Check before you startThis one has documented interactions with medication classes where the consequences are serious. If you take any prescription medicine, run it past a pharmacist before starting.
How long to take it
Competition-day use only.
Who it's actually for
Athletes in one to seven minute maximal efforts.
Safe upper limit
Unverified0.2–0.3 g per kg body weight per dose; not for regular use
High sodium load. Can cause severe GI distress, and is risky with heart or kidney conditions.
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Interactions to know about
- Blood pressure medication — Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors
- Reduced kidney function — CKD, dialysis, or a single kidney
- Diuretics (water tablets) — Furosemide, bendroflumethiazide, spironolactone
- Acid blockers — Omeprazole, lansoprazole, famotidine
Other supplements:
Run your full list through the interaction check.
Practical notes
- Test it in training, never for the first time on race day.
- Split doses with food reduces the GI misery.
- Avoid entirely with hypertension or kidney disease.