NO YOU DONT NEED TO LOAD CREATINE IT GET INTO YOUR SYSTEM HOW EVER YOU TAKE IT .WATER BOY AS FOR THE SUREM DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON IT THEY HAVENT FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE A WATER BASED CREATINE WITH A LONG LASTING SHELF LIFE .YOUR ONLY GETTING ABOUT 10% OF WHAT THEY SAY ON THE BOTTLE.