Stale creatine

[Ginseng]

Does anyone know if it's still ok to use creatine even when it has a really stale/chemical smell from it? i ordered some optimum creatine from a website and it smelled very stale when i opened it. Usually it never smells. The only other time i smelled creatine like this is when i had one for several months, the texture of the powder changed and it smelled stale. The texture of this one seems fine. When the ups delivered it though, i notice everything i ordered was pretty hot since it was probably sitting in their truck for awhile. Let me know what ya'll think..
Thanks.

 

[Ginseng]

bump

I know most everyone here uses creatine. anybody had a similar problem with theirs or anyone w/ useful info?

 

[DFL]

If it smells really foul you might want to send it back in exchange for another one. Check the exp. date on the label though to see if it expired. I have had creatine that had been sitting around for a while and had to dump it because it went bad. It definitely had a foul smell to it as creatine does degrade over time. Personally, I would exchange it just to be safe.

 

[Dan]

I don't think I've ever had a creatine monohydrate that didn't have some sort of odor to it.