are you limited to the amount of time you use creatine and why.    plus when using creatine what other supplements should you use for best muscle growth.           any advice most appreciated.

People say with any supplment.. you should do it for 4-6 weeks then go off it for a bit. To give your body rest from taking such supplements and some scientists say so your body does not become ammune to the effect.

There are plenty of supplements out there.. first is your diet which needs to be good.. forget supplements if u dont stick to a diet.. then we have costs.. they cost a fair bit.. pick one or two/three produtcs u like and then u know how much they cost per month/ 6/8 weeks

TankUKJ is absolutley correct. I take creatine for 6 weeks, then give my body a 2 week rest. If you continue just using it none stop then its effectiveness dwindles.

Cycling creatine tends to be the followed doctorine. I use Extreme Nutritions KR Evolution capsules, they are ph
balanced and do not convert to the dreaded creatinine, which is what usually causes the bloated belly and water
retention. These are easy on the gut and effective

Tiger3  

Dont use it make, thinks its a waste of money tried it in the past

I find it most useful! When I stop taking it I notice a real drop in my strength and am glad to start it again. Strenuous exercise uses all the natural creatine made by the body (from red meat), so a supplementary is necessary.

Biz,its not a waste of money.. what you should be saying is that you personally didnt get on with it.

I know the gym owner who was a british finalilst loves creatine and hes ripped.. Its each to there own and differnt produtcs work differntly with each body..

What works for you doesnt mean will work for me.. thats a better comment to say then just say " waste of money "

There are scientists who have proven it helps.. hell even pro athlete's ( NOT THE ONES SPONSERD ) use supplements such as this so your wrong..

nothing wrong with creatine i have been using it for a couple of months now...... got befor and after photos im still a fat git (lol) but i have diffinate gains!!! as the other guy says its what works for you......im mountain biking and jogging for cardio and use creatine ethyl ester..... then every other day weights i top up on NO xplode which has creatine in it and you can feel the differnce in both products.  

5g per day for 6 weeks, with a couple of weeks off tends to work well.

I've been using it for about 2 weeks now, and i've seen great results so far.

Most people choose to do a "loading phase" which 4 servings of 5grams (heaped tea-spoonfull) per day for 5 days. Then they continue on to the "mainatence phase" which consits of taking one 5g serving per day.