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Originally Posted by Lord_Taff  Not correct namelessme.
My wife gave it a try a year or two ago, using the Solgar brand 1000mg. per day.
As her ratios were high at that time, it did not reduce her TC or LDL by more than 15%. However, her Trigs dropped from 212 to 115, with her HDL only increasing marginally (7%).
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Was she doing anything else at the time for her cholesterol? I ask, as those results are a bit odd for niacin supplementation. Typically, HDL rises, while LDL lowers by a much smaller amount. I have never heard of niacin lowering LDL more than it raises HDL.
It'd be great if no-flush does work. And I have read some small studies from Europe on it, but they weren't the most intensive, nor very recent. I'd love to see a large double-blinded study comparing it to Niaspan or IR niacin.
In my own case, my triglycerides maybe fell about 10% or so, but that could have been due to chance, and my HDL didn't improve at all. That was on 2500 mg/daily of no-flush niacin for several months. Niaspan has improved my HDL, LDL and Triglycerides, however, at 500mg/daily.
It could have been the brand I used, perhaps, or something else odd. I'm skeptical of no-flush though, as most cardiologists say it doesn't work, and if it did, why aren't prescription companies making a version to sell for big bucks, like they did with regular niacin? Seems like statin makers would combine no-flush niacin + statin, and cash in.
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