Creatine and heart problems

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 01:10 PM

So I was taking creatine for a five months unknowingly. And I started having chest pains that didn't stop till 3 days later when I stopped taking creatine.

Well i took a month off and haven't had chest pains or anything and I haven't had my heart checked till the other day and the doctor said that somethign sounds a little off so I'm having an ultrasound of my heart. That's tomorrow, and I'm wondering if the creatine would have something to do with that.

I bought Superpump before I know that it had creatine in it so I'm gonna finish taking that and I have some other creatine products that I'd like to finish before taking a few months off.

Have any of you had this problem or heard about it?

**gringo220** · 08-24-2008, 01:15 PM

What did your dr. say? Did you ask him.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 01:20 PM

He told me to stop taking the creatine which I did for a month. But he said that I should never take it and all I need's a vitamin, but I can't only take a vitamin.

**chrispghmuscle** · 08-24-2008, 01:33 PM

I have never heard of creatine causing or having heart problems.. Are you sure its due to creatine and not a pre-existing condiition?

**gringo220** · 08-24-2008, 01:46 PM

yeah I've never heard of that either. Did they give you an ekg? I used to get bad chest pains and thought it was my heart but found out it's precordial catch syndrom and it's normal to some people. Let us know what the ultrasound says mike. Hope it's nothing.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 02:31 PM

Yeah I had an ekg and it said that nothing was wrong that was the day I was having chest apins too.

I think it was the creatine cuz the pains stopped after I stoipped taking it. I'll tell you guys how it goes tomorrow morning.

**mitbar** · 08-24-2008, 02:32 PM

creatine cannot cause heart problems. this supp is a natural thing that you eat in fish and beef anyways so why the hell would a little extra cause heart problems. you probably have heart palpataions which isnt uncommon and its just now showing its head.

**chrispghmuscle** · 08-24-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeNYY420

Yeah I had an ekg and it said that nothing was wrong that was the day I was having chest apins too.

I think it was the creatine cuz the pains stopped after I stoipped taking it. I'll tell you guys how it goes tomorrow morning.

Just out of curiousity, how much creatine where you taking ?

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 02:59 PM

Well I was taking first Nitro tech for a month and then Anabolic Halo for a month then Cell tech for a month. Then Anator P70 and Ce2 for a month then AnatorP70 for another week.

So a lot, my mom and doctor said it was the creatine cuz it causes muscles to hold water and the heart's a muscle and it might have caused an enlarged heart or somehting like that.

It took a lot of creatine before I started feeling that and that was after a night of partying I drink about 13 beer and nothign else so I was dehydrated when I first felt it and it didn't no away till 3 days later and after stopping taking the creatine.

Mr Incredible · 08-24-2008, 03:00 PM

more likely caused by stimulant, even caffiene

**mitbar** · 08-24-2008, 03:06 PM

why drink 13beers while on creatine or anything. i really dont think it was the creatine.

**chrispghmuscle** · 08-24-2008, 03:14 PM

naw I dont think it was the creatine either.. but oh well.

could have been the 3/4 6 packs I dont know but look at the mess i'm in.

Remember that song

**mitbar** · 08-24-2008, 03:26 PM

also i am a little stuned at the taking creatine unknowingle part. how did you not no man. or did time just slip by and you had no idea. a little shocked by that statement.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 04:16 PM

I'm not bull****ting here. The reason why is because Muscletech sneaks it in their products, I read the entire container of the Nitro tech, other then the ingredients. Same with everything else other then the the Cell tech.

I knew I was taking it for 2 out of the 5 months.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 04:17 PM

And yeah the 13 beers wasn't a good idea, but it was my friends birthday and everyone else was wasted so I'm 15 what the hell. I've drank twice this summer I'll be alright.

**ZiR RED** · 08-24-2008, 05:16 PM

First, theres a big difference between skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers.

Second, creatine is a naturally occuring amino acid that you ingest in beef and fish.

Third, nothing against your doctor, but ask him if he even know how creatine works, or what amino acids its made from. Just because he's a doctor, doesn't mean he specializes in nutrition, or sports nutrition, or anything similar.

Lastly, the reason you had chest pain was probably from all the alcohol. Don't you know that alcohol isn't good for your heart? Your body has to metabolize the alcohol before it can do anything else, thus it is normal to have an elevated and more pronounced heart beat from drinking.

Also, you could have pulled or tweaked a muscle in your chest, and that could be causing the pain. Its happened to me on more than one occasion.

Did you experience any shortness of breath?

Br

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 05:31 PM

Would I have chest pains for 3 days because of the alcohol though?

I don't remember any shortness of breath. I felt the pain in the very center of my chest and we just assumed it was my heart so I guess it could have been a muscle.

**gringo220** · 08-24-2008, 05:35 PM

It's probably your sternum dude. I used to get that where it felt like it was all bound up or something. I went to the chiropractor and he said it was my ribs in my back that were out of place pushing on my sternum. He did some different things and the next day it was gone. After a few times of it happening I figured out what it was and stopped applying pressure to my side and it's never came back again.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 05:40 PM

The only reason it might have been my heart is because the pain moved left a little toward my heart area and now the doctor's saying that he might have heard a murmur (sp?).

**gringo220** · 08-24-2008, 05:42 PM

Could be. We're not dr's so that's why you're going to get it checked out tomorrow. They will tell you exactly what the problem is and all we can do is guess. Hope your fine though!

**islander** · 08-24-2008, 05:42 PM

could be^ or some sorta pulled muscle deep in your chest. but you do know superpump also has creatine in it. i would stop taking that for now. also it is a vasodilator and if you are having issues with your heart something that dilates blood vessles might not be a good idea to take it.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 05:43 PM

Damn Gringo man you're right on top of this thread haha thanks for the quick responses, I won't be around till late tomorrow and yeah I'll tell you guys how it goes.

**gringo220** · 08-24-2008, 05:45 PM

Cool man keep us updated. Again I hope it nothing but some gas or something..lol..and it could be possible to be that too.

**chrispghmuscle** · 08-24-2008, 05:45 PM

Good keep us posted.. Gringo's got your back bro

**islander** · 08-24-2008, 05:46 PM

oh reread you knew...goodluck!

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 06:15 PM

^ Haha Islander what are you talking about, the reason why I can give such vivid details is because I have the containers still.

**islander** · 08-24-2008, 06:21 PM

lol i posted up there^^^^ asking you if you knew superpump had creatine in it. then after i posted i reread your first post and realized i had misread it and you did know lol. ive read around abit and i cant seem to find any correlation between heart problems and over use of creatine, kidney problems mabey.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 06:37 PM

Oh I see, I missed your post up there. My bad, I reallly wanna start taking the Anator and CE2 again and I think I might if there's no connection between creatine and heart problems.

**mitbar** · 08-24-2008, 07:12 PM

i agree with chest pains after drinking. did you puke at all? i sometimes get chest pain after to much drinking or when i tweak a muscle in my chest. def keep us posted man.

**MikeNYY420** · 08-24-2008, 08:28 PM

Yeah, not gonna lie, I kept the first 12 down like a champ, but then I started walking and drinking down the road to my friend's house. Bad idea. I puked all over the road lol.