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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jesseannie wrote:
Current research has shown Niacin in any dosage has not shown to be beneficial for lowering cholesterol or protecting your heart. My cardiologist told me to stop taking it.
Niacin used to be the go-to treatment doctors prescribed for lowering cholesterol and it may or may not have some benefits. I'm always suspicious about "current research" especially when it comes to things involving health and medicine. In my own research I've concluded that most of this "current research" really just follows the money. As one of my doctors once told me, my test results today would have all been considered normal for a man of my age 20 years ago; they're not considered normal now and I'm a good candidate for drug therapy because they have the drugs to drive the test results.
One should also do their research on the prescription drugs they are taking paying close attention to the known/published side effects. I was surprised to find that most of the new complains and symptoms I was telling my doctor about for years were all known side effects of one drug he had me on. I was able to find a homeopathic solution to the original problem and eventually got off the prescribed drug and now my other symptoms are dissipating as well.
