Niacin

Question: Is a niacin flush good for any conditions? Those familiar with niacin will know it causes a powerful "flushing" reaction, a warm, tingly, sometimes very itchy sensation all over much of the body if you take a large enough dose, due to the niacin dilating the capillaries. Aside from what niacin is good for(lowering cholesterol, among other things), is the flush good for any conditions? I have heard some people recommend it for dry skin, since it will increase circulation to the skin due to the dilating of the capillaries. Anyone know anything about this?

Answer: One of my guru's who was a Dr. Rammurit S. Mishra, M.D.(he was a published author)said that the flush indiciates that the niacin is reacting with your anatomophysiology at its optimum when the flush occurrs. For a number of years(way back when) I was on a medically prescribed dosage of 9 grms.(1,000 mlgs.) and the same for Vit.-C daily for a few years; the term for this type of medical modality is popularly known as "Mega-Vitamins", and is clinically, professionally referred to as "Orthomolecular Medicine - here's a link: http://www.orthomed.org/ My understanding is that an equal amount of Vit.-C should be taken with that of the Niacin. There is a form of Vit.-B-3(Niacin=Vit.-B-3 essentitally)termed Niacinimide, biochemically which does not produce that flush and is suppossedly equally as effective as the Niacin. I would caution you against the unprescribed usage of Niacin without medical supervision; as I recall, it can be harmful to the kidneys if not taken with an equal amount of Vit.-C. Sorry couldn't answer your specific question - "is the flush good for any conditions" - but thought the above comments and link might be helpful. TAKE CARE, and good luck, Alberich

Question: How much Niacin does it take to clear drugs from your system? Im trying to keep my system clean but still be able to smoke every once in a while, like every couple weekends? But i don't know how much Niacin it will take to get me cleared of the drugs? And how long it will take!

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Question: How fast does niacin clear out your system of unwanted toxins? So I have a drug test for a job tomorrow and i haven't smoked for about a week or 2 and it wasn't that much. I have a bottle of 750mg Slo-Niacin which is time released capsules. I have been taking 2 of them before bed very night for about a week and drinking water. Am I good to go or should i find an alternative route.

Answer: Not really that fast, there are some better ones on DaddySave.com under the health and diet category. They have some better cleansers.

Question: Does Niacin work for cleasing your body quickly, and how do you use it? I need to know if niacin detoxifies your body. How long it takes, and how to use it properly to make it work.

Answer: yes i have done it mant times..it helps because it is a fat burner and marijuana store itself in fat.......dont listen ti idiots

Question: What is the difference between B3 and Niacin and Niacinimide? Niacin and niacinimide have the same root, but whenever I see niacinimide, Vitamin B3 is always beside it in parenthases. Are they one in the same? What does it do anway?

Answer: Vitamin B3 is the same as niacin. However, when you stick an amide group on it, you get niacinamide (reference 1). Vitamins have a long and colorful history; some have been discovered several times, and given different names. Others have several forms, and ingestion of one form may be enough to allow the vitamin to do its job. Hence, when you buy B3 and it says "niacinamide," the form in the bottle has the amide group on it, but it provides B3 in the body, fulfilling its essential requirements. It is, very roughly, equivalent. Mild deficiencies of B3 result in an inability to tolerate cold. Severe deficiencies result in pellagra (reference 2), which used to be quite common in the southern United States. To quote the satirist Tom Lehrer: I'll go back to the Suwannee, Where pellagra makes you scrawny, And the honeysuckle clutters up the vine.1 I really am a-fixin' To go home and start a-mixin' Down below that Mason-Dixon line

Question: What brand niacin gets thc out of your system? I weigh bout 180 at 5'11 i play soccer, i used to smoke a bunch stopped and then i slipped, havent smoked since and its been 2 to 3 weeks. Just wondered what brand of niacin i should get should i choose to go that route.

