alt.hn

4/14/2026 at 1:36:07 PM

Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/8/1192

by pvsukale3

4/14/2026 at 3:56:06 PM

I'd be quite curious to see this combined with [transcranial] photobiomodulation - a two-pronged approach to healthy mitochondria might pay healthy dividends.

For those hearing about PBM and feeling skeptical, I was as well, especially with all the claims of therapeutic "red light therapy" circling the internet. But do a quick search in pubmed and you will see that at this point there have been thousands of studies exploring the use of PBM (808-1064nm)

I quickly found these two which relate to sleep quality:

https://pbmfoundation.org/brain-photobiomodulation-improves-...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41125953/

If anyone is interested in PBM I gave an overview presentation a few months ago to a lab studying noninvasive neurostimulation, I would be happy to send it your way.

by supersour

4/14/2026 at 9:36:34 PM

Maybe even a Tell HN post?

by pstuart

4/14/2026 at 7:14:02 PM

I would indeed be interested!

by aagha

4/14/2026 at 8:23:15 PM

Every post about creatine wants you to drink an absurd amount of it. I tried it for 3 days and ended up with a level of diarrhea that I’ve previously never encountered without being sick

by kouru225

4/14/2026 at 10:08:36 PM

I haven't experienced anything on the standard 5g/day. I've taken 20g/day saturating for a week straight before too and nothing there either, although by that point there is a bit more "taste" in the liquid. Same taste imo as a pure caffeine tablet, oddly.

by asdff

4/14/2026 at 2:33:21 PM

Effects seen at .35g/kg and .2g/kg. Both pretty big doses. Which is not uncommon for creatine for a single day, but ongoing dose is typically lower.

I’ve taken creatine for exercise recovery and possible cognitive improvements when I was a vegetarian. Never perceived it to do anything.

by uxp100

4/14/2026 at 10:20:47 PM

Unless I did my math wrong:

I’m 150ish pounds. 72 kg. Meaning .35g per kg is 25g.

That’s 5x what I take! Just 5g once a day.

So far on creatine: quite significant physical effects (I lift often too). Cognitive: very unclear, have to isolate away a million other things.

by grvdrm

4/14/2026 at 10:09:55 PM

I've noticed a difference in energy, small but present. Maybe 20% more reps before failure. Seems to match expectations from the literature.

by asdff

4/14/2026 at 2:47:14 PM

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by MORPHOICES

4/14/2026 at 3:28:55 PM

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