Nick's Strength and Hair Loss.

Damm nick you made this video 3 years before everyone talkin about it now

Smoke creatine every day.

There is absolutely 100% a link between creatine and DHT levels, and there is also a link between DHT levels and hair loss, so yeah the only rational thing to assume is that creatine does in fact cause hair loss for people with sensitive androgen receptors or who were already skirting the line on DHT levels.

I think I agree with you man. I've used creatine for a while now, and I've noticed lately that my hair looks thinner some places on the top of my head. And that's weird because I'm just 25 and both my parents have really good hair. My father is 60 and STILL has all his hair! So for me, I suspect creatine may have caused this for me, so I stopped using it today.

Too late for me.

You are the man brother Thanks a lot for this. I will find alternatives and won’t get creatine. I trust in people’s experiences more than researches, and you seem bloody honest. Cheers

I use creatine for about 2 years already, everyday I take 5 grams and I never noticed a hair loss.

same experience guys. Everytime I came home from uni and I had access to my creatine again, I got dandruff and my hair began shredding. Since I've been home for 5 weeks I've been taking it without much thought and the hair at the back as started thinning like crazy and I've had dandruff. Stopped taking creatine the other day and surprise surprise, the dandruff stopped and I stopped shredding so much hair. I know there is little scientific study between creatine causing hair loss but I'm just sharing my anecdotal experience. I'm sad I didn't stop it sooner.

Mine was thinning at the front. I've always had thick hair, but I was starting to see my scalp from the front and my hair felt weaker. I quit it and now I can't see through my hair at all.

hate to break the news to you, but,,,, your experiencing exactly what i went through when i was 22 bout to turn 23, natural hair loss. no creatine back then, just crappy genetics when it came to hair, i always had thin fine limp hair til it was gone. i'm not sure if creatine has anything to do with it but i'm not a scientist. it started in the shower with gobs of hair going down and clogging the drain. i noticed that i had more than usual hair loss on my shirts as i wore them, bed pillows and sheets, on my car seat, etc.. i was terrified at the time and it destroyed what confidence i had then. i can understand the loss at 42, 52, or age 62, not 22, i'm in the prime of my life, it made me instantly older looking than i was, another words, it robbed my youth so to speak. it took a long time adjusting to this, prolly mid 30's or so, til i started shaving because it was starting to be cool to shave. now i don't have a problem with it and i'm comfortable with it. i don't take creatine now, still not sure of it, it hasn't been around long enough to see what the longevity results are, sooo,,,,, i dunno. if i were you, i wouldn't take creatine. just my 2c,, not only for your present health and hair, but the future as well. i hope you don't lose your hair, your too young and it was devastating for my youthful confidence. it could be the creatine, then again, it could just be your hair genetics. keep us posted bout it, hope the best for you. btw, i used to wash my hair 1-2 times every day along with putting gobs of hair gel and spray and other products on my hair. i dunno if that had anything to do with it , but if i had to do it all over again, i wouldn't do all that, i would just wash it every other day or longer. hope everything works out for you. keep us posted. peace.

I experienced increased hair loss when taking creatine, too. I stopped taking it and my hair condition seems to be better after a few months.

Good to know and consider. I suppose one could react differently than another. I used creatine over 15 years ago. (35 now) I cycled it usually 12 weeks on, and maybe 1-2 weeks off - anywhere from 3-6 months out of the year. I did this 3-4 years out of my life. Some years I would leave creatine out of my diet entirely and life carried on. I did this between age 18-25 and it was the only a supplement, in addition, to my hearty regular food diet. I buzzed my hair due to the pandemic, and I still have a full set of hair. I just recently started taking creatine and I will keep a eye on things. Cool video. God bless everyone, November 2020.

took creatine for 3 months 5g everyday, did not feel any water retention or increase in weight, I did notice hair loss whenever I took shower, stopped taking creatine just 2 weeks ago note: I did notice my bench press strength declined two weeks after stopping, not marginally, but somewhere little and when bicep curling

Here's the thing of Creatine supplementing.: you lose your gains after you come off of it. The trough level of the remainder creatine eventually leave your body and your muscles will shrink. There is no long term benefit.

The hair thinning process takes 6 to 9 months to cause it to fall. Most probable thing is that you have natural hair loss, because your hair shouldn't fall directly but only 6 month after taking it. If it fall nows it's because it has been thinning 6 months ago.

IMO, it’s mostly due to genetics. I suppose it could speed the process but doesn’t full blown cause hair loss.

