Why are you taking the niacin? and at what dose?
Here is an explanation of why there is flushing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niacin
Scroll down to the "toxicity" heading.
Did you try ibuprofen or aspirin with it?
This flushing reaction suggests perhaps cyproheptadine (an antihistamine that blocks serotonin) may help your feet.
Dr. Cohen, you know online, uses a serotonin blocking antihistamine he gets from Canada for his erythromelalgia.
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Originally Posted by Stacy2012
Three days ago I started taking niacin and for three days my feet have been horrid. Like crying every night, non stop burn, even during the day, horrid. I told hubby if its getting worse I can't live like this.
Then I realized niacin dilates the blood vessels and thought maybe that is my problem so today I did not take any and its been soooo much better already.
I no niacin causes a flush but this was not a flush. A flush happens within an hour of taking it and goes away. This was a result of dialated blood vessels in my opinion.
So the question is, WHY would this hurt my PN and make them burn and flare?
Any opinions?
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