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How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
Who said money is an issue? Acne has cost me thousands and still is. All the light therapy equipment, supplements, food etc. I already saw a derm once. Niacin seems amazing and I will definitely try it, even if I have to go out of country to buy it!
for me INH helped in the beginning, but the results faded. i think this is because INH is harder on the liver. so you get the benefits of niacin for a couple weeks, but the results fade because your liver is constantly working harder and harder. so i switched to flush niacin and my results are improving. i added chromium so now i just take niacin, chromium, zinc, and fish oil and this has improved my acne A LOT. my red marks are almost completely gone, i dont get any breakouts or cysts. i also stopped washing my face.
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
niacin has done more for me than any prescription ive been drug given. you wont know if it works on you until you try it out. if it didnt work on you, dont discourage others from using it especially with the amount of people in this thread that have had success
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
Who said money is an issue? Acne has cost me thousands and still is. All the light therapy equipment, supplements, food etc. I already saw a derm once. Niacin seems amazing and I will definitely try it, even if I have to go out of country to buy it!
If money isn't an issue, then why not get prescribed something that is proven to work from a Dermatologist? Niacin is hardly a proven treatment.
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
niacin has done more for me than any prescription ive been drug given. you wont know if it works on you until you try it out. if it didnt work on you, dont discourage others from using it especially with the amount of people in this thread that have had success
The amount of people who had success? Where? I count 2 or 3 people who've claimed to have had success and I'm sceptical of their claims. How long have you been taking it?
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle, that is what I am claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
Fixed.
Didn't you JUST start taking Niacin?
This is just a theory, but perhaps the reason why niacin works short term and then fails is due to digestion. I have been have been trying to figure out why I still get acne and through countless hours of research I think I may be onto something that may help. I think i have low stomach acid, this causes me to have problems with the digestion of certain foods, hence contributing to breakouts, maybe this is why one week I have no problem eating a food, the week after I seem to have a allergy to it. Anyway I have been experimenting with cayenne and betaine hcl one pill of cayenne wit large meals, one pill betaine with snacks, my digestion is improving , no more bloating or gas and i think it is having a affect on my skin ( only a day in to early to tell), now to the niacin point. Low stomach acid is a problem that affects a lot of people and they have no knowledge of it. Niacin is actually used to promote greater levels of stomach acid. Maybe by taking niacin those who had stomach acid problems temporarily correct this problem, or maybe the dose of niacin eventually taxes the liver causing a new problem creating new acne. I've quit all supplements and am just taking the two acid promoters , ill update if there is interest on my progress. More research still has to be done........
This is just a theory, but perhaps the reason why niacin works short term and then fails is due to digestion. I have been have been trying to figure out why I still get acne and through countless hours of research I think I may be onto something that may help. I think i have low stomach acid, this causes me to have problems with the digestion of certain foods, hence contributing to breakouts, maybe this is why one week I have no problem eating a food, the week after I seem to have a allergy to it. Anyway I have been experimenting with cayenne and betaine hcl one pill of cayenne wit large meals, one pill betaine with snacks, my digestion is improving , no more bloating or gas and i think it is having a affect on my skin ( only a day in to early to tell), now to the niacin point. Low stomach acid is a problem that affects a lot of people and they have no knowledge of it. Niacin is actually used to promote greater levels of stomach acid. Maybe by taking niacin those who had stomach acid problems temporarily correct this problem, or maybe the dose of niacin eventually taxes the liver causing a new problem creating new acne. I've quit all supplements and am just taking the two acid promoters , ill update if there is interest on my progress. More research still has to be done........
Very interesting! It will be nice to hear the results.
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
Who said money is an issue? Acne has cost me thousands and still is. All the light therapy equipment, supplements, food etc. I already saw a derm once. Niacin seems amazing and I will definitely try it, even if I have to go out of country to buy it!
If money isn't an issue, then why not get prescribed something that is proven to work from a Dermatologist? Niacin is hardly a proven treatment.
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
niacin has done more for me than any prescription ive been drug given. you wont know if it works on you until you try it out. if it didnt work on you, dont discourage others from using it especially with the amount of people in this thread that have had success
The amount of people who had success? Where? I count 2 or 3 people who've claimed to have had success and I'm sceptical of their claims. How long have you been taking it?
How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle, that is what I am claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.
Fixed.
Didn't you JUST start taking Niacin?
First off, there is no "proven" treatment for acne, that applies to everyone, as if there was, then everyone would just say, "Do this" or "Do that".
This website wouldn't even exist, if people weren't TRYING to find their method of getting rid of acne.
(If a dermatologist was a proven cure for everyone, then there wouldn't be, which I could estimate, hundreds of thousands of people who tried the dermatologist, and it didn't get anywhere, and they ended up spending hundreds, if not thousands, Niacin is 5-8$ a bottle, that lasts 60-120 days)
Second off, no one claimed for it to be proven to work for everyone, don't know where you pulled that one from.
The guy simply said he was going to try it.
Just as you did yourself, did you not?
Third off, just because something failed based off your personal experience, it has shown to work for a few here, therefore, some other people are trying it.
Therefore it is your claim only and your argument fails, terribly.
Also, just because I have just started taking niacin, doesn't defeat the undeniable fact that it is working for SOME people, and thats all that matters.
Nothing wrong with people trying it.
I can make claims like this because there is proven evidence that it has helped others, so far.
Where as, your making claims that it does not work for anyone, (You stated you were skeptical about their claims), because it didn't work for you.
(How about save your money and go see a Dermatologist? Niacin isn't the miracle some people are claiming. Temporary relief yes, long term not a chance.)
Right....
Also, saving 5-8$ isn't going to do much for a Dermatologist.
