No, your reception is fine. What you're experiencing is sound attenuation, the loss of energy from sound waves. Basically, attenuation is a damping of sound, an interruption that diminishes the volume and quality of the sound wave.
No, this is not necessary. A mere 3 grams of creatine per day for 28 days results in the same muscle content of creatine as that of a six day load program. Thus, if you wanted to get off creatine, it would take about a month to reach normal muscle stores.
For muscle wasting, 20 grams of creatine has been taken by mouth daily for five days, followed by a maintenance dose of 4.8 grams daily, for a total of 14 weeks. Additionally, 5 grams of creatine has been taken four times daily for seven days.