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Re: creatine?

Posted by sk85 on November 7, 2011, at 14:41:04

In reply to creatine?, posted by uncouth on November 7, 2011, at 8:28:45

> anyone have any experience with supplementing with creatine for depression or bipolar depression?
>
> why would I use creatine and not coq10 or acetyl-l-carnitine or other compounds involved in cellular energy metabolism?
>
> i'm going to try it, i have used it before, and now that I am exercising a lot, would like to see if it helps endurance and recovery too.
>
> comments on its use for mood?

There was one interesting study recently where it was shown that creatine is anti-depressant in women (that is in female rats) and depressogenic in males.
http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v35/n2/abs/npp2009160a.html
Although they also said that creatine could sensitize SSRI treatment response in men and boost antidepressant efficacy.

-Ikaros


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