TIPS ON TAKING
NIACIN
1)
Dosage
1st week: one 50
mg tablet in AM or PM (total daily dose 50
mg)
2nd week: one 50
mg tablet in AM and in PM (total daily dose 100
mg)
3rd week: two 50
mg tablet in AM (or one 100 mg tablet) and in PM (total daily dose
200 mg)
4th week: three
50 mg tablets (or one 100 mg tablet and one 50 mg tablet) in AM and
in PM (total daily dose 300 mg)
6th week: four 50
mg tablets (or two 100 mg tablets) in AM and in PM (total daily dose
400 mg)
7th week: five 50
mg tablets (or two 100 mg tablets and one 50 mg tablet) in AM and in
PM (total daily dose 500 mg)
8th week: three
100 mg tablets in AM and in PM (total daily dose 600
mg)
9th week: three
100 mg tablets and one 50 mg tablet in AM and in PM (total daily
dose 700 mg)
10th week: four
100 mg tablets in AM and in PM (total daily dose 800
mg)
11th week: four
100 mg tablets and one 50 mg tablet in AM and in PM (total daily
dose 900 mg)
12th week (and
beyond): one 500 mg tablet in AM and in PM (total daily dose 1000
mg)
2) Flushing
EXPECT FLUSHING!!!
Flushing feels like a hot, stinging, prickling,
itchy sensation that usually begins on the crown of the head and
proceeds downward.
Rarely, flushing can be
accompanied by mild lightheadedness or even
nausea.
NOTHING BAD IS HAPPENING
DURING FLUSHING!!!
Flushing begins as soon as several minutes after
taking Niacin to as late as several hours after taking
Niacin.
Flushing lasts as little as several minutes to as
long as an hour or so.
Flushing is caused by the dilation (“opening”) of
small blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the
skin.
THE BLOOD VESSEL DILATION
OF FLUSHING IS BOTH HEALTHY AND
DESIRABLE!!!
Over time, the body will
acclimate to the blood vessel dilation of
flushing.
Flushing can be minimized by
taking Niacin with a non-fatty meal, especially one that contains a
lot of pectin (applesauce, yogurt).
