Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I been hoping to replace Lipitor with Niasin. Just finished taking 500mg/day of Niaspan....blood work indicated no change anywhere close to that under Lipitor use.. Anyone take Niasin? Any success? How much per day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 I took Niaspan at the direction of my doctor for a little over a week. Then I awoke one night and my throat was swelling. It got a little scary. I called the doctor's office and he immediately removed the Niaspan. I am now taking cinnamon, which he recommended. I take one 500 mg. tablet in the a.m. and one in the p.m. after eating. I will then be evaluated after 3 months. I bought the Natures Bounty brand at Walgreens. It is a new product and costs less than $10 for over a months supply. I told the doctor I just could not go back on statins because of the neuropathy pain it induced. -- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt , " spgny " <sean_gaffney@h...> wrote: > > I been hoping to replace Lipitor with Niasin. Just finished taking > 500mg/day of Niaspan....blood work indicated no change anywhere > close to that under Lipitor use.. > > Anyone take Niasin? Any success? How much per day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Joan, Glad you have a dr. who is into the supplements and is not solidly sold on pharma. only. I take NIACIN every day. I take the NO BLUSH type. I figure it sure could not hurt when combined with Policosanol. I will do some research on cinnamon. Never heard of it reducing cholesterol. I do take my Cayenne every day too and Ester C and a bunch of other supplements. That reminds me, I need to get into town and buy some more COQ10. I have been out for about 10 days and am feeling the effects of not having any in me. Ed --- Joan Emmerich wrote: > > I took Niaspan at the direction of my doctor for a > little over a > week. Then I awoke one night and my throat was > swelling. It got a > little scary. I called the doctor's office and he > immediately > removed the Niaspan. I am now taking cinnamon, > which he > recommended. I take one 500 mg. tablet in the a.m. > and one in the > p.m. after eating. I will then be evaluated after 3 > months. I > bought the Natures Bounty brand at Walgreens. It is > a new product > and costs less than $10 for over a months supply. I > told the doctor > I just could not go back on statins because of the > neuropathy pain it > induced. > > > -- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt , > " spgny " > <sean_gaffney@h...> wrote: > > > > I been hoping to replace Lipitor with Niasin. Just > finished taking > > 500mg/day of Niaspan....blood work indicated no > change anywhere > > close to that under Lipitor use.. > > > > Anyone take Niasin? Any success? How much per day? > > > > ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed Gundy Owner - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SupplementsForAHealthyHeart/ MARC of S. Oregon and N. California Cell - 1. http://marc_or_ca.tripod.com __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 I took 10 mg of Policosanol with my 10mg og Lipitor for 4 months to see if it had any effect. My #s were the same as with just Lipitor. I am going to increase to 20mg for 3 months...will keep you posted. -- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt , <edgundy@y...> wrote: > Joan, > > Glad you have a dr. who is into the supplements and is > not solidly sold on pharma. only. > > I take NIACIN every day. I take the NO BLUSH type. I > figure it sure could not hurt when combined with > Policosanol. > > I will do some research on cinnamon. Never heard of > it reducing cholesterol. I do take my Cayenne every > day too and Ester C and a bunch of other supplements. > That reminds me, I need to get into town and buy some > more COQ10. I have been out for about 10 days and am > feeling the effects of not having any in me. > > Ed > > --- Joan Emmerich <jrejee@j...> wrote: > > > > > I took Niaspan at the direction of my doctor for a > > little over a > > week. Then I awoke one night and my throat was > > swelling. It got a > > little scary. I called the doctor's office and he > > immediately > > removed the Niaspan. I am now taking cinnamon, > > which he > > recommended. I take one 500 mg. tablet in the a.m. > > and one in the > > p.m. after eating. I will then be evaluated after 3 > > months. I > > bought the Natures Bounty brand at Walgreens. It is > > a new product > > and costs less than $10 for over a months supply. I > > told the doctor > > I just could not go back on statins because of the > > neuropathy pain it > > induced. > > > > > > -- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt , > > " spgny " > > <sean_gaffney@h...> wrote: > > > > > > I been hoping to replace Lipitor with Niasin. Just > > finished taking > > > 500mg/day of Niaspan....blood work indicated no > > change anywhere > > > close to that under Lipitor use.. > > > > > > Anyone take Niasin? Any success? How much per day? > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ed Gundy > Owner - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SupplementsForAHealthyHeart/ > MARC of S. Oregon and N. California > Cell - 1. > http://marc_or_ca.tripod.com > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 I took 1,500 mg's a day. I believe that is the level you want to be at for the best effect.edgundy@... wrote: Joan,Glad you have a dr. who is into the supplements and isnot solidly sold on pharma. only.I take NIACIN every day. I take the NO BLUSH type. Ifigure it sure could not hurt when combined withPolicosanol.I will do some research on cinnamon. Never heard ofit reducing cholesterol. I do take my Cayenne everyday too and Ester C and a bunch of other supplements. That reminds me, I need to get into town and buy somemore COQ10. I have been out for about 10 days and amfeeling the effects of not having any in me.Ed--- Joan Emmerich wrote:> > I took Niaspan at the direction of my doctor for a> little over a > week. Then I awoke one night and my throat was> swelling. It got a > little scary. I called the doctor's office and he> immediately > removed the Niaspan. I am now taking cinnamon,> which he > recommended. I take one 500 mg. tablet in the a.m.> and one in the > p.m. after eating. I will then be evaluated after 3> months. I > bought the Natures Bounty brand at Walgreens. It is> a new product > and costs less than $10 for over a months supply. I> told the doctor > I just could not go back on statins because of the> neuropathy pain it > induced.> > > -- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt ,> "spgny" > <sean_gaffney@h...> wrote:> > > > I been hoping to replace Lipitor with Niasin. Just> finished taking > > 500mg/day of Niaspan....blood work indicated no> change anywhere > > close to that under Lipitor use..> > > > Anyone take Niasin? Any success? How much per day?> > > > =====~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ed GundyOwner - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SupplementsForAHealthyHeart/MARC of S. Oregon and N. CaliforniaCell - 1.http://marc_or_ca.tripod.com__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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