NIASPAN Reviews (NIACIN)Average Rating: 2.7 (694 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NIASPAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NIASPAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Lipoprotein(a) - 59 | ITCHING!! Insomia, tachycardia, palpitations, minor swelling, petechiea | The itching has came out of no where after being on this for a month. Take aspirin 30 minutes before to help prevent the flushing. Could be they increased my dose to fast. But I am itching my skin off to the point of little hemorrages. | F | 32 | 30 days | 9/3/2004 | 3 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | NOT VERY MANY | M | 50 | 5 months | 8/21/2004 | 5 | Low HDL | Flushing which went away after time. No problem for a long time | I feel this is the best cholesterol product on the market. Raises HDL and lowers LDL and triglycerides. As far as I know it is the only product which significantly lowers Lp[a] and increases particle size. | M | 66 | 7 years | 8/14/2004 | 4 | Low HDL | Sensitivity inside my upper and lower lips which prevents eating anything spicy. Even tooth paste causes burning | I have the flushing also but found that drinking water when I feel an episode coming on helps eliminate or reduce this sympton | M | 54 | 2 years | 8/13/2004 | 2 | Doctor recommended | extreme flushing aggravated, depressed, irritability, only occassional side effect but irritability increases with them | Irritability the following day after flushing. Do you have the same side effects with the flushing that I do? Have tried eating just about everything low-fat to see if there is a pattern. | M | 56 | 2 months | 7/18/2004 | 5 | raise HDL, lower triglycerides | flushing, if I take it too early before going to bed | very effective, take 1000 mg/1xd before bed | M | 59 | 4 years | 7/8/2004 | 4 | raise HDL | when taken with asprin none, without asprin intense flushing | raised HDL from 27 to 42 | M | 40 | 3 days | 6/19/2004 | 5 | Lower LDL & Triglycerides, Raise HD | Flushing which went away with time. | M | 66 | 6 years | 5/9/2004 | 1 | low HDL (31) | Intense tingling, numbness of legs, face, tingling lips, severe muscle weakness. Blurred vision. Could not walk. HARD PULSE! Muscle twitching. Exertion induced muscle problems. | Doctor said it was not the niaspan. (yeah right.) I was in great health. That was 2.5 years ago and I am slowly recovering and hope to return to work someday. Same basic complaint as lipitor victims. | M | 45 | 6 days | 5/7/2004 | 1 | low hdl | flushing, picking sensation on arms and legs, rapid heartbeat, dark vein-appearing marks on the front of my thighs, swelling of face | The reaction occured suddenly one night after taking Niaspan for 7 months with no problems. | F | 60 | 7 months | 4/1/2004 | 4 | hot flashes or flushing of the skin | Asprin before seems to help and lots of water | M | 4 years | 11/17/2003 | 5 | Dr recommended | only minor flushing | Lowered my triglecerides from 241 to 111 and improved LDL:HDL ratio from 3.3 to 2.1 | M | 61 | 3 years | 8/28/2003 | 2 | high cholestrol | Lowered my blood pressure too much. Had to get off of it. | F | 63 | 7 weeks | 12/8/2002 | 4 | low high density chloesterol | M | 69 | 6 months | 7/5/2001 |