Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:32:07 -0800 (PST) From: Pat <[email protected]> Well, I finally decided to start niacin since my cholesterol and triglicerides are a bit high. Found 100 mg pills ...there were 250 and 500mg at the other two stores. I took one and after just a few minutes I was really surprised. I never had heard of the extreme -ness of the reaction, I just thought one would blush. I started feeling hot prickly fire from shoulders up. Eventually it went down my arms and on my legs. I was bright red like a sunburn. After the heat and burning ebbed, it was still prickly and itchy. How long does it take before it doesn't react so severly? ---------------------------
Pat- I read an interesting book about allergies, sorry can't remember the title, that used Niacin to detect allergies. From what I can remember I think the allergens cause the release of histamines, and the niacin reacts with the histamines. I managed to cut out allergens enough to be able to take it for a while with no reaction then started reacting when I ate walnuts and didn't want to give them up so I stopped taking Niacin. Anyway, it can be a useful way to detect food allergies. Another way to determine food allergies is to eat one food after arising, take one's pulse before eating and after 1/2 hour, sitting until pulse is stable. If the pulse rate increases by a significant amount, say 10 beats per minute, it indicates allergy. That could help in eliminating allergens to decrease the niacin reaction. Nancy -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
