Re: Niacin lipids and BGs

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:58:16 +1000, Alan S
<loralgtweightandcarbs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I took niacin before I was pregnant. Brought my cholesterol right down, but
then so did quitting smoking. If anything that brought it down the most. I
had to quit taking the niacin while I was pregnant because of the flushing
it caused. I found that I had to eat a ton of food at the time I took the
niacin or I would get the painful flushing.

Did you read the third link?
http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/dreaded-niacin-flush.html
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.


After reading up on the "non-flush version (Inositol Hexaniacinate) is
worthless" sections in the links you posted I'm thinking that maybe I
should give the standard version another chance. However, while the
non-flush version may not help with cholesterol levels, it does seem
to help the body adjust. The (faily low) dose of regular niacin that
had caused flushing in me did not cause flushing after I had been
taking the non-flush version for a while and then switched back as a
test. So I'm planning to increase the dose and see if the flushing
returns (and if so, at what dose).


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