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7 patient evaluations for Creatine supplement with a burden rating of A little hard to take

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Sep 27, 2012 (Started Mar 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 g Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: nausea, abdominal bloating

May 16, 2011 (Started Mar 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 g Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: nausea, abdominal bloating

May 10, 2011 (Started Mar 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea, abdominal bloating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 g Daily
Advice & Tips: I've been nauseous for a couple of weeks now, and wonder if it's the kre-alkalyne. i've ordered some pure creatine monohydrate, and will begin that when it gets in.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: nausea, abdominal bloating

Apr 29, 2011 (Started Mar 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 15 g Daily
Advice & Tips: I thought it was causing incontinence, but doctor didn't think so.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: nausea, abdominal bloating

Mar 24, 2011 (Started Mar 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 g Daily
Advice & Tips: I switched to buffered creatine (kre alkalyn), which is supposed to be easier to digest -- otherwise, about half of the creatine monohydrate is lost to stomach acids, and transformed to creatinine.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: nausea, abdominal bloating
  • 2 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2012 (Started Feb 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for weakness in hands)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 14, 2012 (Started Mar 19, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 14, 2010 (Started Nov 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: how you manage taking this treatment
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 2, 2009 (Started Apr 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support weight gain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 tps. Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 20, 2009 (Started Nov 08, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 11, 2009 (Started Aug 10, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2 tps. Daily
Advice & Tips: I stir my creatine into juice twice a day. I use V-8 one time and a papaya/pineapple juice another. Papaya/pineapple is supposed to help with my voice according to my Speech Therapist.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks
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