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ZYouL8R
10-16-2006, 12:54 PM
I'm taking my military physical on Wednesday and was wondering if I should stop the Creatine intake for a few days. I don't know if or how it would effect the results so I was just wondering.
Mychael101
10-16-2006, 01:06 PM
I wouldn't think that the military would be screening for it I would say to ask a recruiter. I doubt it since they would get ephedra to overweight folks so they could cut enough weight to make it in.
ZYouL8R
10-16-2006, 01:08 PM
I don't think Creatine is banned by the military so I don't think they'll necessarily be screening for it, I just didn't know if it would effect the piss test in any way.
MotoMan
10-16-2006, 01:45 PM
I was taking it when i enlisted and went down to test. My recruiter asked me if i had been taking any kinda of drugs or steroids and I told him no, but that i take creatine. Said i'd be fine then. He didn't ever say if they test for it, or if they just dont care if you take it. A couple the guys that were down at MEPS when i went down had to have been on steriods, and they still got in. I think they check more for drugs.
lowthreeohz
10-16-2006, 02:02 PM
Creatine levels are always tested for in a UA that's not a dip-test. if they send your sample to a lab, the sheet will return with creatine levels marked on it. Too high a level and they'll get suspicious, tell them ahead of time and you should be fine. :) but no danny, it's not going to 'skew' results any, the test clearly separates creatine levels from all other specs of the test.
GRAYHORSE
10-16-2006, 10:05 PM
They sell it on military bases. You're good.
Anything they sell at GNC you can take and still be good for military test.
Turbo5.4
10-17-2006, 10:37 AM
so i should stop taking test and anadrol about 3-6 months before my drug test huh...


Your fine on the creatine thing with them... just let them know like they said
BoostedGT
10-17-2006, 10:42 AM
When I took my Class 1 flying physical two months ago they did test for steriods and recommended that you clear any dietary supplement with flight medicine before use. Just a little fyi :)
blkscorpion80
10-20-2006, 12:47 PM
Since when was creatine illegal?
lowthreeohz
10-20-2006, 12:52 PM
Since when was creatine illegal?

It's not but elevated creatine levels during a UA are a red flag.