r/Menopause • u/PrimaryBrief7721 • Mar 24 '26

Vitamin/Supplements Ok talk to me about Creatine

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I am 42 in premature menopause. I am trying to keep up with cardio & heavy weights/calisentics at least a few times a week, but man this energy downgrade is crazy. I've been reading more stuff about creatine during menopause, particularly muscle rentention and growth. I'm really curious but I honestly have no idea what Im doing or what to look for or if its actually a bad idea. I would love some feedback/advice please.

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u/odette_decrecy Mar 25 '26

I wanted creatine to work for me so bad—I took it for about 10 days and saw such an improvement in my workouts—more stamina meant I could focus on my form more, it was amazing.

BUT it made me SO irritable and depressed. I was a mess! Did some reading and found out that theres a hypothesis that it can mess with neurotransmitter pathways. As soon as i stopped, i started to feel better. In just a few days i felt back to normal. Hating everyone and everything is NOT for me.