Part - 1 Creatine in the body helps to retain salt. In the body, salt (sodium chloride or table salt) absorbs water, sometimes too much water. This metabolic process happens at the cellular level. This means that the presence of excess salt causes the body to lose too much water, which is why when taking Creatine, the muscles look defined and the skin appears thin (lack of water). (Don't drink enough water and consume a bit of extra table salt, well then you will create the same effects in your body, no need for creatine !!). Now what has all these to do with the price of milk (hair loss)? Well, having extra salt in the body without enough water creates salt crystals on the surface of the skin when sweating (if we sweat at all !). The salt crystals block the pores on the skin and also on a deeper physiological level, creates vasoconstriction in the capillaries that supply blood to the hair follicles. If you look at a head which is completely bald, you will notice that it has a defined line that goes around the scalp. Why such a defined line? why a bald person's head doesn't entirely go bald? I mean up to the ears on the side and up to the neck at the back? another question is: Why is it that 99% of women don't go bald? does testosterone play a role in balding men? can oestrogen play a role in women's body to protect them from going bald? why is it that bald men who undergo cortisone injection therapy to their scalp regrow a full head of hair? is there a connection between the defined receding line on a balding head, testosterone, accumulation of salt crystals within the capillaries of the scalp hairs, blocking oestrogen receptors by following a low fat diet and heavy lifting (strong muscle contractions)? Stay tuned for part - 2 in the next couple of days , here in this comment section!

I started shedding because of stress. My hair loss doubled after starting creatine. Hell YES it causes hair loss.

I am hairy as hell and i did not lose hair to creatine

The biggest problem I've gotten from trying creatine once is a reaaaaaaaally bad acne breakout

All supplements are a needless risk and a waste of money. A balanced diet and a multivitamin are all you need.

You should try ROGAINE. It really works!

you are right man!!! the first honest,* personal experience*, opinion! thanks for sharing brother.

I totally aggree with you. I started working out at age 17, now I'm 32. As a teenager, I was know by my thick and very full hair. Every time I took creatine, I've lost a tonn of hair, and today I have a very visible baldness.

Creatine does increase DHT (dihydrotestosterone) and it worsens my acne every time I have tried it. I am 29 and I am still prone to acne on my face and body. Its not as bad as when I was younger, but caffeine worsens it and creatine too. I have tried creatine a few times thinking "maybe this time it wont give me acne if I watch my diet and dont drink caffeine", but it still messes up my skin. By the way, I do not take steroids and I never will because I have no doubt they will give me horrible acne, unless I try SARMS, but for the moment, I cannot do those either for job reasons. Hell, I wanted to try D-aspartic acid (raised natural testosterone production), and I read a review of a guy who didnt have any acne for years, and, after a month of taking D-aspartic acid, said he got pretty bad acne and stopped using it. Acne went away when he stopped. Another guy stopped using it and the acne didnt go away until a few weeks later. I guess we have to take the slower route if we want clear skin and hair.

First of all... Hair loss and male bolding pattern are TWO TOTALLY different things. When you suffer from male bold pattern you do not shed hair like a dog, it simply goes through a process on miniaturization of the actual hair ( only certain areas of your scalp ). Male bolding pattern is produced by excess of DHT ( Dihydrotestosterone ) and it is purely genetical and hereditary. Hair loss ( shedding ) can be caused by a great number of reasons : Stress, fungal infections and various diseases as well as treatments ( radiotherapy, chemotherapy and so on... ). Creatine is present in the body and is found in foods such as red meat. Thus my conclusion. If creatine had an effect on DHT levels, every man would be bold except for vegetarians and vegans. There is ONLY one study suggesting this connection conducted on only 20 individuals. Smells fishy. Hair shedding is a very normal and natural response, it happens seasonally! Sorry but I agree to disagree. Creatine is a great supplement. Why do you think silver era bodybuilders eat pounds and pounds of red meat? Food for though guys.

I didnt know nick would swear 😂😨

There is some relationship to testosterone and dht which causes male pattern baldness. Perhaps the creatine is helping to produce an excess of testosterone which is then being turned into dht.

I was planning to start using creatine again very soon. I used to use it. I havent used this supplement for quite a few years. I guess i will have to,and may as well just ditch my hair once i start taking the great natural muscle enhancement supplement creatine. I'll be 47 in may and even though my gym workouts are relatively good,i tend to feel that i really should have more mass and strength overall. I've gotten attached to having a nice full head of hair in the last couple of years but i've shaved my head plenty of times between the ages of 28 and 44. Basically i went back and forth in that span,(Bald to Growing it kind of long and then back to bald and then back to growing it out again,Back & Forth non-stop),much like a character actor of some sort. Yeah,It feels like its going to be hard in a way,ditching the hair again,but once i start taking creatine again and i get that certain amount of boost to my overall size and strength,i believe then,i will be more than eager to shave off my big ole head-rug and rock the Mr.Freeze look,which will probably compliment the big viking beard i've been growing out for a good while now. Overall,it Should make my life and work-life become more interesting.

dude - 100%. I used creatine monohydrate and like u had excellent gains, to the point that i was wowing myself, the downside - hairloss. The reason is it drastically increased your DHT ( Dihydrotestosterone). DHT causes scalp sebum which then causes hair loss. DHT as you get older also fucks your prostate up. So Creatine is great for muscle growth, but hairloss and prostate issues await you. I would strongly recommend taking a DHT blocker if you are going to do creatine. Took me 15 years of learning the hard way because i didnt want to give it up

Interesting topic!

