For how long do you take creatine?

[BigBossMan]

I usually take creatine for a cycle of 2 months, then 2 months off, and repeat. I'm wondering if taking it for a 4 months, or even 5 months would be too long. I'd like to start taking it now, and take it until the end of August, that way I can have the water retention all throughout summer and look bigger.

I've heard if you take creatine too long, your body stops producing creatine. I'm sure that's wrong though, I hope.

 

[sausage]

i dont do it past one month your body gets used to it after a while and you dont notice gains.then ill stay off for at least 3 months.

 

[BigBossMan]

You only use it for a month at a time? IMO that really isn't long enough, because it takes a good week to load into the muscles. I make huge gains for the whole 2 month cycle. So maybe I'll try a longer cycle and see what happens. I'm just wondering if it's good.

 

[ProteinFiend]

You only use it for a month at a time? IMO that really isn't long enough, because it takes a good week to load into the muscles. I make huge gains for the whole 2 month cycle. So maybe I'll try a longer cycle and see what happens. I'm just wondering if it's good.

why do you ask a question then we u get a response you still stick to youre preconceived notion of what is good? stupid....

and for the record.. i agree with sausage.

 

[Boss101]

I use creatine for 4 weeks then I take a week off and repeat. I've tried 6 week, and 8 week cycles I get the same results when using it for 4 weeks.

 

[Thaibox]

Longest I've taken it for was 2 months. The first couple years it was out, it seemed to be generally accepted that the body adapted to the effects within 8 weeks. 4-8 weeks off usually took care of that. It also seems that creatine reactions are very individualized, moreso than most supplements. So, you'll have to do the trial and error thing.

 

[BigBossMan]

From the research I've done, it takes up to a month for the creatine levels to drop back to normal after you stop use of creatine. That's why I take a couple months off, so that the creatine levels in my muscles drop to natural levels. If you stop taking it for a week, do you guys even notice a drop of performance? Maybe I'll try the 1 month on 1 week off thing.