Re: Re: Cholesterol/Niacin

[Guest guest]

It is not wise to take Niacin. Niacin can cause liver damage and if anyone

uses this method to lower cholesterol, they should have their blood tested

regularly to ascertain that nothing bad is happening to their liver.

I will pass on taking niacin.

on 5/13/2004 11:03 AM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:

> 5) Niacin has been shown to lower cholesterol and reduce all-cause

> mortality.

[Guest guest]

I might point out that Niaspan is a clinical tool to raise HDL, lower LDL. Prescribed by my doc even though I don't have high chole (156). I took it for month, raised HDL, lowered LDL, lowered TC to 116. And got a severe shoulder pain. "Gout", I'm told.

What it does do is "burn" arachidonic acid, and that may be good - who knows? Maybe if you're obese. CR is probably a better choice to lower TC, if it works. But what if it doesn't? Some people still have high cholesterol. And some of them have a nasty habit of living longer than average.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: Francesca Skelton

Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:28 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Cholesterol/Niacin

It is not wise to take Niacin. Niacin can cause liver damage and if anyoneuses this method to lower cholesterol, they should have their blood testedregularly to ascertain that nothing bad is happening to their liver.I will pass on taking niacin.on 5/13/2004 11:03 AM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:> 5) Niacin has been shown to lower cholesterol and reduce all-cause> mortality.

[Guest guest]

Now you can't leave it at just that. What brand? The combinations out there drive a scientist crazy. Isn't the flushless a "slow niacin"?

Is the brand "Slo Niacin" OK (controlled release)? That's the one the pharmacist said was most like niaspan. Is slo niacin diff from extended release?

Surely the FDA approved type would be so labelled and 've never seen that. Niaspan is an "extended release" type.

So is the conclusion, only to use Niaspan? Niaspan ain't cheap.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: hellluv@...

Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:46 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Cholesterol/Niacin

Their are three types of niacin to consider and notall will cause live toxicity. There is a brandedniacin extended release, which is the only FDAapproved niacin, which does not cause liver damage. Stay away from slo-niacin, the sustained releaseversion niacin - It will cause liver toxicity.

[Guest guest]

If one does have elevated cholesterol, perhaps a statin ought to be

considered. In additon to lowering LDL, some raise HDL, and they appear to

have anti-inflammatory and cancer preventing properties, as well as

association with decreased development of Alzhiemer's disease. They may also

be useful in treating multiple sclerosis. A real wonder drug, it would

appear.

>From: " jwwright " <jwwright@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Cholesterol/Niacin

>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:07:53 -0500

>

>I might point out that Niaspan is a clinical tool to raise HDL, lower LDL.

>Prescribed by my doc even though I don't have high chole (156). I took it

>for month, raised HDL, lowered LDL, lowered TC to 116. And got a severe

>shoulder pain. " Gout " , I'm told.

>

>What it does do is " burn " arachidonic acid, and that may be good - who

>knows? Maybe if you're obese. CR is probably a better choice to lower TC,

>if it works. But what if it doesn't? Some people still have high

>cholesterol. And some of them have a nasty habit of living longer than

>average.

>

>Regards.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Francesca Skelton

>

> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:28 AM

> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Cholesterol/Niacin

>

>

> It is not wise to take Niacin. Niacin can cause liver damage and if

>anyone

> uses this method to lower cholesterol, they should have their blood

>tested

> regularly to ascertain that nothing bad is happening to their liver.

>

> I will pass on taking niacin.

>

>

> on 5/13/2004 11:03 AM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:

>

> > 5) Niacin has been shown to lower cholesterol and reduce all-cause

> > mortality.

>