Niacin Flushing. Thought I was going to explode
Honestly have no idea if this was caused by niacin but I have never felt like this before.
I was laying down just relaxing. All of a sudden my arms, chest and face got so fucking hot. It felt like I got a really bad sunburn. My face swelled up. My arms were itchy. I was trying to think of anything that could have caused it and the only thing I can pinpoint is about half hour before I took niacin on am empty stomach. Well, I had a huuuuge breakfast about 3 or 4 hours before. I also searched my symptoms and it kept saying "flushing" which is a known side effect of niacin.
It's been about ten minutes since it all started and it's calming down the now. That scared the hell out of me and my wife. I was just about to go to the ER before I realized it was likely the niacin. Every other time over taken it I've taken it directly with a meal. I will never make that mistake again.
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theres better options than shocking your system with niacin, it reminds me of a dodgy mechanic who flushes the sludge out of your trans by pumping copius amounts of fluid through it...... maybe time for a few write ups.... had few pms lately for this and few other things....
Please expand on this. How is niacin doing anything harmful?
and seeing as you havnt returned for our little debate, prevention is the key, prevent the situation, pre load, be prepared, then you don't have to worry about it, I never let anything out of control, then I don't have to do this kind of thing.
maybe you should research it before doing it then...... the burning, itching and reddening of the skin is actually caused by the copius amounts of niacin going through your system dialating the blood vessels in your skin, im simply stating you can lower cholesterol other ways, ie the rite foods, or other healthier natural supplements, the reason I say natural is because using so much niacin on a "flush" is actually the same as using drugs, it will interfere with other compounds, not to mention the liver and kidney strain, it also fucks up your blood sugar levels ie raising them through the roof, wich to me sounds like a real good idea after coming off a steroid cycle.........not.
I just posted bloods, 100mg of niacin daily did lower my serum and ldl. Liver, kidney, blood sugar were all still inline. I did make some other dietary changes that could have also had an impact on levels, Less grains, wild meat and fish oil were also part of my program.
yep that's great mate, but that doesn't change the facts, I know it helps your cholesterol, im not debating that, I simply stated there are better ways, and that they are the side effects, there have been reports on other boards of border line diabetic situations- that's after steroid cycling not in a normal healthy individual, also other side effects that pop up often is to much uric acid build up, which is similar to a form of arthritis, and I think its called gout, and also people get blurry vision and night blindness similar to clomid symptoms, I agree that It does help with cholesterol, but it can come at a cost, some will be fine some may not, its good you got monitored and bloods, I just thought id chime in on it a bit, because so many people just read and copy without researching, all you hear is "flushes" etc, people have turned blue, purple etc but don't actually know why.
Niacin works!, I just got my blood work after 2 months of niacin. I was at 223 total cholesterol last year, dropped it to 184. ldl went from 165 to 124! stoked!
Yah its pretty scary but its actually good for you...one time i took too much and my skin turned blue now that was freaky but after the itches, chills, rash, etc. everything went back to normal...flushing is supposed to be good to lower BP
Be careful. You don't wanna end up like that guy that took too much colloidal silver.
lmao!! my blue was a little more navy ;)
I am experiencing niacin flush right now. I normally take it with a meal but I took it today a couple of hours after breakfast. I do normally feel a little flush, but it's very bad today. I take the flush kind because I heard it's better for your blood pressure than the non flush.
I can relate Bro! The first several times I took niacin I had an epic flush reaction. Total hotflash, and a full body sunburn look. After a while you adapt to it and do not react any more, but the first flush can be drastic as hell.
I read that taking it after eating nuts help reduce the flush.
That's common .. That's why I use flush free. Make sure you eat with it or take flush free !
BuckyDentureHey bud, Id ask you to reconsider that . Flush free niacin means it is slow or timed reease which means it has an ingredient that is very harsh on the liver.
Yeah I've always taken it with a meal. I opted for the slow release because I read the flush free isn't as effective.
That was scary as hell. I literally felt like I got the worst sunburn the of my life in the matter of seconds.