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[Hope11111]

I've been getting hot flushes since taking new vitamin supplements. I have never had a hot flush before. If I remember correctly I had the first one three days after beginning taking them, then a couple of days later I had another, then I think over a week until I had another but now I have had one every day for the last four days and I'm beginning to worry. At first I was unsure of the cause but after analysing what I have eaten, taken since they began I have realised that it is most likely one of the supplements I am taking. I have been taking these for four weeks now, I don't want to stop taking all of them as they are helping my skin, but does anyone know which one is causing the hot flushes?

Niacin, Vitamin B3 100mg,
Vitamin C 500mg,
Vitamin A 8,000 i.u.
Vitamin E 100 i.u.

I have been taking the below for four months so I don't think they are the cause, but for reference the other supplements I take are:

Omega 3 fish oil 1,000mg,
Evening primrose oil 1,000mg (with Vitamin E 68 i.u.),
Zinc 15mg,
L-lysine 1,000mg,
Vitamin D3 1,000 i.u.

Does someone know which supplement is causing the hot flushes? Any help or input would be much appreciated.

Edited by Hope11111, 11 April 2011 - 12:49 PM.

[ilynx]

Niacin usually causes hot flushes.

[vanillacupcake]

vitamin a is known to cause skin flushing. so maybe its the vitamin a supplement although your dose is pretty low.

[wheezle]

Niacin.

[Hope11111]

Could one of the supplements cause the Niacin to react? I have taken the Niacin separately and had no reaction and have also taken the Vitamin A separately and had no reaction. Today I again took them all together and it cause me to flush. It would be logical that it is the Niacin but I do not flush when it is taken alone, what could be causing it to react, if it is indeed the Niacin?

[Hope11111]

Does anyone have any more information?

[treefase93]

Fish oil makes me flush, and so does niacin.

[Bosie]

I've been getting hot flushes since taking new vitamin supplements. I have never had a hot flush before. If I remember correctly I had the first one three days after beginning taking them, then a couple of days later I had another, then I think over a week until I had another but now I have had one every day for the last four days and I'm beginning to worry. At first I was unsure of the cause but after analysing what I have eaten, taken since they began I have realised that it is most likely one of the supplements I am taking. I have been taking these for four weeks now, I don't want to stop taking all of them as they are helping my skin, but does anyone know which one is causing the hot flushes?

Niacin, Vitamin B3 100mg,
Vitamin C 500mg,
Vitamin A 8,000 i.u.
Vitamin E 100 i.u.

I have been taking the below for four months so I don't think they are the cause, but for reference the other supplements I take are:

Omega 3 fish oil 1,000mg,
Evening primrose oil 1,000mg (with Vitamin E 68 i.u.),
Zinc 15mg,
L-lysine 1,000mg,
Vitamin D3 1,000 i.u.

Does someone know which supplement is causing the hot flushes? Any help or input would be much appreciated.

I can almost certainly say it's the niacin. I just took one myself an hour ago and had a pretty intense flush. This 100% natural though and quite a few people prefer the flush kind to the non flush type (both do the job where i'm concerned but i have to admit i like the warm feeling you get from a flush even if it is itchy at times)

[Bosie]

p.s. another weird reaction to the niacin is that it makes my eyes go a lovely shade of light blue...pity they dont stay that way

[MrBungle]

Niacin (B3) may cause flushing, tingling and skin reddening, particularly on an empty stomach.. For this reason, there' another type of niacin called flush-free.
It's "niacin as inositol hexanicotinate". You can find it anywhere, and it has the same effects of the standard niacin (w/o flush, of course).

[epicdermis]

What is a hot flush?