Question 1

does niacin therapy work for meniere's disease?

Accepted Answer

Meniere's therapy: There is no cure for meniere's.
Niacin is not a therapy used to control meniere's symptoms.  Medications used in the treatment of meniere's include meclizine/antivert or diazepam/valium to manage symptoms of vertigo, nausea and vomiting, Promethazine for control nausea and vomiting as well as diuretic, specifically Dyazide or maxzide (hydrocholorthiazide and triamterene) which are a combination of triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide.

Question 2

is niacin 500mg daily a safe dose for ldl reduction therapy before prescribing a statin for high cholesterol? patient is 29 yr old male

Accepted Answer

Yes: That is the regular starting dose for niacin.  Have exercise, weight loss and diet already been tried?  That would be my first recommendation.  If Niacin is ineffective, statins my be considered.  Niacin and statins were routinely used together in the past but this has fallen out of favor after the results of the recent aim-high trial.

Question 3

what is flush free niacin?

Accepted Answer

Long acting: Niacin is useful to lower cholesterol level and has some other uses.  Taken as a standard pill, it commonly causes an itchy flushing starting about 1/2 hour after swallowing.  "flush free" is formulated usually with delayed release so these side effects are absent or minimized.  This does not affect the potency.

Question 4

is niacin flush dangerous?

Accepted Answer

No: Just uncomfortable. The mechanism of the flush (vasodilation) is the same mechanism that occurs when you're embarrassed and your face turns red and you feel hot. Uncomfortable, but not dangerous.

Question 5

is a niacin flush helpful for any conditions?

Accepted Answer

No: Niacin flush is not something you do. It's what some people feel/get when they take their Niacin medication for high cholesterol.

Question 6

what to do if i took 3 caps of 400mg no flush niacin, am i gonna die?

Accepted Answer

Niacin: You are unlikely to die from that dose of niacin.

Question 7

are niacin pills giving my face a red flush?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Its a common side effect. Its a prostaglandin based reaction and thus nonsteroidals and asprin can be used to treat and prevent flushing. Usually the symptoms improve as the body acclimates to the drug.

Question 8

will niacin flush free have the same effects as regular niacin when detoxing from thc?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Niacin flush free will have the same effect as regular niacin when detoxing from thc: that is it will have no effect whatsoever.  Hopefully, you will restrict your dosage, in which case it will do no harm, and may have some moderate nutritional benefit.

Question 9

does  none flsh niacin flush sytem from thc?

Accepted Answer

Huh? : You seem to ask if Niacin clears delta-9-tetrahydocannibinol (thc, a marijuana molecule) from the blood.  This is probably an urban myth.  Not to my knowledge.

Question 10

does none flush niacin help clear thc from system?

Accepted Answer

No: It helps to increase good cholesterol HDL so do aerobic exercise and eating more vegetables.

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