Creatine with hormone treatment

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Posted 21 Jan 2025 at 13:53

Hello all,

Year ago thrombosis appeared, when they were studying the causes something appeared about the prostate, and with all the examinations and biopsies etc., they gave me the bad news, it was worse than I expected, a very aggressive cancer level 5, the highest level, and with metastases to the lymph nodes (pelvis). Will be a 3 year treatment with hormones + radiation etc, side effects will not be good.....
So my question is, since I'm on blood thinners and hormone treatments (testosterone is out), can I take creatine?
I have pain in my legs and muscles all over my body almost every day and have been tired for the past 2 months but all the test blood etc all went well except I had low B12. (just started taking B12 vitamins)

So my son asked me to take creatine to get some fitness and energy, but can I take that during hormone treatment?

Thank you,

Marcos

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Posted 22 Jan 2025 at 20:10

Hi Marcos.

the short answer is that you can- I did. A number of claims are made for creatine and I can't comment authoritatively on them, though I concluded that there was the possibility of some benefit, and little downside. My main objective was to slow the loss of muscle mass which goes with the reduction in testosterone caused by the hormone therapy.

Creatine in itself isn't a magic bullet. As I understand it, it works in the context of muscle repair so it needs to be seen as part of an exercise regime which pushes you hard enough to generate a bit of muscle rejuvenation. And actually it's the exercise regime which is probably the more important bit.

You are obviously in a lot of discomfort, so you will need to be careful in putting together a plan for yourself ( or even get some advice) , but plenty on here will attest to the value of keeping active with a mixture of simple cardio and resistance exercise.

Best of luck

Ron

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Posted 03 Oct 2026 at 11:52

Ron is right that creatine can help slow muscle loss during hormone therapy, but it works best with light exercise like walking. I use creatine from https://supplements4muscle.com/en/49_hi-tech-pharmaceuticals and it’s been effective for maintaining strength. Just run it by your doctor first, especially with the blood thinners.

Edited by member 06 Oct 2026 at 21:56 | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 03 Oct 2026 at 12:05

I take it along with my protein powder ( both with doctors approval) to try and help with retaining muscle , with no problems

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Posted 03 Oct 2026 at 14:57

Interesting post.

My daughter insisted I take creatine for muscle heath. I reacted very badly with terrible stomach cramps...but didn`t know at that stage the cause. Investigations for the cramps showed an increased creatinine amount. I did my research and stumbled across the side effects of creatine are stomach cramps...so I stopped taking it immediately.

But...during the investigation a blood test showed a PSA of 8.2. Within two weeks I was diagnosed with prostate cancer Gleason 9, T3a, Cambridge 5, cribriform structure likely to break up and spread.....

The NHS jumped straight in and I had CT, MRI and bone scans. The wait for results was hell...but the result was clear.

I am now on Prostap and Abiraterone and begin 4 weeks of RT at the end of the month.

So...I think my life was saved by my daughter telling me to take creatine...!!

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Posted 03 Oct 2026 at 15:43

Amazing how it gets found by chance ( and not good enough in all honesty ). My PSA was 40 , and only found because a lovely nurse randomly asked if I had ever had a psa test while she was taking a sample of blood for something else. She might have saved my life.

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