I resumed vitamins and other supplements that I haven't taken for a few months this morning and immediately (within 5 minutes) broke out in a red itchy rash.

I took Vitamin D, Calcium, a multiple vitamin, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin B Complex, Glucosamine Chondroitin and Black Kohosh.

Has anyone else had a similar reaction to any of the above? I feel like I am on fire.:blob_fire

TooWheezie

Generally speaking, herbs are higher on the list of possible suspects than pure vitamins.

That said, supplements contain fillers, binders, coatings & dyes, all of which have potential for causing reaction.

In my family, vitamins w/red dye coating are notorious for causing itchy rash. As each new generation grows up, we see another wave of those who can't tolerate the dye. So, sometimes these intolerances are genetic.

How potent was your niacin? Plain niacin can cause histamine to be dumped (if given in large enough dose) which can cause an itchy "flush" rash -- but a niacin rash will usually go away in a few hours if not sooner, IME. There are some niacin compounds that reduce the likelihood of rash.

An allergy rash, like a dye allergy rash, can take much longer to go away.

Best wishes.

Itchy rash went away after a couple of hours. None of the pills I took had red dye so I suspect the niacin may have been what caused the rash.

I'm going to delete it from the pills I take tomorrow. Hopefully I will not have a similar reaction.

Thanks.