Niacin Flush and Effect on Transdermal Gels?

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For those of you not familiar with it, taking higher doses of niacin

(a B vitamin) results in a " niacin flush " and is due to the

capillaries dilating and bring more blood into the given area... and

then back out again as the flush subsides. Many people take higher

doses of niacin for a number of helth reasons (mega supplementation

advocates). I believe that as a diabetes preventative and also for

positive effects on cholosterol levels are a couple of the reasons.

Question.....

Does the niacin flush effect T levels in the blood in transdermals?

The transdermal gel goes through the skin barrier and into dermal

layers under the skin where a certain proportion of it slowly leaches

into the bloodstream and is used as testosterone.

So does the niacin flush " enhance " that process? Does it cause a

higher percentage to get from the dermal layers into the blood?

Would taking the niacin (and getting the niacin flush) several hours

after initial application of transdermal give the levels a " boost " ?

Or does it have the negative where it speeds up the process so that

the flush causes a higher immediate level in the blood but then lower

amounts leach into the blood later in the day?

Could this also effect testing results depending on when the

transdermal was applied and when the niacin was taken as compared to

the blood draw time frame?

Any technical experts out there want to take a swing at this one?

Larry