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jliptzinyesterday at 8:58 PM2 repliesview on HN

It’s not completely harmless, for me it causes heart palpitations that are so bad my watch tells me I’m in atrial fibrillation. Yes I know this sounds crazy. I’ve ruled everything else out. No, it is not creatine mixed with caffeine or whatever. Just pure creatine. No, I don’t have any other heart issues. I can give myself an irregular heartbeat just by having some creatine. It doesn’t happen otherwise. I have seen a cardiologist, he said it’s rare but it is theoretically possible.


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golem14yesterday at 9:29 PM

Have you ruled out your supply is contaminated with something that causes your side effects?

That might be relatively likely.

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kingkongjaffayesterday at 9:02 PM

Given creatine is present in several foods, do you have an intolerance to those as well as creatine in supplement form? Curious if it's a simple allergy or the dosage.

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