My hair started falling out at 21 (not a lot but that's when a receding hairline became slightly noticeable) and I didn't start creatine until 27. This could be a case of mere correlation.

The same thing happened to me , I hadn`t taken it for a good while and about two weeks after starting it again I found an inordinate amount of hair on my towel so I`ve stopped taking it, I want to keep my hair for as long as possible!

I can absolutely confirm this. My hair also falls out when I start taking creatine. I didn't even put it down to creatine until I started researching it online.

Maybe there's a correlation on dosage, I know some take 5+ grams a day vs some taking 2 to 3 grams.

I started taking only 3grams of creatine a day and after a few weeks noticed a speed up in hair loss. More important though is the possilbe link between, creating causing increased DHT levels that have been linked to prostate enlargement.

Damn I'm 16 years old and on creatine.

I think you have to take creatine on a regular basis to get the desired results. I don't think most people take it in cycles.

Nofap, quit alcohol and smoking. My hair stopped falling out within days. Creatine always bloated me. I stopped taking it years and years ago.

Love ur content btw. Keep up the good work!!

Realy like your videos keep posting man

I have kinda noticed this aswell.. I noticed yesterday that its thinner than usual and it may be receding but I can't tell.. I don't have the bald patch at the back tho.. but I started creatine about a month ago and it seems thinner than before. Also this is kinda silly but the same day (yesterday) I noticed it thinning I also randomly came across a health video by this guy Vitruvian that talks about how creatine might cause hair loss. So I am taking it as a sign. lol

Im confused, in one other video u talk about taking untill 50gr. A day?? Not trying to bash u. Just please verify

I don't even take creatine but i lift and do HIIT a lot. I see some hair falling out every time i take a shower and the drain does clog because of it which is kind of stressful. I better not be going bald from working out.

I’m a stylist of 24 years and also have done facials / skin care for 12 years. I work at distinctive flair salon in Roanoke Texas. I just started using argan oil about a month ago when our salon started caring the line! So pure!! I’m so impressed with the whole line especially the argan oil! the argan oil is organic certified . Every client I use the argan oil in their hair about 98% of them purchases a bottle! I suggest to you

People of nordic descent tend to lose their hair more easily, I noticed...anecdotally. So yeah.

Use finasteride, a micro derm needle with minoxidil topical

Why don’t you just lower the dose and cycle time? Lower the dose, lower the side effects.

Could it be the formula of creatine? Have you tried some from Athlean X? Also, don't forget that I think your hair replaces itself every 7 years I believe. Also, could it be allowing Androgen hormone to cause male pattern baldness?

Maximum is 6 week mann... Not 4 or 6 months

I was told 20g the first week and 5g a week after that, you're dose is much lower than I was always told. I never used it, other than some protein powders that included it.

Both my dad and my grandpa on my moms side are bald, I’m 15 and I just got creatine, idk if I should take it.

So, that would explain the bald look of so many pro lifters. Thanks for this. I was about to start using it but, no thanks, I'm not looking or wanting to get huge. Good video. Have you changed your intake since this conclusion?

So would you stop all together? Or risk permanent hair loss?

Welcome to life over 20. Your body stops keeping up with your workouts and lifestyle choices, you start noticing dieting takes a toll on your appearance much more. Giving you that unsexy gaunt zombie look. Nobody I ever knew attributed hair loss to creatine. It was always steroids, crash diets or hereditary genetics. It takes years to recover from getting shredded for a competition if you do it naturally.

Bout time someone drops the f bomb👍

I think you are the type of guy that bolds very young. That's it.

If you have male pattern baldness running in the family there's no escape from it 90% of the time. It's not the Creatine but the dihydrotestosterone levels in your body.

thanks for this man

Would you take it still if you knew you were going to go bald reguardless because of it being hereditary? Or are already going bald/ thining/ prebald... before taking it?

i never had hair loss nor did my parents or my grandparents but after taking creatine i've been noticing major hair thinning and hair fall i stopped taking creatine still my hair fall won't stop. now i'm afraid that creatine triggered male pattern baldness and now i'm gonna go bald.

which is inherited, hair grows by dna strutured instrution, its simply out growing then the new folicle has to wait until activated by genetic instruction and timing, your increasing muscle growth much faster then normal, this will affect other parts of your body, fingernails grow faster, you heal quicker, this is a variable to normal pattern baldness

6 years late, Thanks KZfaq I’m now bald 👩‍🦲

Usual cure will keep you trapped in the baldness plus, bit by bit make your baldness even worse.

