Niacin in lowering cholesterol
Common Questions and Answers about Niacin in lowering cholesterol
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You MUST talk to your doctor before starting a niacin supplement in my opinion. And if you are on a cholesterol lowering medication already, it may have no effect at all. It IS in a lot of multi vitamins and in food we eat, you are already getting some niacin. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/niacin/art-20046208
Things to look out for when using are skin rashes, gi issues and possibly impact on developing type 2 diabetes. https://health.
Extended release niacin is arguably just as good as any drug on the market in terms of HDL and LDL effect. It can be tough on the liver but if you have normal liver function then its a legit alternative to statins (my father in law's cholesterol used to clock in at about 270 and he had the same reservations as your husband about drugs - niacin has worked very well for him - his cholesterol is now sub 150 and has been for 10+ years).
Hi, I had a blood draw in April of 2009 and all of my numbers were perfect accept for my cholesterol was a little high. I was told from friends that Niacin helps as well as fish oil. So, over the past 8 mths I took Niacin and fish oil and my new blood draw cam up with a perfect score in the cholesterol area but my Bilirubin total was elevated at 1.4, Iron UIBC low at 102, Iron serum high at 175 as well as Iron Saturation at 63, and my biggest concern was my TSH high at 5.08.
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Regarding the issue of niacin lowering the cholesterol levels, Niacin or nicotinic acid lowers low density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels while raising the high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels(good cholesterol).
But this medication is not recommended to be taken by your own because you may miss some important side effects. Side effects include flushing, stomach upset, vomitings,headache, dizziness,liver damage in some cases.
why would hdl lower with weightloss and lowering cholesterol.... Is is easily brought back up? Note, I do not eat any fish or nuts..
The easiest way to improve HDL is with exercise and Niacin. In order to see an improvement from exercise, you need to be meeting the AHA recommended levels of 30 mins of moderate activity most days of the week. This will increase your HDL, but you should not start an increased exercise program without first speaking to your doctor for his OK.
Also, ask him about Niacin, it can increase HDL by over 20%, but has some side effects so please don't start without discussing it with him as well.
i have had very high cholestrol, i have worked on losing weight and exercising, eating healthy too, i've also had niacin b3 in my diet, i came across a homeopathic medication and many others ive posted on here, i havent yet checked my cholestrol levels but i believe this will work, again i have pasted a link below fromt he internet about this
http://www.ijpsonline.com/article.asp?
I think exercise is great for everything but I would not count on it increasing HDL. I exercise vigorously every day and it did not change my HDL at all. Too much emphasis is placed on HDL and not enough on the Total and LDL. To protect your vascular health, you want to keep both your Total and LDL values low. According to the Pritiken "newsletter" which I subscribe to an article stated: "Focus on lowering your bad LDL cholesterol and don't worry about the HDL".
(TC=total cholesterol; HDL, LDL are obvious; CRP=c-reactive protein)
TC=248; HDL=55; LDL=166; CRP=0.7; Triglycerides=136; Homocysteine=9.5; blood pressure: 120/80
Started niacin therapy 04/2004:
07/2004:
TC=157; HDL=60; LDL=83; Triglycerides=70; glucose=101; LP(a)=less than 7; blood pressure=100/60; Transferrin saturation: 47.8%
Liver enzymes (don't have these numbers but was told that they were not even slightly elevated).
I can't comment on the cost vs benefit of a better lipid profile but to me I'd go with the lowering of lipids to prevent future problems. Did you try the Niacin with aspirin to reduce side effects taken at bedtime? Niacin can do wonders on the LDL especially when there may be a corkscrew like protein attached to it and no amount of statin, diet or lifestyle change will impact the LDL but Niacin will. It is referred to as LPa and can be done in some advanced lipid testing.
red skin and feeling hot, this is due to the increase in hdl that opens up vessels and this is actually good even if you may feel having red skin and feeling hotter is strange, no worries about this
by the way you may also try ezetimibe since the recent news of entry interference on hbv and no sdies from this drug, while i d not try statins
High cholesterol runs in my family so even with diet and exercise my numbers are still a little high. I started getting heart palpitations a few years ago and after a lot of testing was told they were harmless PVC's/PAC's. Well, I stoped taking my Tricor and Zocor for a few months and my heart palps were gone. The problem is that my cholesterol numbers went back up. I started back on the statins and low and behold the palps returned.
Niacin is also known to lower cholesterol Usually taken at night before bed as your liver produces most of the cholesterol at night. I was able to lower my cholesterol by taking 500 Mg of Niacin (non flushing) at night. It actually had a larger effect lowering it than did the first Dr. prescribed statin to control cholesterol.
Please find out whether your lab results are FREE T3 & Free T4. They sort of appear to be Total and not free numbers.
If left unchecked, increased liver enzymes can lead to permanent liver damage. Certain other cholesterol-lowering drugs, such as gemfibrozil (Lopid) and niacin, increase the risk of liver problems even more in people who take statins. Because liver problems may develop without symptoms, people who take statins have a blood test six weeks after starting a statin medication to check their liver function. After that, your doctor may recommend yearly blood tests..."
http://www.mayoclinic.
Cholesterol is made in the liver and statins inhibit the production of too much bad cholesterol and triglycerides. In SOME people the liver can be effected in other ways and this is why blood tests should be run to ensure things are normal. If you have low cholesterol, then I agree that cholesterol is probably not the major issue.
A European study documented in Science also confirmed that any decline in available cholesterol to the brain will impair the circuitry of mental function due to a drop in synapses between brain cells. When cholesterol was added to brain cells in a lab study, the formation of synapses increased by 12 times.
The brain uses more than 25% of the total cholesterol available every day.
13% of patients with viral clearance had increased LDL and 33% experienced increases in cholesterol to levels warranting lipid lowering therapy. Conclusion: Hepatitis C is associated with decreased cholesterol and LDL levels. This hypolipidemia resolves with successful hepatitis C treatment but persists in nonresponders. A significant portion of successfully treated patients experience LDL and cholesterol rebound to levels associated with increased coronary disease risk.
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