:: You take 500mg and if the flush reaches your toes, you’re deficient. ::
Begs some questions:
1. If you flush but it isn’t a full-body flush, do you increase the dose to have a full-body flush?
2. Is there a flush that is just right amount of flush; a minimum flush you experience every time that says, ‘It’s working.’?
3. Is there, then, a point [dose] that you use on a regimen or schedule to maintain that “sweet spot”.
This all comes back to the blood-serum level I asked of (and was answered) earlier.
Also, I have noted that nicotinic acid is not as expensive as other health supplements.
The 250mg capsules run, on average, $15/100.
I’m quite careful of my co-morbidities when taking supplements.
I’d have to assess my supplement + pharma regimens as I move forward.
Specifically my statins and mellitis meds.
RE: Begs some questions:
Not necessarily do you have to have a full body flush. You have to do what you can stand. Start off slow and move up to therapeutic doses. This is something you have to determine for yourself. I don’t think you have to go as crazy and AZLiberty and I have gone, but I believe a therapeutic dose ought to live around 3g a day for 3-4 weeks, then a maintenance dose of 1g or so daily. You will know it’s working when your aggravating and annoying inflammation subsides.
You’ll kind of figure out what a spoon of 1g looks like after time. Just pop that in some water in the morning. When you get niacin saturated you’ll probably just have a head tingle and maybe a little burn in the ears. Hopefully you’ll be able to throw away the poison petroleum products.