Good Thursday Morning :)

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Cleo

...About 15 minutes after I take Niacin I get a flushing warm effect and all of my skin turns bright red and then starts itching with a tingly feeling that feels like I rolled around in fiberglass insulation. The effects go away within an hour but it's a hell of a way to start the day...

My mind is fucked. I read this before I posted and I know I've taken Niacin in the past, but it didn't click in until I started reading the other replies.

I had the EXACT same reaction to it. Aspirin calmed it for a week or so, but then it got so bad I just stopped taking it.

That was 2 years ago. I'm on Lovastatin now, even though I'm down to 188 as of my last blood work.

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I'm on Lovastatin now, even though I'm down to 188 as of my last blood work.

I've been on Pravastatin for a few years now and and I'm up to 80 mg a day but still my cholesterol keeps ongoing up.

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by Cleo

I've been on Pravastatin for a few years now and and I'm up to 80 mg a day but still my cholesterol keeps ongoing up.

Sorry to hear that, you still might want to check out those other two supplements, as they really helped bring mine down. My whole family has high cholesterol, my Dad's was 400 when he had his heart attack, and I'm the only one left of my brother, sister, and I under 200 without taking Statins. I took one for 2 weeks, can't remember which, and ended up with such severe muscle pains in my calf, I had to stop taking it. I was glad the natural stuff worked for me.

I take this brand of Niacin, which is 500 mg, and have not had a problem with flushing. I've had horrible problems with other niacins, maybe a brand change would help?