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Author Message Hostess Rise' Board Administrator Username: Rise Post Number: 15226 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 08:13 pm:    Hi to all our body building buddies here. Can you share your personal experiences taking creatine in supplement form. Did you find a rise in your creatinine levels? Did your doctors tell you not to take it because you were already potentially compromising your kidney function while taking anti rejection medications? I am not going to take this but wanted to have this information available for those new members who are pre transplant. Merry Christmas! Cystic Fibrosis- dx at 2yrs. -2nd double lung tx-05 Debra Fertel MD- Si Pham MD, Professor of Surgery---Jackson Memorial Hospital Anas Hadeh MD, Cleveland Clinic Cystic Fibrosis Consultant Join Facebook Hostess Rise's blog My Photos on Transplant Friends Questions- Contact Hostess Rise God Bless All Organ Donors CiscoKidney07 Forum Leader Username: Gregg Post Number: 4271 Registered: 03-2008 Posted on Friday, December 24, 2010 - 09:34 am:    Actually, Rise, you might just figure that I would know something about the subject. Creatine is a no-no according to my tx team. Why? Because it raises creatnine levels. It is always a good idea to do a little bit of research before you take any supplements, and I am glad I did. There are not too many things in life worth working my butt off for, but my health is one of them Check out my daily fitness blog postings CiscoKidney07 Forum Leader Username: Gregg Post Number: 4272 Registered: 03-2008 Posted on Friday, December 24, 2010 - 10:28 am:    I came back after looking on the net for a complete answer as to why not to use creatine. It can cause water retention and kidney stones. Other side effects can be muscle cramps, muscle strains, high blood pressure, liver dysfunction and kidney damage. I think they were saying that a normal dose is 5 grams. In one athlete who took 10 grams per day for 6 weeks, he ended up with rhabomysis and acute kidney failure. They have also had some cases of contaminated creatine. I think I am going completely "natural," or maybe a better term would be "organic." LOL!! There are not too many things in life worth working my butt off for, but my health is one of them Check out my daily fitness blog postings Hostess Rise' Board Administrator Username: Rise Post Number: 15235 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Friday, December 24, 2010 - 11:38 am:    Perfect Answer Cisco! I know there was a discussion on this forum before but since there was no mention of Creatine in the title, I felt there was a great need for this awareness. I just knew it raised creatinine levels and it did in my husbands blood work. I begged him to go off of it many years ago. I am glad he listened. I heard of a patient many years ago taking creatine and this person ended up needing a kidney transplant. Cystic Fibrosis- dx at 2yrs. -2nd double lung tx-05 Debra Fertel MD- Si Pham MD, Professor of Surgery---Jackson Memorial Hospital Anas Hadeh MD, Cleveland Clinic Cystic Fibrosis Consultant Join Facebook Hostess Rise's blog My Photos on Transplant Friends Questions- Contact Hostess Rise God Bless All Organ Donors

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