Answer: legistically, any type of niacin will do the trick. But keep in mind niacin on its own will NOT clean your system of thc. However, it will do so if accompanied with plenty of water and exercise. To clean your system of thc for a urine test do the following: stop smoking at LEAST 5 days before the day of testing and take nightly visits to the gym. When you go to the gym, take between 500 and 1000 mg of niacin before entry and run a few miles on the treadmill (the more you sweat the better) and top it off by sitting in a dry sauna (if available) for 15 to 30 minutes. And also be sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day and while at the gym so that all the thc that your work off by taking niacin and running has a chance to escape your body. Good luck! THE PERSON BELOW ME IS RIGHT ABOUT THE ASPIRIN THING BUT THAT IS THE ONLY THING HE/SHE IS RIGHT ABOUT. YES, DRINKING SO MUCH WATER WILL DILUTE YOUR URINE, BUT IT DOES NOT LOWER THE AMOUNT OF THC IN THE URINE. IT JUST MAKES IT SO THAT WHOEVER IS TESTING YOU CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE THC (OR ANY OTHER DRUG) IN YOUR SYSTEM. DO NOT DRINK A LOT OF WATER ON TEST DAY LIKE THE PERSON BELOW ME SAYS WILL SIMPLY DILUTE YOUR SAMLE SO THAT EITHER YOU HAVE TO RE TEST OR THEY CONCIDER IT DIRTY. AND ALSO YOU DO HAVE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAYS BEFORE THE TEST (LIKE IT SAYS IN MY ANSWER ABOVE) AND TAKE AS MANY PISSES AS POSSIBLE (DON'T FORCE YOURSELF TO URINATE IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO). ALSO, YOU DON'T NEED TO STOP WORKING OUT 2 DAYS BEFORE TEST DAY. JUST DON'T WORKOUT THE DAY OF THE TEST. BECAUSE IF BY THE TIME TEST DAY COMES, AND SOMEHOW THERE IS STILL THC IN YOUR SYSTEM (WHICH WON'T HAPPEN IF YOU FOLLOW MY STEPS ABOUT) IT WON'T MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOU RELEASED MORE THC INTO YOUR SYSTEM BY WORKING OUT BECAUSE IF ITS THERE, EITHER WAY YOUR GOING TO PISS DIRTY. Just do what I said above and by the time you test you won't have any thc in your urine sample

Question: How well does Niacin work when attempting to remove THC from one's system? My job started urine testing again, and I want to be prepared if they pop me within the next few weeks. I've already stopped smoking (well, since tuesday anyway). The test that is used only detects up to 14 days, but I know it can take as many as 30 for some people. Any other suggestions to make me permanently clean would be appreciated. I will be starting on Niacin suppliments very shortly. Can anyone help with this?

Answer: The only way to make you permanently is to stop smoking. You can check the many online sites that will offere all knids of suggestions to help you pass a drug test, but the only way that is sure is to be truly clean.

Question: How fast does niacin work to get maryjane out of the system in time for a drug test? let's say i take 100mg everyday, I smoked the night before, and then had a drug test the next day. But I took the niacin the day i smoked.

Answer: It dosent. Sorry, but there are ways to manipulate the drug test so that you pass. People say it works, but it dosent. What you do is drink water untill your piss is clear like water, then take vitamens(nicain or any B vitamins) to color your yell back yellow (usualy neon colored) so they dont suspect your dilluited your piss with water

Question: Does cranberry juice, niacin actually work to rid your system of marijuana ? Don't they test for things like niacin, golden seal in your system ?

Answer: It can help flush the system. There are still no scientific evidence to fully indicate the effectiveness of niacin to alter drug test results. The test is specific to looking for the drug. There is no way to smoke up to the day before the test and then flush and pass the test.

Question: What kind of Niacin do i buy to pass a urine test? I just smoked 2 weeks ago and I want to play it on the safe side...what type of Niacin is the best to pass a urine test?

Answer: You do know smoking Marijuana 2 weeks ago is a positive Urine for Marijuana use, Nothing will change your positive laboratory test Boo! I beg you! Don't believe that these methods work really try nothing if you are speaking of marijuana and you knew the risk when smoking! hay I can tell you this not for a piss test but for a health tip alright: you should always daily drink Vinegar and water little vinegar and lots of water this is very good for many things cleaning the system to heart burn really so just drink plenty of water alright for health benefits and this advice is only good advice! Hay i would like to know whom or where did you hear Niacin cleans the system from Marijuana if this is the case Drug test would not be necessary really! Don't believe the Hype"!

