“Covid 19 presents itself with many symptoms which varies from person to person……”
~Quote from a local newspaper article, summer of 2020
It has been one of those hot June days that feels more like the dog days of August, hotter than it should be, so I’m thinking about creatine and the first time someone in my family got Covid back in August of 2020. My son was away at college, and his case of Covid was so mild that he didn’t know he even had it until his taste and smell were gone. He said he felt a bit drained, but he was still able to get his exercise in, and he shared a picture of himself doing that outside in the fresh air to help ease my concerned mind.
His love of using his own body weight to keep himself strong paid off for me recently. I’ve been getting some pretty severe muscle pain after doing some things that should be considered to be pretty normal for me activity for the past couple of years, but when I over did some gardening this spring and felt worse than I did the very first time I started strength training, he suggested trying some creatine which I did after doing a quick check to see if that particular supplement had ever been used for fibromyalgia before because I was curious, and I’ve heard that being curious is a sign of good mitochondrial health.
if you’re a critical thinker with a great sense of childlike curiosity, your mitochondrial energy production is likely high. If you’re too exhausted to think critically or creatively, your metabolism is likely low.
Why Most People Can’t Think Critically Since Covid, Mitochondrial Health is Key
I’ve been using 4 grams of creatine monohydrate in 2 g divided doses per day for just about 6 weeks now, and I have not had any muscle pain since I began using it. My energy levels have also been good as well and that has been awesome considering I had another round of Covid earlier this month (without the severe lingering long covid aftereffects). I took it easy for a few days, but other than that, I’m doing really well and very grateful for it.
Creatine is a good supplement option for conditions characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction……
Creatine may lessen muscle pain and soreness in fibromyalgia by scavenging lactic acid. Lactic acid build-up also occurs in some subsets of ME/CFS as a consequence of post-exertion. This happens to me! Since creatine can be stored, it also may provide a boost in energy for those with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Creatine is suggested in those with long COVID to improve mitochondrial function, reduce oxidative stress, and provide alternate energy sources.
The muscle atrophy that occurs with prolonged bed rest and immobility of ME/CFS, may be mitigated with creatine supplementation.
Creatine has neuroprotective properties.
Taking creatine for 6 months appears to improve tissue bioenergetics and attenuate clinical features of post‐COVID‐19 fatigue syndrome, possibly due to its energy‐replenishing and neuroprotective activity. Endorsing creatine might be thus of great importance in tackling highly prevalent PFVS after COVID‐19 pandemics.
Taking creatine can interfere with some blood tests, so you may need to stop taking it before having certain blood tests done. Creatine supplementation does not harm the kidneys, but it can make some kidney function tests look abnormal.
For more on that see here- Doctor Warns To Avoid This Common Supplement Before Blood Tests | HuffPost UK Life (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
That’s all I have for now, but I’ve got some interesting finds on Vitamin D and a look at “Radical Remission” in the works, so be looking forward to that. And we welcomed 6 more baby chicks to the Schaible Chicken Ranch this past week. Learning how to be the chicken rancher I never intended on becoming has been so much fun!
Best wishes,
Stephanie
*Leaving Death in the Dust is a newsletter and is not a replacement for professional, regulated, medical, healthcare. This is informational and educational. Some of us in this community may have worked in the healthcare system, but we are not your medical provider and whatever you find here is not the establishment of a professional medical relationship or medical advice. **That is an MT behind my name not an MD.
Lessons learned from children- My name is Stephanie, and I can do hard things.
