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?
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> why would I use creatine and not coq10 or acetyl-l-carnitine or other compounds involved in cellular energy metabolism?
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> 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.
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> 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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