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Taking Creatine
142 Patients currently take Creatine
52 Patients stopped taking Creatine
GTemoyan
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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GTemoyan
5 g daily since Dec 06, 2007
ERIC FOX 88
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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ERIC FOX 88
20 g daily since Jul 23, 2007
humberto-from-brazil
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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humberto-from-brazil
5 g daily since Apr 28, 2008

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Creatine

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 67
General health
General health: 37% 25
Other
Other: 33% 22
Not indicated
Not indicated: 16% 11
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 9% 6
Fatigue
Fatigue: 7% 5
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 3% 2
Don't know
Don't know: 3% 2
Atrophy, upper body muscles
Atrophy, upper body muscles: 1% 1
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 1% 1
Weakness (asthenia) in hand
Weakness (asthenia) in hand: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

3 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily 325 mg daily 500 mg daily 700 mg daily 750 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1250 mg daily 1400 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2500 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3200 mg daily 3500 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4200 mg daily 5000 mg daily 9000 mg daily 10000 mg daily 15000 mg daily 20000 mg daily 43000 mg daily 50000 mg daily 86000 mg daily 0.666666666666667 tbs. daily 1 tbs. daily 2 tbs. daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 39 Number of Patients: 39  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Creatine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
5
12
14
25
20
29

Why Patients Stopped Taking Creatine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 28
Personal research
Personal research: 36% 10
Other
Other: 25% 7
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 21% 6
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 18% 5
Not indicated
Not indicated: 14% 4
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 11% 3
Expense
Expense: 7% 2

How Long Patients Took Creatine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
3
9
12
11
14

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Creatine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 4
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 25% 1
2 stars2 stars
2: 25% 1


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