niacin to lower cholesterol - Alternative Medicine Message Board

BamaC · 08-31-2006, 05:12 PM

Has anyone taken niacin to lower chol.? What were the results? How much did you take? What form of niacin did you take and were there any problems with it?

PollyAnn · 09-01-2006, 07:29 AM

Hi BamaC

You can find all your answers in the High Cholesterol thread on this forum. There's a current post about No-Flush Niacin.

See you there................

PollyAnn

peregrine · 09-02-2006, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BamaC

Has anyone taken niacin to lower chol.? What were the results? How much did you take? What form of niacin did you take and were there any problems with it?

You would want to take the flush Niacin. You have to start very slow. You can do this by buying the tablets that you can quarter. Even so, you may have some flushing to begin with but it will go away. I think TwinLabs makes a brand that is 500mg. tablets.

I definitely lowered my cholesterol by using flush niacin, which was recommended to me by a nurse practitoner.

gort · 09-06-2006, 03:13 PM

I take 500mg of niacinamide in the morning and 500mg after supper for general detox effect. I too have been told that the non-flush type won't work. Whatever modification they make to it to eliminate flushing in some people also removes the active part that works. I have not had any flushing, no red face or heat whatsoever. Must need a high amount for this to occur.

BamaC · 09-07-2006, 12:47 PM

Peregrine and gort, thanks for the replies. Gort, in searching the net, I found sources that said niacinamide does not lower cholesterol and that inositol hexaniacinate or inositol hexanicotinate (flush-free niacin) not only are effective at lowering chol.,but are less likely to have side effects. Since I've already ordered the stuff, I'll give it a try and see what happens. Will probably have new labs in Dec. Will let you know the results.