Taurine’s effects are more subtle while you will feel creatine’s effects almost immediately.
My go to creatine variant of choice is creatine HCL since I do not seem to get any negative side effects like bloating, sickness, insomnia etc. from it like I do with monohydrate.
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Yeah, that’s interesting. I imagine feeling the effects of creatine is individual. In my situation, I’m struggling to see why I should take it. The usual reasons don’t seem to apply for me. I have no issues with muscle training, my muscles have always been super responsive to exercise, very easy hypertrophy etc., no issues with recovery (and FWIW, rapamycin seems to assist in this department too!) and I don’t feel like I need more water in my muscles or elsewhere (taurine is just fine in that respect). Neurological effects - well, I don’t notice any deficits at this point (I’m 67), perhaps that’s something that will be of help when I’m older, I don’t know. I look over the list of supposed creatine benefits, and see nothing that I appear to need or would be helped with. So for me, creatine is a wait and see thing - maybe one day. For now, I see no reason to add to my already too extensive a stack. YMMV.
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I have been using creatine monohydrate for 15-20 years. Whatever’s the cheapest.
Usual dosages of 5-10 grams, sometimes more, never once have I gotten the runs.
Provides a useful increment of strength/endurance.
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I use the KreAlkalyn form. I find it to be more gentle on my stomach than the monohydrate. .
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Thanks, I’ve never noticed anything whatsoever from creatine so if my break impacts my puffy eyes in a positive way I might test out the brand you take.