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Reviewer: marla, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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took niacin otc and every time i took it i ezperienced my ears burning felt like they was on fire not sure what to do
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Reviewer: Kathryn, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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My dr. originally recommended I take a statin drug but when I didn't want to, then recommended I take a 500 dose if niacin and work my way up to 2000 a day. I took the 500 for a week and started having a lot of joint pain, especially in my left elbow. Also, strangely, my old scars all started hurting and looking puffy and tender. I used the no-flush brand and had no problems with that part. I
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Consumer)
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Reviewer: Lifesaver, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Consumer)
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YOU CAN GET NIACIN (Niaspan) OVER THE COUNTER!
It's a dietary supplement you can get in the nutrients aisle. It is the exactly the same! This is just a scam medication to get money out of you!
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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My doctor suggested taking niacin for lowering my borderline high cholesterol. While it did reduce my level by 15 to 20 points I experienced several mini-gout episodes. These occurred even though I was taking allopurinal. I also disliked the flushing I experienced. After discovering the niacin/gout link, I discontinued and we switched to a statin. Cholesterol is now down significantly and I h
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