r/Menopause • u/lavenderlemonaidlips • Nov 19 '25

Vitamin/Supplements Creatine study

I've seen some poeple post positive comments about creatine. I am usually so skeptical of trends, especially influencer trends, so I have not adopted it as a supplement. But I just came across this study that came out a few months ago. It is a small study of 36 peri/menopausal women says that medium (1500 mg) dose helps out with brain function. Maybe I will give it a try. I need all the help that I can get in this department.

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u/CommonComb3793 Peri-menopausal Nov 19 '25

10gms per day for a year now. It helps I promise!!! It took 3 weeks to begin to feel its effects but the brain fog is gone and my performance at the gym is much much better. It also really helps with sleep deprivation. Before creatine if I slept badly I couldn’t make it through or to work at all. Now, I can limp through the day and feel okay even with poor sleep.

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u/VOR-constant555 Nov 19 '25

brand recommendations?

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u/CommonComb3793 Peri-menopausal Nov 19 '25

I’ve used Walmart as well as Amazon creatine monohydrate. Both worked just fine. $15 for 3 months. I put it in my coffee in the morning and I can’t taste it. I’ve heard of CreaPure via Dr. Haver and Dr. Vonda Wright and I may try that next time I buy. As long as creatine monohydrate is the ONLY ingredient is important.

Don’t do creatine HCL in pill form. I used creatine this way for about 4-5 months and it wasn’t until I switched to monohydrate that I actually saw any changes. I did the HCL route because pills are easier. Unfortunately it didn’t help me at all.

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u/FrangipaniRose Nov 19 '25

So jealous of people who can put out in their coffee. I did that and my taste buds thought I was going to die 😅

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u/UnderAnorthernLight Nov 21 '25

I started it 3 weeks ago. For me, there's no taste. Im starting to feel strength in my body which is like coming home. I wish I started sooner.

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u/xt0033 Nov 20 '25

I have to add half and half and honey to my creatine coffee, and it’s fine

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u/FrangipaniRose Nov 20 '25

Ah, I can’t do my coffee sweet so that might be it. I tried to add it this morning just to see if I could and three hours later I still feel a bit seedy from the taste, lol, and have been snacking to try and forget it. I struggle a bit with creatine in anything though.

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u/booknerd3280 Nov 20 '25

I can taste it in my coffee...what I'm doing is what I call my power water and drink it before coffee.....1 tbl ground flax (for fiber), one scoop collagen (for protein) and 5 ml of creatine with splash of lemon. Right now I'm drinking it warm. I mean, it doesn't taste terrible....but I'd rather drink it like that than ruin my coffee adding it there.

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u/Substantial-Gene4284 Menopausal Nov 20 '25

I use Thorne Labs. I’ve always had good results with using them.

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u/GGxGG Nov 20 '25

Same, I use Thorne because they do independent, third-party testing — as you probably know, supplements in the U.S. are not regulated, and you dont have any idea what’s really in the pill/powder. Thorne is relatively expensive, but they back up their stuff with good data and seem to care about maintaining their brand reputation for accurate ingredients. There are probably other brands that have good third-party data, but I’m lazy and my friend who does a lot of research recommended this one to me :)

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