of thirst. People feel their mouth is a little

under-wet (for lack of a better word) and feel they are wanting

liquids. These folks often are chronically thirsty to one degree or

another. Another cause of excessive thirst is diabetes. There are some

other causes as well including thirst as a side effect of some

medications.

I would think you may want to find out why your always so thirsty

before moving along. Intake of too much water can actually cause an

electrolyte imbalance. This is where " water poisoning " comes from.

While one gallon certainly isn't a problem, two would be awfully close

for comfort.

It would make sense that creatine would make you more thirsty than

normal though, particularly in the first week or two, since it is

pulling more fluids into the tissues. This means the body demands are

higher. However, I would THINK that after the first week or two your

body should adjust to this. That's just my theory though.

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> I've tried taking creatine (Betagen) for one week back in April but I

> had an issue with it: it makes me INSANELY thirsty! I'm naturally

> thirsty 24/7 and can easily drink 1 gallon of water on a freezing cold

> day that I spend laying around (i.e. no water loss from sweat or

> anything) so on a workout day when I do actually sweat or on a super

> hot day (which are common down here in FL) I come very close to 2

> gallons of water without trying, that's just to quench my own thirst.

> The week that I tried taking one scoop of Betagen per day after each of

> my workouts (so only 6 days a week) I could not keep up with my body's

> water demands! I drank about 3-4 gallons per day (I know because I

> drink out of a one quart water bottle so I just track how many times I

> had to refill it) and was STILL thirsty! And peeing my brains out! I

> couldn't live like that so I stopped taking the creatine.

>

> My problem is that I'd really love to take Betagen so I could see the

> increases in strength and have quicker muscle repair, so I was just

> wondering if anyone else had an experience like mine or if this

> unquenchable thirst is normal and goes away after a certain amount of

> time or if people remain thirstier than usual the entire time they take

> creatine.

>

[Guest guest]

Extreme thirst could be a symptom of diabetes. Have you

had that checked?

Deanna

Creatine Issue

I've tried taking creatine (Betagen) for one week back in April but I

had an issue with it: it makes me INSANELY thirsty! I'm naturally

thirsty 24/7 and can easily drink 1 gallon of water on a freezing cold

day that I spend laying around (i.e. no water loss from sweat or

anything) so on a workout day when I do actually sweat or on a super

hot day (which are common down here in FL) I come very close to 2

gallons of water without trying, that's just to quench my own thirst.

The week that I tried taking one scoop of Betagen per day after each of

my workouts (so only 6 days a week) I could not keep up with my body's

water demands! I drank about 3-4 gallons per day (I know because I

drink out of a one quart water bottle so I just track how many times I

had to refill it) and was STILL thirsty! And peeing my brains out! I

couldn't live like that so I stopped taking the creatine.

My problem is that I'd really love to take Betagen so I could see the

increases in strength and have quicker muscle repair, so I was just

wondering if anyone else had an experience like mine or if this

unquenchable thirst is normal and goes away after a certain amount of

time or if people remain thirstier than usual the entire time they take

creatine.

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[Guest guest]

and Deanna: Adult onset diabetes does run in my father's

side of the family so I get checked for that in my annual check up.

I guess I should explain that I don't get that dry mouth thirst that

means you're already dehydrated, I just feel a little thirsty all the

time so I constantly drink water (makes getting my gallon in very

easy). I've drank a lot of water since I was a baby (my mom says she

had to give me bottles of just water all the time in addition to

bottles of milk).

I'm most comfortable with drinking 1-1.5 gallons a day during the

cooler times of the year, and in the summer I end up drinking to 2

gallons. I'm down in Florida so it gets pretty hot, plus DH and I

keep our apartment at 80 degrees in the spring and summer (or else

our electric bill gets crazy) so I sweat a lot. My work office is

always hot too because it's a drafty old building; it's about 80-82

degrees plus I have to wear business attire (and it's cold in the

winter, luckily it doesn't get that cold here). So I'm not worried

about the amount of water I tend to need on a daily basis, but the

amount I needed while taking the creatine that one week was scary! I

actually had the dry mouth thirst and could literally not drink

enough water to get rid of it. That's when I was up past 2 gallons

of water. I know that the creatine pulls water into the muscles so

that I'd need more water, but I figured maybe a couple of extra cups

of water. It made me pee like crazy too, so it felt like all that

extra water was getting peed out instead of going into my muscles.

When I started the Betagen, I took just 1 scoop of it mixed in a cup

of water after my BFL weight lifting workouts and my HIIT, so I only

took 1 scoop per day for 6 of the days (I didn't take any on my rest

day since I hadn't worked out). Is that the wrong way to take it?

Is it better to start on it more gradually, like only take it after

weightlifting the first week and gradually build up to taking a scoop

per workout day?

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> Extreme thirst could be a symptom of diabetes. Have you

> had that checked?

>

> Deanna

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> Creatine Issue

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> I've tried taking creatine (Betagen) for one week back in April but

I

> had an issue with it: it makes me INSANELY thirsty! I'm naturally

> thirsty 24/7 and can easily drink 1 gallon of water on a freezing

cold

> day that I spend laying around (i.e. no water loss from sweat or

> anything) so on a workout day when I do actually sweat or on a

super

> hot day (which are common down here in FL) I come very close to 2

> gallons of water without trying, that's just to quench my own

thirst.

> The week that I tried taking one scoop of Betagen per day after

each of

> my workouts (so only 6 days a week) I could not keep up with my

body's

> water demands! I drank about 3-4 gallons per day (I know because I

> drink out of a one quart water bottle so I just track how many

times I

> had to refill it) and was STILL thirsty! And peeing my brains out!

I

> couldn't live like that so I stopped taking the creatine.

>

> My problem is that I'd really love to take Betagen so I could see

the

> increases in strength and have quicker muscle repair, so I was just

> wondering if anyone else had an experience like mine or if this

> unquenchable thirst is normal and goes away after a certain amount

of

> time or if people remain thirstier than usual the entire time they

take

> creatine.

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