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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NIASPAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | needed it help | On fire,every night from head to toes not happy with it :( | F | 56 | 4 years 500mg | 12/17/2012 | 1 | To lower LDL | After my third of fourth day on Niaspan, my buttox were litterally on fire. Even sitting was uncomfortable. After a week I figured it out and took myself off it without even telling my Dr. I think I would rather have hardening of the coronary arteries. | Shortly after my unpleasant experience with Niaspan, I saw on ABC News where the FDA was looking into "unsubstantiated claims" by the makers of Niaspan and also unpleasant side effects. The next day, magically, the Niaspan commercials disappeared. | 68 | 7 days 100 MG 1X day | 12/6/2012 | 4 | cholesterol | 14days no side effects 15 day got the tingling hot feeling I work nights so I take this in am when coming home.will update when blood work is done in6weeks | F | 46 | 14 days 500mg 1X day | 10/10/2012 | 1 | Cholesterol | Severe Acid Reflux | The cardiologist recommended this drug and mentioned the main side effect was flushing. But that wasn't an issue, acid reflux is what started after about two weeks of taking it. | M | 35 | 2 weeks 1000MG 1X day | 6/21/2012 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Migraine, insomnia, racing thoughts. I really didn't connect these awful things to niaspan. I thought I was losing my mind! But one night I happened to read niaspan might cause migraine, so I didn't take it. I slept well that night (first time in a few weeks), my mind didn't go goofy with racing thoughts (first time in two weeks), and the migraine disappeared the next day. So I will NOT take this medication again. I feel soooo much better even after one day of not taking niaspan. However, I want to tell you that I did NOT experience very much flushing. I followed my doctor's advice...he said to take one 325 mg. aspirin one hour before taking the niaspan. Also, eat an apple or apple sauce with the niaspan. This info might help some of you who are having flushing problems. | F | 62 | 3 weeks 500 mg 1X day | 6/17/2012 | 2 | Raise HDL | I did not have the flushing side effect until last night (day #9 on the drug). I had the flushing side effect exactly as it was described in the package -all characteristics: warmth, tinglng, itching, redness- on my chest, arms, neck, face, scalp, legs. Curiously not on my back. It felt like BURNING! Like if my skin caught fire! It lasted actively for more than an hour. Woke up feeling pretty strange this morning, though not as bad as during the night. It is now 12:30 PM and still feeling small areas of my body as if mildly burnt. Just called my doctor to see what he recommends. | I still cannot say this drug works on raising my HDL levels because I have not had my blood work done yet. I gave it a 2 but will update later after my labs. | M | 42 | 9 days 500 mg 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 1 | cholesterol | throw the bottle away NOW | M | 59 | 2 weeks 500mg 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 4 | To Raise Good Cholesterol | I was experiencing the hot flashes but I was told to take an asprin 30 minutes before. It helped but Sometimes I still had episodes. I then started taking Aspirin and 1000 mg of Fish Oil and I have not had any hot flashes what so ever. | Has anyone had any negative sexual performance side effects? I am also on 100 mg atenolol and not sure which or if both are the problem. | M | 32 | 6 months 1000 mg 1X day | 4/10/2012 | 3 | high Triglycerides and LDL, low HDL | Burning, tingling. I've eaten applesauce before taking the Niaspan at night, but I still get burning skin everyday. I also take 2 baby aspirins at night. It's too soon to know if this drug is working for me. | I've read that Niaspan can raise blood sugar. I've been trying to lower mine and am worried that my pre-diabetes will now be diabetes. Has anyone elses sugar risen since taking Niaspan? | F | 62 | 7 days 500 mg. 1X day | 3/31/2012 | 1 | health wellness | felt like i had 3rd degree burns. I was almost purple all over my face, arms, back and extending onto my legs. My hands felt like they were going to explode. | I took benadryl and hopped in the shower...thats when i started to get the chills. I've had a headache all day after taking it last night. I will not take this again especially after reading some of the other comments. | F | 30 | 1 days 500 1X day | 3/13/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | Burning itching headache vomiting heart racing | F | 76 | 2 years 500 | 2/20/2012 | 1 | Low HDL | Extreme burning reaction. Felt like I was on fire! Like someone poured gas over my entire body and sit me on fire! | Fell and hit head. Cracked skull with bleeding on brain. Required brain surgery. This drug has ruined my life! (I am a commerciat pilot) My doctor still says it's OK drug although it has not raised HDL one bit! This drug should be banned! | M | 81 | 1 years 1000 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 1 | Cholesterol | Nauseous vomiting. Treated by respected GI for acid reflux. As symptoms worsened, he suggested a trial of stopping niaspan. I was better the next day. Same thing happened to an acquaintance. | F | 70 | 5 days 1500 mg 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 4 | Low HDL levels; Heart attack | I have ocassional hot flashes, mostly they occurr if I take the Niaspan more than one hour before going to sleep, or if I fail to eat a snack (pretzels, yogurt, raisins) before taking the medication. Have been diagnosed with Raynauds since I started cholesterol meds, not sure if the Niaspan is aggervating it or not. | HDL levels have increased about 20 points to acceptable levels. The medication is so expensive that I have reduced the dosage to 1 tablet 4 times a week, I will have my HDL levels checked in 6 months and if they are still at acceptable levels I will be discussing with my cardiolgist about changing to regular OTC niacin tablets. | M | 59 | 2.5 years 1000 mg 4X W | 1/15/2012 | 1 | HDL = 29 | pins and needles all over body, accelerated heart rate - felt heart beat in throat, arms & legs, shortness of breath, hands felt swollen (not confirmed - too afraid to get out of bed), muscle quivering, headache the next day. | took asprin 1/2 hour before NIASPAN at night. did not eat a snack with it. drank 2 glasses of water with NIASPAN. went to bed. woke up in middle of night with all the side effects mentioned. Finally made it back to sleep. Woke up in the morning with a headache. Headache managed to stay with me all day. thought about taking NIASPAN 1 more night, but after reading all these posts, I will not be taking tonight. I will be calling doctor in morning to let him know I am not interested in taking this medicine. | M | 30 | 1 days 500 MG 1X day | 1/15/2012 | 1 | High cholestorol | Severe "flushing", though that word is not adequate to describe the experience. How to describe it--like your body is being immolated with your head as the source of the fire; like being on an IV drip of habanero pepper extract; like being immersed in the hottest jacuzzi you have ever been in; followed by freezing chills, chattering teeth, and a pulsating brain; sweating profusely and turning bright red like you fell asleep naked in the Arizona desert on an August afternoon. Take something else. Anything else. | M | 34 | 1 days 500 mg | 1/14/2012 | 1 | High triglycerides & overall chol. | My flushing is SEVERE! It only hits certain parts of my body & is different each time. My fingers & my feet don't look swollen, but feel swollen, like sausages stuffed too full...skin feels like it is going to burst. The "under the skin" burning & tingling is driving me nuts. This seems to be causing me to be weepy, too, which is totally unlike me. I'm not due to get bloodwork done for another week, so I don't know if it's working or not, but either way....can't take it any more!!!!! | F | 48 | 75 days 1000 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Cholesterol | Severe nausea, headache, reduced sense of smell, diarrhea | F | 69 | 9 days 500mg | 1/4/2012 | 1 | High Triglycerides and high LDL-P | F | 39 | 500mg 1X day | 12/24/2011 Patient History | 2 | Low HDL | None | Cholesterol numbers got worse. | M | 51 | 6 months 500 mg 1X day | 12/6/2011 |