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Niaspan ER - Dose flush free nician have the same effect in lowering cholesterol as regular nician?

I took regular niacin for 6 months, lowered my bad and raised the good by 30%. Switched to niacinamide to lower the cost but my count went back up by 20%. Since found out that niacinamide dose not ...

Posted 21 Jan 2012 1 answer 1 star

I am 64. PTCA (2 stents) in 2005. DM Type-2 since 15 yrs. Can I Niacin NF-1000mg with Inositol?

I am overall healthy. I am slim and do weight excercise at home and walk for miles at a stretch. My Diabetes is strange, once it became 'cured' for 2 1/2 years and remained normal without ...

Posted 17 Jan 2012 0 answers

Welchol - Is the medication worth it?

I have had high cholesterol since high school. Tried vitamins, niacin, red yeast rice, etc. etc. also tried statins. All didnt work and had horrible side effects. Is welchol any different? Is it ...

Posted 21 Dec 2011 2 answers 1 star

Can you take niacin and red yeast rice together?

Posted 2 Dec 2011 1 answer

At times I have what I call a Niacin attack,get flushing like I had taken a large dose, advice?

When the attack occurs it last for 30 to 45 min. During that time I must concentrate very hard at what I am doing. The flushing is in the face, upper body, arms and hands.Wife says my skin reddens ...

Posted 19 Sep 2011 2 answers

Can Niacin be used for the treatment of Raynaud's Disorder?

Raynaud's Disease is a common condition causing the small arteries to contract- mostly in the hands or feet, causing them to turn blue. Afterwards often flushing and red. No known treatment. ...

Posted 2 Aug 2011 1 answer 1 star

I am writing with a question about what happens when a person stops Niaspan (or Niacin) after a?

long period of use. I took Niaspan for almost two years with a gradually increasing dose. The side effects were tolerable until I reached the 2000 mg dose. At 2000 mg, I had decreased appetite and ...

Posted 26 Jul 2011 1 answer

Why are doctors discontinuing Niacin?

Posted 12 Jul 2011 1 answer

Is Niacin ever used when making speed or any other street drugs?

I ask because I just found an overthecounter bottle of Niacin in his backpack, he's recently gotten in trouble smoking pot and is now having to take random urine tests... is it perhaps an agent ...

Posted 3 Jul 2011 0 answers

How long does niacin stay in the human system?

Posted 19 Jun 2011 1 answer

Does Niacin have any affect on antibiotics effectiveness?

I am taking an antibiotic presently, and have been taking Niacin regularly for several yrs. Will the Niacin affect the antibiotic's effectiveness?

Posted 10 Jun 2011 0 answers

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