A couple of years ago when I used creatine I had muscle cramps. I also suffered a slight tear in my left quad while squatting in a smith machine (which I don't use anymore)and a fairly bad tear in my left chest while doing flat dumbbell presses. I wasn't even pushing myself that hard when these injuries occurred, and had never had a weightlifing injury before. Since then I've been reluctant to use creatine again. Do you think that was just a case of being dehydrated from not increasing my water intake enough? Has anyone else had a similar experience using creatine?