I Overdosed on Niacin Yesterday
I've been in the habit of taking niacin supplements off and on over the years. Well, yesterday I downed a 500 mg tablet. I've had niacin flushes before, but this one was the mother of all flushes. Tur...
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EV2 wrote:
I am prescribed 2000 mg daily. The key is to purchase only coated/sustained release and best practice is to take at bed time. Although I am sensitive to the effects that you a experienced and had experienced the flushing/itching in the past, the above recommendation totally eliminated the problem immediately.
There's information I've read about certain dangers taking sustained release niacin. Might be harmful to the liver, IIRC. I'm in the habit of doing a lot of research on any medications or supplements that I take. I urge you to do likewise. Once, I was prescribed a statin drug, but refused to take it. I'd rather have somewhat elevated cholesterol than the serious side effects statins can cause. ;)
