How do you cycle creatine and n.o. most effectively?

I've used a creatine monohydrate a few years ago n I noticed unbelievable results off the bat, but then like always the gains tappered off. I didnt know how to cycle it, nor was I ever really training hard long-term, it was more of a quick fix. My question is what's the best way to cycle creatine and n.o.?

Also...a quick thing about recovery. How do you know your own recovery rate, seeing as though everyones differant. How do you know when you're better suited for a full-body, vs. like 5-day split based on recovery?

you pretty much said it right there, everybody is different, the only thing that will show you YOUR own recovery rate is you.  after time you will start to get it down, and as far as the creatine you pretty much said that to, you said you had good results but then they went away, you then said that you were not lifting for long term it was for a quik fix, if you stop lifting you will loose gains no matter what your taking. cycle creatine however you like

You eat, you lift, you heal, YOU GAIN!!

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I cycle it one month on / one month off.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

alrite. say if I decide to cycle it 1 month on 1 month off, are there ways to keep the gains, or at least keep most of them, during my month off before cycling back on? i read something about pct, or post-cycle something or other. didnt quite get the whole story