So like I said, like YOU ARE claiming, not everyone. 
i think more than 2 or 3 people have had success, go through and read all 26 pages again and report back to me with an answer. I've been taking it for a little over two weeks now along with a few other vitamins that've been helping me for the past 6 months. My skin hasnt looked as good as it is currently since 7th grade and im 21 now. Niacin MAY stop working for me tommrow, but it hasnt yet, so i have no reason not to take it. This is what has worked for ME and i encourage others to try it and see if it works for THEM. if it doesnt, then try something else, no big deal
I've been taking niacin for almost 3 weeks now and no improvement. I'm getting way more white heads and zits than ever before and they're big, painful, and embarrassing. Obviously I can't blame the niacin for this because it could be other factors but it's not helping anyway. :/
There is a study that provides evidence for niacinamide in combination with zinc having anti-inflammatory properties. It can be found on the NIH website at:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16871773?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportP
anel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Here's the abstract for the study:
The mechanisms of action of nicotinamide and zinc in inflammatory skin disease.
Nicotinamide (niacinamide), a physiologically active form of niacin (nicotinic acid), in combination with zinc is being assessed in clinical studies for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases such as acne vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid. The basis for these investigations is the variety of potential mechanisms of action of nicotinamide and zinc, including an anti-inflammatory effect via inhibition of leukocyte chemotaxis, lysosomal enzyme release, lymphocytic transformation, mast cell degranulation, bacteriostatic effect against Propionibacterium acnes, inhibition of vasoactive amines, preservation of intracellular coenzyme homeostasis, and decreased sebum production. Other possible mechanisms involve suppression of vascular permeability and inflammatory cell accumulation, as well as protection against DNA damage. The goal of this paper is to review the pathophysiology of inflammatory skin diseases and discuss the role, mechanisms of action, and safety of nicotinamide and zinc as therapeutic options for these disorders.
the kind i have been using is "safeway select" store brand from vons, costs like 3 bucks... it is 100 mg tablets, that come 100 per jar... i have been taking 5 at a time once a day to get to total recommended by the original poster of 500 mg per day, usually with a big meal... the smaller the meal, the more intense the flush... sometimes i like the flush feel so i knowingly take them even without a big meal... i think the flush helps more with the clearing of skin is why i like it sometimes
this has cleared me of my acne over 2 months, but use at your own risk under the supervision of a doctor of course... just cus it works for me does not mean it will work with you... after i read about the other posters not having success with the time release, i started with good old fasion straight NIACIN and it was the only time i had flushed, so i correlate that with my success...
u should still get your liver enzymes checked at the doctor or whatever it is they check to see if it effects your liver if you take it over a long term... i think 500 mgs is fine and that is what safeway select recommends taking no more than per day (500 mg) on the bottle...
quiktech and others for who niacin has been working:
can you please specify the brand, type of niacin (flush/no flush), dosage, and timing (with/without meal) that you are taking, for how long, and how is it working?
no flush CVS brand Niacin. im taking 500mg in the AM then 500 before i go to bed both with a meal. im also taking Zinc and Chromium among other vitamins. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and my face hasnt looked this good since i was 10. I still get a small whitehead here and there (easily popable), but that pales in comparasion of the pimples i use to get that would last for days and sometimes weeks
quiktech and others for who niacin has been working:
can you please specify the brand, type of niacin (flush/no flush), dosage, and timing (with/without meal) that you are taking, for how long, and how is it working?
no flush CVS brand Niacin. im taking 500mg in the AM then 500 before i go to bed both with a meal. im also taking Zinc and Chromium among other vitamins. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and my face hasnt looked this good since i was 10. I still get a small whitehead here and there (easily popable), but that pales in comparasion of the pimples i use to get that would last for days and sometimes weeks
are you using any facewash or topical gels?
quiktech and others for who niacin has been working:
can you please specify the brand, type of niacin (flush/no flush), dosage, and timing (with/without meal) that you are taking, for how long, and how is it working?
no flush CVS brand Niacin. im taking 500mg in the AM then 500 before i go to bed both with a meal. im also taking Zinc and Chromium among other vitamins. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and my face hasnt looked this good since i was 10. I still get a small whitehead here and there (easily popable), but that pales in comparasion of the pimples i use to get that would last for days and sometimes weeks
are you using any facewash or topical gels?
basic moisterizer and 10% bp spot treatment
quiktech and others for who niacin has been working:
can you please specify the brand, type of niacin (flush/no flush), dosage, and timing (with/without meal) that you are taking, for how long, and how is it working?
no flush CVS brand Niacin. im taking 500mg in the AM then 500 before i go to bed both with a meal. im also taking Zinc and Chromium among other vitamins. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and my face hasnt looked this good since i was 10. I still get a small whitehead here and there (easily popable), but that pales in comparasion of the pimples i use to get that would last for days and sometimes weeks
are you using any facewash or topical gels?
basic moisterizer and 10% bp spot treatment
thanks, was just wonering do you use it morning and night or just once a day?
I've just purchased an 100mg of niacin from natures way. I'm hoping this will help, cause i've been breaking out a lot around my chin and jaw line. Esp. since i've moved into my dorm. I'll keep you guys updated. Has anyone experienced adverse effects other than the flushing?
It would be interesting (possibly only to me 
) if someone who can clear their acne by overdosing niacin could try switching to overdosing carnosine instead. I see at least two plausible routes for niacin to affect acne: by increasing cell glutathione (an antioxidant) or by interfering with DGAT2, an enzyme needed to make fatty molecules. If people could not get similar results with carnosine, it could suggest that DGAT2 is the mechanism involved...
Hi
This is a long thread and I didnt see anything about it in the beginning pages but is Niacin just for facial acne? or does it work for body acne aswell?.
Also is it something you take continuously or stop after its had an effect. Is it dangerous to take it indefinitely?.
Thanks.