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He knows I eat healthy but that I have eliminated temporarily (for last 6 months) exercise due to scare associated possible lung cancer diagnosis (mentally I just do not want to work out - yet). He has recommended Niaspan (500). I can find zero information on the web about reducing CRP with any prescription drug. Do other doctors look to reduce CRP levels w/Niaspan - a drug designed to improve CHOL and Triglyceride levels?
I have been on 20 mg of simvastatin and 3000 mg niaspan now my ck levels have went from 60 to 295 i could hardly walk .will my levels come down if i lower dose. and reverse damage. i have 12 stents .the rest of my blood work is fine.
I assume you have a cholesterol issue. Why not ask your doctor for a prescription for a statin medicine? You can get the drug for $4.00 a month or less, and it's much less invasive than Niaspan, in my opinion. I tried Niaspan years ago, it wasn't effective, and I would get a huge 'blushing' feeling, my face would flush and I would be miserable. Statin drugs are very safe and in my opinion, very effective.
I have searched the literature and have not found any articles linking Niaspan with any form of cancer. Niaspan is just niacin, one of the B vitamins, and as far as I can tell, is not cancerous in the dose given in Niaspan. As for your other question whether a five year study can demonstrate a drug-cancer connection, it would depend partly on the study design. The strength of the association between cause (the drug) and effect (cancer) would depend on how the evidence is gathered.
Is the crp a sensitive test that can be raised by a cold, injury, etc.?.....
I'm new here and want to find out what people think about the new research on Niaspan. I can't figure out how to filter my search results by date so that I just get recent results.
Well, it depends on what kind of medication you are on. I am taking Niaspan for cholestoral and these are the side effects of it. When your body have enough of these vitamins, it flushes out of body like this. It is advised by proffessionals to take an aspirin half an hour before taking Niaspan to avoid this flush. In my case, I simply stopped taking Niaspan and seek alternative from my doctor. It is always good to see doctor in such cases. I hope this is helpful to you.
You may want to try the Niacin (Niaspan is Niacin), it will definitely increase your HDL. I'm told that if you take it with aspirin it lessens the effect of the facial flushing. Also, a fatty liver is common in overweight individuals, the doctors I volunteer with have no issues prescribing cholesterol meds to individuals with fatty livers. It is very important, however, that you get your blood panel checked every 6 months or so to watch out for changes in your liver function.
MRI, Carotid ultrasound, full field vision test, blood work, etc. All tests negative. No cataracts, no glaucoma, no retinal detachments, no macular degeneration, no migraines or any other symptoms. Have slight hypertension, take Cozaar. Niaspan (niacin) for cholestrol control (185).
White male, 80 years old. 6' 3" 200 #. Disgustingly good health.
Stumped by this. Me and the Docs.
I have been reading everyone skin problems and I guess I'm not alone. Mine started about 3 yrs ago and it's not getting any better. I have been to every doctor and had all kinds of blood work. They look at me like I'm crazy. My skin itches from inside, no signs on the outside. Under my breasts it feel like a burning almost like a sunburb would. My eyes always burn. No pill seems to help.My skin gets like little pricks let something is biting me. No I don't have bugs....
Currently I am on Tarka, Niaspan and Coumadin for HTN and atrial fibrillation. On 1/11, Sectral was added to my cardiac med profile to aid in arrythmia control.
On 1/26 I started Lovenox prior to a colonoscopy. These are the only two meds changed, with all other meds longstanding.
On 12/1 I had a complete metabolic profile drawn for a routine endocrinology follow up and LFTs then were ALT 17 and AST 18.
I have been taking 2000mg Niaspan daily for the last 18months, helping to raise it from 25 to 30. I run about 9miles a week, work out 3-4X at the gym each week, and drink a glass of red wine every night. I eat nuts every day, take Omega3, and rarely eat red meat - subscribing to a low cholesterol diet. Weight is 185 at 6'3", age 50. LDL is always pretty low - most recently 66.
I take Niaspan which is an extended release form of niacin. Niaspan will decrease your LDL and triglycerides and increase your HDL.
I would not change your niacin dose w/o talking to your doctor about it. Decreasing the dosage could decrease your HDL.
I was taking 1500 mg of Niaspan at one point for about 7 months My HDL was around 42-44 for 3 measurements. It then drop to 32. My cardiologist immediately bumped my Nispan dosage to 2000 mg and my HDL went to 50 a year later.
Does flushing also include splotchy and prickly? I get flushed with my hot flashes. I was just wondering if Harry's having a mild allergic reaction to one of the meds.
Harry - if you start to puff up or have trouble with your throat or breathing, call the doctor right away. Just watching out for you.
was placed on lisinopril 10mg, effient 10 mg, lipitor 40 mg, toporol 25mg, niaspan 1000, asprin 325mg. Starting 9/7/2010 went through 2 months of cardiac rehab cardiologist took me off lisinopril and did not replace it, at rehab I buildt up to 7.7 METS for 62 minutes a day, with avg heart rate at 130. 10/15/2010 Taken off effient and back on plavix due to severe bruising over 80% of my body, I looked like a blue berry.
Also I take allergy medication like zyrtec (1 a day). and 2000 mg of Niaspan. Does any of these have any effect on antibody test.
I was a bit relaxed after I got my result but tensed once again after reading your post on cortisone injection, i read a similar one on thebody stating heavy does of cortisone can effect the antibody production. Does cortisone suppress the immune system which delays the production of antibodies?
Please help, I am very scared.
I am a 44 year old male and take 2000mg of Niaspan every day and my HDL is up from 29 to 43..my LDL is down to 66 and my trigs are 82. Niacin plus a good diet can give you good numbers. I already had heart disease before I got serious so I know how it feels to have a time bomb in your heart and I am doing my best to reverse or stop the plaque from progressing.
He died and the doctor brought him back. He had 90%blockage to the main atery. They inserted a stent. He takes Niaspan and Crestor every day. Could his heart disease be ischemic?
Chris, about "fluid free" I'd meant: do you have some measure of that? A few weeks ago I'd taken one torsemide. I lost about 5 pounds in 5 hours, and maybe 10/10 off of BP. But by the next day, my BP was back to where it had started. I was eating very low salt in those succeeding says but still gained back all the water weight. A week later another torsemide, but I lost only half the water weight.
I took niacin a little earlier tonight and dropped from 84 DBP to 78.
In an effort to increase my HDL, I take Niaspan & Zocor.....Recently my MD upped the Zocor from 5mgl. to 10mgl....
Last couple weeks, have had more trouble sleeping, usually waking up after a dream (not nightmares, but somewhat vivid dreams)...I've checked out few sites, & saw that statins can cause sleep problems....Have others here had sleep problems while taking a statin?........
Metroprolol 25MG to control tachycardia, Lipitor 20MG, Niaspan 1000MG, Nexium 40MG, 81MG aspirin every three days because once a day caused petechia, Krill oil, Depakote 125MG and Klonopin .5MG at bedtime. Had calcium score done a few months ago and score went from 20 (two years ago) to 19 (now). I seem to be doing a good job except for the HDL. I have been doing some research and have read that Metroprolol can lower HDL.
my good cholesterol is at only 25. after 6 months of perscription fish oil, now on niaspan. coreg, 80mg. lisinerpril, bumex, spirolactine, byetta, 10mg 2x a day, lantus, 60 units at night, crestor, tricor too.
I can now walk 1 mile in 15 minutes, which i do everyday at work during lunchtime, i try keep to a very simple diet, as now they put me on reglan for diabetic stomach paralysis. i also take nexium for sever acid reflux. EF was at 28, they put in a pacemaker/ICD in my chest.
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