Question 1

what is niacin?

Accepted Answer

Niacin.: Supplementing with 2000-3000mg of flush free Niacin daily can help to control your cholesterol levels quite nicely, even increasing your HDL and converting your LDL to a less harmful subtype.  As a negative, Niacin can cause facial flushing and redness so get the flush free variety.  And have your liver enzyme values monitored, as they can be affected by Niacin use.

Question 2

what is niaspan (niacin) used to treat?

Accepted Answer

Niaspona: This a long acting form of Niacin we use to treat elevated cholesterol and to try and raise HDL somewhat.

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

what is difference between niacin and niacinamide?

Accepted Answer

Lipid effect, flush: Niacin is a b vitamin that is often used to treat lipid (cholesterol and triglyceride) disorders. Nicotinamide is another vitamin in the vitamin b group. Although Niacin and nicotinamide are identical in their vitamin activity, nicotinamide has no significant cholesterol or triglyceride effects.  Also, nicotinamide does not cause skin flushihg that can be a limitation to use of  niacin.

Question 5

what is the vitamin niacin b 250mg commonly used for?

Accepted Answer

Lowers chol + TG: Niacin lowers cholesterol, raises the "good" HDL and lowers triglycerides - but at much higher doses than 250.  You need to get up to 1500 mg/day or more to see much effect. The downside is that it can cause flushing and raise both sugar (not good if you are diabetic) and uric acid (not good if you are prone to gout.).

Question 6

what is the relation between niacin and feeling depressed?

Accepted Answer

: https://www.healthline.com/health/niacin-for-depression#causes

When there is deficiency of niacin which is Vit B-3  you can develop depression as niacin is part of the process of turning the amino acid tryptophan into serotonin. With serotonin deficiency you can have depression. Too much niacin can result in liver damage . F/u/ w/ MD

Question 7

what is simcor (simvastatin and niacin)?

Accepted Answer

A combination med: Simcor (simvastatin and niacin) is made up of two meds; Simvastatin which mostly lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol, and Niacin which lowers LDL and triglycerides and raises HDL (good) cholesterol.

Question 8

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 9

niacin. is it a happy pill?

Accepted Answer

No: No.It is one component of vitamin b complexes.In high doses it can be used for hyperlipedimia.

Question 10

what amount niacin should i take?

Accepted Answer

None: You're 38. What is your indication for taking niacin? If you have high cholesterol, change your diet and life style.

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