Yet another Creatine question

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Okay, I've been reading up on Creatine, and time and time again I've

seen reference to " once supplementation is halted muscle size returns

to it's pre-supplement dimention " .

Now, does this mean that the increase in muscle size that the

supplement gives you is in some way not 'real' muscle? I've heard

say that creatine 'volumizes' the muscle cells. Do these

artificially volumized cells increase your metabolism in the same way

that non-volumized cells would?

Also, I've found no info to make me believe this is a problem, but has

anyone ever found any referece to creatine and kidney function

problems? I need to be careful of my kidney's.

Thanks.

Barbara