Question: How many milligrams of niacin are in a packet of Ramen? A side effect of niacin is itching, and i'm pretty sure i am one person who gets it from that. I've been eating a shit ton of ramen cause i'm broke, and i'm itching like crazy. Trying to figure out if it's from the niacin or if i have fucking scurvy or something.

Answer: I *doubt* if ramen has niacin, definitely not naturally occurring. Niacin flushing/itching is a natural occurrence. You are probably allergic to MSG & I bet ramen has a ton of that in the seasoning packages. I highly recommend eggs, beans & brown rice or chicken instead of ramen for nutrition. Many stores have 10# of chicken leg quarters for less than $5 ($4 at Walmart)

Question: Once a Niacin flush starts how do you calm it down? I am having swelling and burning and itching from my forehead to the tops of my feet. Help! I don't want to stop taking the Niacin as it is helping my numbers but this is so very uncomfortable!

Answer: I'm assuming you're taking the niacin to help lower your cholesterol, correct? Good stuff! I do hope you're under the care of a doc, though, because niacin at these levels can be hard on the liver (though typically less so than the cholesterol-lowering meds.) A quick blood test every few months during treatment will ensure that your liver is still healthy and happy. The flush happens because of a massive release of histamine. Here's why: - histamine is a protein that is made/concentrated in the cells. - your cells need time to generate histamine, so if you're taking high-dose niacin every day there's not enough time for your cells to make significant amounts of histamine. - no significant amounts of histamine = no flush. :) Taking a Benedryl would help stop the flush, absolutely, because Benedryl is an anti-histamine. But be aware that taking anti-histamines (or aspirin) with your niacin will dull the therapeutic effects. The best plan of action is to start with a smaller dose and take it more frequently. Work your way up to the 1500mg required to lower cholesterol. As your body adjusts, you'll flush less... and eventually will not flush at all.

Question: What can happen from taking too much Niacin? What is the correct amount to take? The correct amount of Niacin , taking too much could lead to what result?

Answer: Niacin, or vitamin B3, can cause a number of symptoms if regularly taken at high doses (over 2g per day). These include skin complaints (itching, flushes, and rashes), indigestion, liver toxicity, hyperglycemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and birth defects. If taken at extremely high doses, it can cause all of these symptoms, plus acute toxic reactions: vomiting, dizziness, hepatotoxicity, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia evolving into hyperglycemia, immune compromise, and niacin maculopathy (a thickening of the retina which can cause blindness). The RDA (recommended daily allowance) of niacin is 2-12 mg/day for children, 14 mg/day for women, 16 mg/day for men, and 18 mg/day for pregnant or breast-feeding women.

Question: Can the combination of garlic tablets and niacin cause a fiery, numbing feeling on the face and upper torso? I took 2 odorless garlic tablets and a niacin tablet on an empty stomach. In less than 5 minutes my face heated up (felt like a bad sunburn) and it progressed down to my arms and upper torso. Upon looking at myself, I found these areas to be very red and hot. I am assuming this to be an allergic reaction, since it subsided upon eating.

Answer: It is not an interaction of the two. Niacin is known to leave you with a burning feeling, and what you are describing is exactly what niacin alone did to me. Don't take it on an empty stomach - that's like taking a much stronger dose! If taking it on a full stomach doesn't help, you may want to take a lower dose. It's not an allergic reaction, you would be having completely different symptoms.

Question: Does niacin interfere with the effects of birth control? I've been trying to get a little healthier, and niacin helps lower cholesterol. I know that it is also supposed to clear out your system. I was wondering if it interferes with the effects of birth control?

Answer: I would assume yes. If it 'clears' out your system that means its trying to clear EVERYTHING out. Its like taking an antibiotic. Antibiotics cancel out the birth control, because its getting rid of what your body is naturally suppose to be producing.

Question: How much Niacin Should A 100 Pound Teenager Take a Day? My 16 Year Old Sister is going to start taking Niacin. How much should she take (100 lbs), and how much is too much? Thanks!

Answer: Unless you want to feel a strong burn and itch, I suggest about 50mg to start and build up to 125...why are you taking it??? At your weight I can think of no reason unless you are 3 feet tall and have a very high cholesterol level. (or super bad skin)