Niacin - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

Michael8466 · 10-04-2008, 02:01 PM

I started taking 250mg 3 times a day of one brand of Niacin for the past 2 months. I decided to raise the level so I bought a different brand of 500mg. I almost flushed everytime time with 250mg type so I figured I would flush all the time with 500mg type. The 500mg type is vegetarian Niacin and hasn't made me flush at all. I found that kinda weird since it was twice the amount. Has anyone experienced this before? Thanks

Rusty BBB · 10-22-2008, 03:31 AM

I've been taking Niacin since I was 12 years old (I'm 55 now!), and find that upping dosages do not work. Stick with what gives you a healthy flush and stop there, anything else seems to run right outta your drains! I think your liver (?) shuts out any over dosages and kicks the entire amount away.

It helps amazingly on cholesterol, but not everyone should take this high an amount.

Kime · 11-28-2008, 06:23 PM

The reason is that when you take a larger dose of niacin on a regular basis, you no longer experience the flush or you just get a slight flush. If you went for a day with no niacin and then took 500mg, you would get a strong flush.

How high of a dose a person needs depends on what they are taking it for. For allergies a person might need a higher dose than the flushing level. (It works best for allergies if you take at least 3 grams of vitamin C, too.)

matt73 · 12-11-2008, 02:47 PM

If you have never taken Niacin before and took 3000 mg of it and had a sever flush, which could be expected. Could this flush feelings remain in your body as in the warmth of the skin and what not last more than a couple days? My pharmacist says its possible but i see here it should be out in 30 minutes.

i took this much because i was trying for a natural aid with depression like symptoms. not for any other crazy reasons....

thanks

Rusty BBB · 12-11-2008, 04:08 PM

Sure; if you have a healthy liver, that much can be felt in a slowly deminishing degree for a week, hard to say.

That was WAY too much to take at any one time and you risked severe blood pressure problems. Who suggested such a high dosage?