I've been taking Creatine since long time on and off, but since 8 months I stopped taking Creatine, after 4 months being off Creatine started losing my hair like crazy I really didn't know what was the reason, just a month ago I got Black seeds oil from a Iranian grocery store in Denver, I'm back in Creatine and using black seeds for my hair everyday, still losing my hair but really less than one or 2 months ago, hopefully in next one to 2 months it stops completely.

Ok so what I've gathered from you is that creatine acts similar to a dht steroid for hair loss. Male pattern baldness is caused by hair follicles being overly sensitive to dht. If you have an increased amount of dht then you will notice hair loss earlier if you are genetically predisposed to getting male pattern baldness. On a different note, I take creatine the opposite way you do. I don't use it often but when I do I treat it like a blast and cruise. I take 10g for a week to get it completely saturated in my muscles and then I carry on with 5g for a few weeks before coming off for a few weeks to let it clear out of the muscle fibres.

I can not use creatine without my kidneys acting up

I took creatine for the last two weeks and i noticed that im losing quite a lot of hairs after showering. Think I am going to stop using this.

Dude, you might just be thinning a bit. You think you're going to have the same thickness forever? Keep taking your creatine and look into anti hairloss treatments

definitely male pattern baldness lmao

you should check out in blocking your DHT or 5AR enzyme. If you keep up with the steroid supplements it could enhance the hair loss and lead to a larger prostate and or cancer

Do you still cycle it or take it continuously?

I have noticed guys who take creatine and other wild supplements lose hair

u look older than 21

which is inherited lighten on protein intake,

I started noticing that I was losing my hair at 22 years old. Never used anything. All natural. I’m 26 now and I’m pretty thin on top. I just started cutting my hair shorter and shorter every year. I’m at no guard on the sides and a 1 on top. Most people don’t even notice than I’m balding because I did it so gradually.

I am in my mid twenties and have had a problem with hair loss since my late teens. I have tried everything pills, lotions, oils, nothing seemed to work. *I tried Superhairfood hair loss treatment* ( I found it at w…superhairfood…c ) It has only been a week and I have already seen a drastic reduction in hair loss and feels a little more thicker. I will definitely be purchasing another one of these shampoos and adding the lotion.

Is taking creatine and preworkout at the same time ok?

I have experienced same.

For me it’s the opposite I have to much hair 😂

Every video like 10 in a row say 5 to 3 grams daily. I have been using my scoop of 16 grams for about week. Good thing i looked into this. Stuff works good tho.

I noticed working out makes me aggressive I build muscle pretty good idk if it's protein or what I don't take anything crazy maybe my test is going up alot but I'm to the point where I'm pissed all the time and as soon as I see weight I'm lifting them like a mad man

Creatine also causes hypertension.

Is there really a linkage between creatin and hair loss or did you just know about hair loss and creatin and just watched very closely...you know we humans will find pattern in every thing when we just look long enough at it

You mean Creatine do loss hair? or you mean some brands do?

nick, look at all the supplements youre useing,, protein turns into sugar into fat, and as all body builders know you need fat but consider lighten up on protein intake, hair is protein, folicles cant keep up with high protein intake as this is the way hair grows, the folicles out grow the root, shortening the cycle of old hair before new hair generation folicle can activate, the usable evidence is your fingernails growing faster then normal, this is a variable to male pattern baldness, which is inherited, your hair maybe simply outgrowing the dna structureing of sequence reproduction, lighten up

It’s fucking hereditary I’m 59 and I have a full head of hair

I'm 18 and want to start taking Creatine. I currently have a full head of hair but my dad went bald in his mid 30's. If I start losing hair when I take creatine to you think my hair loss would stop/reverse if I stop taking creatine immediately or will it be irreversible?

Of course the hair loss is real. My 18! Year old started losing alot of hair all at once. Don’t be stupid. Don’t sacrifice your hair!

I doubt it's Making you lose hair especially immediately. It takes a decent amount of time/abuse even with actual gear/steroids to start losing hair & even then it doesn't happen to everyone. Never heard of anyone losing hair from " cycling " creatine.

1 week on creatine not really sure but I think my hair is starting to thinning. Again im saying I'm not sure but... I will write back next Monday. And one last thing guys I'm really worried about. Will my hair regrow if I stop taking it ? I'm just fuckin 17 years old

Use gh for hair is good

Testosterone is also naturally produced within our bodies, does it mean that we can freely use it as a supplement?

I only lost tons of hair on my first cycle I noticed that estrogen blocker supplements and boron stop the hair loss all together

no more Creation for me

Creatine is my favorite

your just going to go bald man..

same experience for me I stopped taking creatine and my hairline stopped receding, I hope it comes back the way it was though

Haven't touched it since 2015 Never will touch it again.