Warning:
The last tare sheet I saw did not include niacin, which tells you a lot. You can check for it without being poked. You take 500mg and if the flush reaches your toes, you're deficient.
I tried it several times and couldn’t deal with the flush. I get the same flush with 50mg as I did with 500 but the 50 doesn’t last as long. Neither reached my toes. It went to my ankles with the 500mg and stopped. It was 100X worse than the hot flashes and night sweats in my 50’s.😁
Being a natural redhead, the flush was very obvious, and painful. I only flushed on my face, neck, arms, and legs but it was awful. I’m very happy that it helps some but I’m a wuss when it comes to the intense flush. It’s not something I want to repeat.
:: 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.
I think we should ease out of this discussion, niacin easy.
(I’ve been taking it for 40 years. Excellent heart health.)