Posted by davidm on November 23, 2004, at 11:35:53
In reply to Re: Why does niacin make me wired? » gromit, posted by raybakes on November 23, 2004, at 8:58:38
Hello Raybakes,
It might be an intolerance to it. For some reason calcium does the same thing to me. And if i keep taking it for a few days, it turns into unbelievable hyperness and agitation. The metabolic compexity in all of us is so unique.You might want to look into Ginger or Beta Glucan 1,3-1,6 for lowering cholesterol. Look on the internet for information. You might have to give in to medications. My roomate is a careful eater and works out and has had to give in to medications.
David M
> > My doctor suggested I try niacin to lower my high cholestrol. I took 500 mg a couple nights ago and couldn't sleep a wink. I took my trazodone with a little melatonin and a valerian root mixture. Usually this will knock me out, but I was up all night. I had a beer and when that didn't work either I had some shots of vodka.
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> > I remember talking with Larry about NADH and how it only worked for a couple days. I remember now that I was taking niacin at that time but stopped because of the flush. I have read that the no-flush niacin does nothing for cholesterol and the time release stuff may be bad for you liver.
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> > Any ideas?
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> > Thanks
> > Rick
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> Hi Rick,
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> Came across this theory on niacin toxicity
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> 'Co-administration of equimolar doses of betaine may alleviate the hepatotoxic risk associated with niacin therapy.'
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> "It is proposed that this hepatotoxicity reflects the high demand for methyl groups imposed by niacin catabolism, leading to a reduction in hepatic levels of S-adenosylmethionine"
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10985907
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> As homocysteine is excitotoxic, if this theory is correct, then you might feel wired.
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> Ray
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