Does Niacin Eventually Stop Working?

[electthedead01 0]

Hey guys i was just reading around in the thread ''Niacin is AMAZING for acne'' that was posted here. And I read a couple times that it is only a temporary fix???

I used niacin before and it worked great but I eventually stopped using it cause I started breaking out again. I sont think me breaking out again was due to the fact that the niacin wore off because I have better reasons to blame for that.

Well That was 5 months ago.

Now, myy acne has been pretty bad for the last couple weeks, but I reintroduced niacin and my face is clearing again!

Anyways I was just wondering if niacin is indeed a quick fix or is it a long term helper??

Also instead of taking niacin everyday, would taking it 4 times a week make the acne clearing effects last

longer??

[FaceValues 229]

Everyone always speaks so highly of niacin and b-5, I have yet to try 'em.

[Niall. 0]

Hmm i can def relate to this. I took niacin last week (500mg a day). Within 2 days my face was clear. I mean CLEAR like no zits whatsoever. Moreover, my skin complexion was glowing with radiance. Maybe 3-4 red marks though. My acne was only mild however and i only get maybe 3-4 zits a week if that.

I was really happy, thought id found my cure so continued to take 500mg a day at night before bed. However this week i have been breaking out badly again. Maybe its just random and my previous clarity was just a "good week", but something tells me its the niacin and its effect has wore off.

Also i stopped getting the "flush" after several doses, which i think may be correlative.

Seems like it is temporary fix, i shall continue taking it nonetheless.

Edited October 20, 2011 by Niall.

[electthedead01 0]

Hmm i can def relate to this. I took niacin last week (500mg a day). Within 2 days my face was clear. I mean CLEAR like no zits whatsoever. Moreover, my skin complexion was glowing with radiance. Maybe 3-4 red marks though. My acne was only mild however and i only get maybe 3-4 zits a week if that.

I was really happy, thought id found my cure so continued to take 500mg a day at night before bed. However this week i have been breaking out badly again. Maybe its just random and my previous clarity was just a "good week", but something tells me its the niacin and its effect has wore off.

Also i stopped getting the "flush" after several doses, which i think may be correlative.

Seems like it is temporary fix, i shall continue taking it nonetheless.

How long did the clear effects last from taking it? Months? Weeks? Days? :0

[Niall. 0]

Unforuntaly it lasted a mere few days maybe 4. Those were good days.. lol

My dosage remained the same throughout though

guess i have to wait 5 months and do it again

Edited October 20, 2011 by Niall.

[electthedead01 0]

Unforuntaly it lasted a mere few days maybe 4. Those were good days.. lol

My dosage remained the same throughout though

guess i have to wait 5 months and do it again

Only 4?! D:

Man this sucks.

But after those 4 days did you just stop getting the flushes? Or did you just have a bad breakout?

[Niall. 0]

Well i took it first time ever thursday last week. My skin was really clear on saturday up until tuesday.

I never stopped getting the flush, its just that now it is almost unnoticable when i get it. When i first took it, it was like a sunburn red. Now it a very mild red as though i have done some light exercise. I didnt really breakout all at once. Just pimples have started popping up each day and my skin tone is getting progressivly worse. Oh well i shall maybe take more tonight.

I hope your skin stays clear though gl.

[electthedead01 0]

Well i took it first time ever thursday last week. My skin was really clear on saturday up until tuesday.

I never stopped getting the flush, its just that now it is almost unnoticable when i get it. When i first took it, it was like a sunburn red. Now it a very mild red as though i have done some light exercise. I didnt really breakout all at once. Just pimples have started popping up each day and my skin tone is getting progressivly worse. Oh well i shall maybe take more tonight.

I hope your skin stays clear though gl.

The same thing is happeneing to me, when I started on Monday it was sunburn red, now today it was very mild.

Hmmmm, well I think instead of taking it EVERYDAY, I'm going to start taking it only 3 times a week. Hopefully then the results will stay continous.

Oh well, I have some experimenting to do.

Thanks for the help, and thanks, I hope yours clears as well!

Edited October 20, 2011 by electthedead01

[Niall. 0]

Well i took it first time ever thursday last week. My skin was really clear on saturday up until tuesday.

I never stopped getting the flush, its just that now it is almost unnoticable when i get it. When i first took it, it was like a sunburn red. Now it a very mild red as though i have done some light exercise. I didnt really breakout all at once. Just pimples have started popping up each day and my skin tone is getting progressivly worse. Oh well i shall maybe take more tonight.

I hope your skin stays clear though gl.

The same thing is happeneing to me, when I started on Monday it was sunburn red, now today it was very mild.

Hmmmm, well I think instead of taking it EVERYDAY, I'm going to start taking it only 3 times a week. Hopefully then the results will stay continous.

Oh well, I have some experimenting to do.

Thanks for the help, and thanks, I hope yours clears as well!

yeah i may just try taking it 3 times a week. Maybe that will help prelong the effect.

Btw how much do u take?

[electthedead01 0]

Well i took it first time ever thursday last week. My skin was really clear on saturday up until tuesday.

I never stopped getting the flush, its just that now it is almost unnoticable when i get it. When i first took it, it was like a sunburn red. Now it a very mild red as though i have done some light exercise. I didnt really breakout all at once. Just pimples have started popping up each day and my skin tone is getting progressivly worse. Oh well i shall maybe take more tonight.

I hope your skin stays clear though gl.

The same thing is happeneing to me, when I started on Monday it was sunburn red, now today it was very mild.

Hmmmm, well I think instead of taking it EVERYDAY, I'm going to start taking it only 3 times a week. Hopefully then the results will stay continous.

Oh well, I have some experimenting to do.

Thanks for the help, and thanks, I hope yours clears as well!

yeah i may just try taking it 3 times a week. Maybe that will help prelong the effect.

Btw how much do u take?

I take 500mg

[chunkylard 188]

You're better off improving all areas of health and lifestyle rather than looking for a quick fix.

[electthedead01 0]

You're better off improving all areas of health and lifestyle rather than looking for a quick fix.

Well that's the thing, I do maintain a healthy diet and lifetstyle, and my acne was looking pretty good even before I started the niacin. I just thought that the niacin would give me an extra kick at getting clear, and it did BIG TIME.

Hopefully only using it 3 times a week rather than everyday it won't wear off.

[Zanpakutou 1]

It definitely helped me, but it's mostly a bandaid. It doesnt attack the root cause and if you're anything like me you'll get fed up when you randomly break out while on the stuff. I believe I have narrowed down a food intolerance being the most significant cause, possibly even root cause of My acne. After a atleast a month or so I may start a thread on My findings.

[electthedead01 0]

My face looks soo good thouhg lol. Nothing is a permanent cure.

Oh well, hopefully my experiment works.