creatine (monohydrate)

Pros

• Just basic creatine monohydrate, no or minimal advantage to the others. I have a sensitive colon but no issues with creatine.
• Anecdotally once I started creatine monohydrate I felt less tired when rock climbing past the 1 hour mark.
• Creatine monohydrate - Brands: anything Creapure certified or 3rd party tested. It is cheap, well studied, and good for strength, muscle, and maybe brain.
• Once I increased to 10g daily I noticed my focus and mental clarity increased a ton.
• Creatine Monohydrate (5g daily): noticeable boost in gym performance and even mental clarity

Cons

• Was better on HCL, but monohydrate gave me the worst insomnia.
• I’d love to just stick to monohydrate for multiple reasons, but I can’t stand the gut problems, which is why I made this post.
• Parent context: I wonder if it also is easier on the head too? Monohydrate gave me some wicked headaches Reply: Monohydrate gave me some wicked headaches
• Regular creatine monohydrate made me very bloated.
• creatine monohydrate also mixes in water but not as well.