If someone for the first time took a flushing 500mg niacin after barely eating anything with a little bit of water would create the flush from hell haha.

Does it help with post acne red marks or anything like that or just active acne?

started 250mg of niacin (the flush kind) today; thanks to all your posts. i didnt get any of the flush side effects but i did feel nauseous (but only for a half hour). i will keep an update on my progress! btw, has anyone tried brewers yeast before? ive dont a little research on that and have found positive reviews!

Does it help with post acne red marks or anything like that or just active acne?

The guy in the adult acne forum has said that niacin has reduced 'what [he] thought was permanent scarring'. So I think that it definitely has that potential.

I posted one-week results pictures in the Personal Log/ Diet and Holistic Log forum, if anyone's interested. I figured I wouldn't keep posting on the Niacin threads. It seems to help my red marks (which used to take FOREVER to fade) as well as acne.

You guys are playing with fire by widen the capillaries, especially those who are already suffering from some form of dermatitis. By widen the capillaries, it will allow histamine to flow all over the skin and make one feel itchy all the time. And there is also a chance to develop permanent rosacea.

You guys are playing with fire by widen the capillaries, especially those who are already suffering from some form of dermatitis. By widen the capillaries, it will allow histamine to flow all over the skin and make one feel itchy all the time. And there is also a chance to develop permanent rosacea.

How do you know this?

experience from german acneforum:

Niacin/Niacinamide (oral) work/help short-time but not long-time !!!

You guys are playing with fire by widen the capillaries, especially those who are already suffering from some form of dermatitis. By widen the capillaries, it will allow histamine to flow all over the skin and make one feel itchy all the time. And there is also a chance to develop permanent rosacea.

Which is why you should use the no-flush type - which is, after all, what the OP and one or two others have had success with. I think some people must think that the flush somehow makes it more effective?

So, we know that Niacin (flush) and Niacinamide (no flush) have something different in them. I would really like to find out what they both have in them..

Is it cool to take niacin before i sleep when i also take tylenol pm?

You guys are playing with fire by widen the capillaries, especially those who are already suffering from some form of dermatitis. By widen the capillaries, it will allow histamine to flow all over the skin and make one feel itchy all the time. And there is also a chance to develop permanent rosacea.

I would have to agree, Niacin is extremely bad for rosacea so therefor I could see it having ill effects long term. Niacinamide (non flush kind of niacin) I think is fine as it doesn't cause the flushing effect that could potentially damage capillaries.

It takes 2 weeks for the new zit to form, right? SO I would assume that we would all need to take this at least two weeks, correct?

Ive heard some take almost a month to form.

Ive heard some take almost a month to form.

Good god. Uh oh , that means the alcohol I binge drank 3 weeks ago is going to slaughter me soon

~4 days, no visible effects so far. Like you guys said though, I guess one needs to take it for anywhere from 2 weeks to a month, to really know if it can help or not.

alright so im back from my vacation and im pretty suprised to see that this topic blowed up hahaha

anyways ive been taking 500 mg for the past week now and my acne is decreasing but i still do get breakouts. i still havent found a solution to shaving so i think thats what triggers the breakouts. and what ive also noticed with taking niacin is that i can get away with eating junkfood which is great.

im gonna keep on taking 500 mg of flush kind till i run out and then ill switch over to no flush to see if there is an actual difference. by the way, is everyone here taking tablets or capsules?

I'm taking tablets. As I said before I'm taking Niacin 500 mg flush kind. I have seen a pretty good improvement in my acne in the past week, which is about the time I started taking them. I have noticed that I haven't really gotten any new pimples/cysts/zits/....since I started taking Niacin. Now I just need to find something to make my red marks and scars fade.

Anyone know what the difference is between Niacin and Nicotinamide (Niacinamide).

I'm just wondering cuz I stumbled upon Nicotinamide reveiws on this site and all the reviews seem to be positive. There are even some claming that their red marks are disappearing from using nicotinamide whether it be the gel kind or pills. Only thing that confuses me is that is Niacinamide only attainable through prescription? Thanks.

Btw, if anyone's interested, I've been taking niacin for the past 10 days and I have to say it was working really well for the first few days then I went to my buddy's cottage for a week and basically went crazy with junk foods and booze. Now I'm suffering the consequences (huuuuuuuuge breakout) .

Anyone know what the difference is between Niacin and Nicotinamide (Niacinamide).

 

I'm just wondering cuz I stumbled upon Nicotinamide reveiws on this site and all the reviews seem to be positive. There are even some claming that their red marks are disappearing from using nicotinamide whether it be the gel kind or pills. Only thing that confuses me is that is Niacinamide only attainable through prescription? Thanks.

 

Btw, if anyone's interested, I've been taking niacin for the past 10 days and I have to say it was working really well for the first few days then I went to my buddy's cottage for a week and basically went crazy with junk foods and booze. Now I'm suffering the consequences (huuuuuuuuge breakout) .

They just seem to be different forms of Vitamin B3. I'd like to know how exactly they are different though also. Niacinamide can be bought just like Niacin, but it should say "No Flush" on the bottle. I also had good results from Niacin the first few days, and then it just went back to being horrible again. I am now on my second day of Niacinamide, as that's what most people who had success took.

I am concerned about dosage. I bought 100mg regular Niacin tablets. The dose is one a day and it says not to exceed stated dose. This gives 556% of RDA so why would you need more?

On the first 3 days I flushed badly but on day 4 I was okay possibly helped by drinking water.

Can anyone explain why it is okay to take 500mg? This would seem to exceed 2500% of RDA which seems a bit crazy.

Yup. It can't be healthy to take 250-500mg of Niacin a day.

I also want to know more about this, but they do also make 1000mg Niacinamide, which seems ridiculous.

I had a sinus infection, so I had to go to the doctor's anyway, and I asked him about taking 500 mg of Niacin daily. He said it should be fine, and that you shouldn't take 1000 mg or more unless you're under a doctor's supervision to monitor your liver and make sure it doesn't have any bad effects. Those high doses are really just used as a medicine for those with high cholesterol. B vitamins are water soluble, which means any you don't use, you just pee out. Personally, I wouldn't go over 500 mg, but I don't think it's too harmful. I mean, I'd rather pee out some vitamins than take artificial hormones and antibiotics all the time. But that's just me

I had a sinus infection, so I had to go to the doctor's anyway, and I asked him about taking 500 mg of Niacin daily. He said it should be fine, and that you shouldn't take 1000 mg or more unless you're under a doctor's supervision to monitor your liver and make sure it doesn't have any bad effects. Those high doses are really just used as a medicine for those with high cholesterol. B vitamins are water soluble, which means any you don't use, you just pee out. Personally, I wouldn't go over 500 mg, but I don't think it's too harmful. I mean, I'd rather pee out some vitamins than take artificial hormones and antibiotics all the time. But that's just me

Agreed.