negative side effects!! pleasse help!!

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hi just wondering if people could give me some sound advice! im a 20year old slim built but fit guy. about 2years ago i had enough of being 60kg(ish) and worked really hard in the gym to start bulking out! i put roughly 20kgs on and really got into shape. i was on whey isolate protein and a lot of creatine during and after a workout, along with various other amino acids supplements. I felt better than i had ever done but in the bedroom things were a different matter. I'd just started seeing a new girl and i just couldnt "keep it up". Obviously very embarrassing and something that had never happened to me before i started taking all the supplements. My diet other than that was really good so clearly i shouldnt have been having erectile problems at this age!!

i had the other side effects of creatine, excessive sweating and constant need to urinate. I thought the whole situation was incredibly embarrassing and immediately came off all supplements! ....a long story short almost immediately the erectile issues were sorted but i lost the majority of weight i had worked so hard to put on!

That all happened about a year ago and im now desperate to start bulking up again! However im anxious that the problems may reoccur!! I have now kind of associated supplements and shakes with the negative side effects, i dont really know if thats just in my head now! Id like to know what people would recommend, what protein / bulking supplements should I be taking? also creatine and HOW MUCH??

Many thanks in advance, hope this help any other guys in a similar situation

Cheers
 
When you say lots of Creatine before and after, how much were you taking? You only need 5 grams a day which is 1 teaspoon. Take it before or after your workout or personally I prefer to take 1/2 teaspoon before and 1/2 after. I would imagine if you were taking very large amounts it can do bad things like you experienced. But taking it right with 5 grams a day should not have any bad side affects.
 
thanks Pdx!

I was taking Gaspari Superpump Max AND Sizeon.

.....the problems seemed to occur almost immediately after taking these supplements. Had some great weight and muscle gains but clearly not a fan of the negative side effect!!

because i was taking both products at the same time i dont know which was the contributory supplement in the erectile issue! i would like to start taking gaspari products again, obviously id like to know which supplement was most likely to have been causing this?
 
Those are two good supplements. I think the only way to know which one it was is try just taking the superpump for a few days and then try taking only size on for a few days. If you still have the side affects you should switch to something else. MusclePharm makes a great pre workout called Assault if you want another option.
 
thanks for the replies Jrahien and Pdx!!
I think in my ignorance I have been wrongly assuming the issue was creatine related. Have done quite a bit of research and now strongly believe it maybe due to an ingredient common in many high stimulant pre workout shakes (or at least used to be common!), known as 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA). LOTS of other guys have had similar experiences! Many thanks again!
 
i dont know much about creatine, but if you start working out on a natural way, you can surely achjieve your goals.. it may not give you fast results but you will be safe at least..
 
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