[Retr0id]

I take my creatine with as little volume of water as possible, probably less than 50ml. I doubt that 50ml is having much impact on my overall hydration.

[clayhacks]

How much water are you drinking the rest of the day? Creatine in theory makes you more thirsty such that you should be drinking more water throughout the day

[Retr0id]

It's not something I track, but if it is making me thirstier then that sounds like another useful benefit.

[berkeatac]

yes but again, the idea is that it helps retains water in your muscles so I don't see it aiding in regular water intake

[John23832]

If you actually drank enough water daily, sans creatine, I'm sure you'd feel better.

[Retr0id]

Hydration is important so I'm with you on the first half, but what is the proposed link between reduced creatine intake and emotional wellbeing?

[John23832]

Placebo.

[Retr0id]

I wasn't expecting creatine to have any bearing on my emotional state in the first place, so I'm not sure how that would work.

[John23832]

Knowledge of the potential is peripheral expectation.

If you can say "Oh yea that makes sense" with the same set of knowledge you had both before and after some event happens, all else being equal, you have an expectation. That is enough for placebo.

You have to have literally 0 knowledge about an event to rule out placebo.

[Retr0id]

Are you suggesting that the placebo effect applies retroactively? I'd been using creatine for months before I even heard there were conversations about supposed cognitive effects (and I hadn't noticed any myself, either, and I continue to not notice any. That isn't why I take it.)

[SubmarineClub]

Why are you so sure that the poster (or anyone else commenting here) isn’t drinking enough water?

I drink lots of water. Lots and lots, to the point that it’s already kind of annoying how frequently I have to piss. I’m fairly skeptical that drinking yet more would yield any benefits.