Do you take creatine or have you ever taken it?

Used to back in high school and college as a supplement to my protein shake. 

On it, I was able to build more muscle mass and gainz at the gym, have more strength and endurance during workouts, recover more quickly after a tiring exercise and personally found I slept better at night. 

I would recommend but your face gets a bit bloated.

I used to take it - initially you'll feel more bloated/retain water, that's part of the point given it helps pull water/nutrients into your muscles. After a bit you don't really feel much different in my experience. 

Admittedly - and look for yourself on this one, not medical advice here - there's not much downside to trying it really. I found when using it that I could recover a bit better and has more stamina through workouts. If you train enough or play enough sports, it's probably not a bad idea to take 5g a day with other supplements. 

I used to take it and noticed a difference in the gym and wasn't bloated. I stopped taking it because of studies saying it can accelerate hair loss. I'm not sure if they're true or not, but I didn't want to take the chance just to have a few more pounds of muscle. 

There is potential to slightly accelerate MPB through higher DHT levels, but if you're not prone to balding or if you're already on finasteride/dut, there's no reason not to give it a shot given how cheap you can get monohydrate.

Yes you should take creatine every day if possible, benefits go well beyond just the physical performance improvements. Peter Attia and Andrew Huberman have spoken a bit on it and I personally love their work.

Dr Huberman | Creatine For Improved Mood & Depression

Creatine is like a vitamin. Studies show that it has important functions for things like neurological health, and it's something you get from eating red meat. Attaining adequate creatine helps with overall cognitive function and depression.

Basically, it turns out it's pretty damn important for your brain, but we've spent the past 50 years focusing on whether it will help you lift better, which it does as well. The fact that you can do 6 reps of something instead of 5 should be considered a bonus.
 

You should be taking it because if you're eating healthy, you probably aren't getting enough for your long term neurological health, since healthy diets generally avoid red meat due to the excess fats.

It's like how increasing vitamin D intake often helps with recovery and strength, but that isn't why you're supposed to be getting it. You should be getting it because your health is negatively impacted if you don't.

I add a scoop of creatine into my protein shake before each workout. This helps efficiently enhance recovery and build muscle 

I used it from when I was about 18 until 24 years old, during my noobie gain years. Haven't used it since, mainly because of the increased dht highlighted above, also partly because I do a lot of long weekend trips and travelling away from home when off work, during which I can't take it. And also because I think I have a harder / more striated appearance without it.

It's for sure one of the most efficacious supplements in terms of the scientific body of research.

Yes, I started taking creatine my first year in college (playing D1 football) and have been taking it ever since. It's one of the most studied supplements and is very helpful in supporting muscle growth especially if you're doing intense workouts.5g pre-workout and 5g post-workout. Don't go out looking for the best brands, it's all the same. Order the cheapest creatine monohydrate on Amazon.

I believe it is one of the most studied supplements and all research points toward it being both effective and quite safe. Unfortunately I have a kidney issue and my nephrologist has advised me against taking it, but I think there should be no problems for individuals with healthy kidneys.

Been drinking creatine since I was a freshman. Seen good results from it

I take 5-7 grams/day of unflavored creatine monohydrate, and I find that it provides a slight benefit in strength and stamina. I have not experienced bloat or balding. My understanding is that it is incredibly safe to use and is one of the most researched supplements. I don't think there is any benefit of using "advanced formulas" beyond the basic creatine monohydrate, and therefore you shouldn't have to spend more than $0.50/serving.  

I took creatine HCL for 6 months. I definitely felt like it made a difference in the gym. I was able to have longer more intense workouts since it reduced muscle fatigue. I also felt helped recovery time. It does make your face slightly puffy but it was probably only noticeable to me

Everyday I'll add a scoop to my protein shakes. It makes a difference and highly recommend

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Interesting, I’ve just been eating pounds and pounds of chicken and fish everyday. May consider adding creatine into protein or something after reading comments on post

If you are natty then any of these supplements provide marginal returns at best compared to actual areas of return like proper nutrition, sleep, and training. Theres so much crap research one way or the other on things like potental hair impact let alone the cost of it that I stopped taking it more because of a 'why risk it'. Once you reach pretty close to your natural limit then sure you may notice a 5% difference in ability to hit a PR or add certain weight of muscle, but there are really no true tangible benefits.

To the average person you wont look bigger. In terms of sports you wont be that much better (in my experience). So even if it's 90% true the research on hair loss is bunk, any thinning of the hair or slight kidney damage or face bloating or whatever side effect has far more downsides than upside.

If the gains and recovery produced from creatine were more significant I would revisit. Im not saying dont take it, and get that when you finally plateau in fitness it can be very frustrating, but at some point you just hit near your genetic ceiling and it likely isnt worth it to claw and scratch for those extra marginal gains

I take it in pill form - roughly half the recommended dose so that I don't gain much water weight.  

It works in that you get the added energy boost for grueling workouts and some muscle gain, but it's not a panacea.  It's the only thing I supplement with aside from protein and have developed a pretty ripped physique, but I take this stuff seriously - personal chef, eat the proper macros, lift 4-5 days a week, etc.