Niacin lose weight
Common Questions and Answers about Niacin lose weight
niaspan
You may want to skip this if you are limiting your calorie intake in order to lose weight. While some people recommend taking niacin with a low-fat snack, I discourage this approach, as low-fat snacks like crackers contribute to increased levels of dangerous small LDL.
Take niacin with an aspirin. When you start niacin and whenever you increase the dose, taking an adult (325-mg) uncoated aspirin tablet can block the niacin flush.
Most of the symptoms and medical problems you mentioned boil down to weight -- despite your previous efforts to lose weight. May be time to try behavioral modification (if available) or other more aggressive weight loss methods -- there are no medications that will be safe/effective for this problem.
I am afraid that if I cut SR Niacin entirely, I will lose a good deal of the beneficial effect of having the Niacin "constantly around".
Nonetheless, what good is low cholesterol if you have destroyed your liver in the process (although I don't believe my liver numbers to-date indicate major damage -- just worried about the trend).
My cardiologist has prescribed an increasing dosing regimen of colestipol granules to help lower my LDL level. Here are my last two most current labs from before I started the colestipol. I eat a lower fat diet, exercise by walking 40 minutes 5-6 times per week, don't smoke, control borderline hypertension with 5mg lisinopril daily, have a BMI of 30 but don't have enough self control to lose any weight.
I had a friend who was your size... He's the only person I've ever known to lose weight and keep it off (15 years now!). I asked him how he did it because my sister is very heavy too.
He said: "Diet or exercise alone didn't work for him. He had to do both. He started walking... Just a few blocks twice a day at first, then longer distances as his health improved.
He said he eats three good meals a day and absolutely nothing in between meals.
To raise HDL, 1) increase aerobic exercise 2) lose weight if overweight 3) cut down on refined carbohydrates (sugars, white flour) 4) reduce saturated fat/increase monounsaturated fats intake.
From what I have read, as far as niacin goes, only high-dose niacin (such as prescription Niaspan) will have an effect on HDL and you must be monitored with blood tests to make sure there is no ensuing liver damage.
Good luck... I have the HDL same problem.
Hi “Sister”:) and welcome. You shouldn’t “try” to lose weight. But you must. Simple as this. I am in the same position right now. You haven’t say how much you have to lose, but it doesn’t really matter, it is enough if you know it and if you have decided, I mean REALY decide you WILL do it whatever it takes.
I started my ‘new days’ (I am not going to call it diet, I am calling it a careful consideration.
I'm no doctor, just a man who has read way too many articles on fitness and tested a few out. What I've found the best way to lose weight is to find your maintenance level (you can find a rough calculator online) that will tell you about how many calories you burn in an avg day. Subtract around 250 calories and you've found your ideal calorie amount! Keep in mind you should take exercise into account as well. You should be shooting around -2 lbs a week.
I am young i shouldnt be ashamed to take pictures, and put on swimsuits. But as most of us know it is really hard to lose weight. I have tried almost everything!! I am already borderline diabetic so i am afraid if i take the medicine the doctor prescribes i will become diabetic. Help me please at this point i will try anything!!!
Recommended
