I think creatine may be responsible for my nerve

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Ruhl

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In the past I have used creatine for a while and developed nerve entrapment syndromes. I stopped it for a while. I started it again and my nerve entrapment got worse so I stopped it. Now I am using it again and my nerve entrapment is flaring up. I think the creatine is responsible. I suppose it is due to the muscles enlarging and filling up with water.

Does this mean that weight training, which could also lead to muscle enlargement, might in the future have similar bad consequences for my nerves?
 
i'd look into your posture before i'd blame the creatine, then to your exercise form, selection, frequency, speed of movement, etc. if you have any previous musculoskeletal dysfunction in that arm or even around it, this could be another contributing factor....all in all, it's not the creatine...though i would advise against it anyway, unless you're an athlete.
 
Thank you for the post! Even though many seem to think that creatine is not to blame, I plan on stopping immediately.

As someone that has lifted regularly for almost a decade and have been using HST for about 4-5 years (off and on), I was distraught to learn that I am extremely close to permanent nerve damage. I received conflicting advice but one doc recommended I never use free weights again (requires more gripping action) and never go past a 90 degree bend -- for the rest of my life. Essentially, I can't lift weights ever again if I want to avoid surgery.

The other doc just said don't lift anything for at least three months. Regardless, this is very serious. With only rest and anti inflammation supplements perscribed, I'm trying to find anything extra I can do to fix this.

The thing that made me the most angry was that one doc told me it was not caused by repetitive stress (I started out with regular carpel tunnel), and was reaching for the "why." When I told him I recently gained significant weight recently (go HST! =) he blamed that. It involved workman's comp so I'm not surprised. So that must mean everyone else here on the forums that is making fast gains must also be getting similar nerve problems ;-) ? Think I will start a thread/poll in the main forum.
 
Ooooh, that thread is a bit old, isn't it?

Techo, your doctor most probably doesn't know the true cause of the problem. Why exactly shouldn't you use free weights? Is he competent on the topic? The only thing you're doing differently from other people is lifting. Consequently, your doctor can at least give you an answer. Whether or not that answer is competent, I cannot judge. Other doctors could do that. Find a specialist and not just a doctor. Other people who don't lift have similar problems. What would your doctor's diagnosis look like for these people? I'd really be interested in hearing about it. The fact that he didn't know that lifting weights often leads to weight gain makes him incompetent on the topic in my opinion.
 
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(nellyboy @ Jun. 19 2005,20:35)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">....all in all, it's not the creatine...though i would advise against it anyway, unless you're an athlete.</div>
Why?
 
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(EL_VIEJO @ Feb. 09 2008,19:14)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Why?</div>
I just guess we won't get an answer on this from nellyboy because his post was made in 2005.
 
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(XFatMan @ Feb. 10 2008,05:30)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(EL_VIEJO @ Feb. 09 2008,19:14)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Why?</div>
I just guess we won't get an answer on this from nellyboy because his post was made in 2005.</div>
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