Hello George, I'm sorry I couldn't reply sooner. I was busy at the orphanage over Songkran. I have attached a few studies. Find out for yourself what applies to you. The data varies. But I didn't want to offer you very old studies, as others do, but more recent results. As you said, you have had good experiences with creatine. Then it does work. Whether as a placebo or a chemical-physiological effect is irrelevant, isn't it? Even if it doesn't work for you, that doesn't mean it's bad, as Big Star (with Big Ego) would insinuate. Nobody here has sovereignty of opinion over individual topics. Everyone can express themselves freely, even with nonsense. There are always new dietary supplements and every year there is a new hype, or another pig is chased through the village. Maybe Quercetin or Fisetin? Who knows? You can always ask me.
1. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/creatine
2. https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-021-00412-w
3. https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2023/01/19/creatine-supplements-what-the-research-says-about-how-they-can-help-you-get-in-shape
4. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01870-9
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8949037/