Re: Niacin + other B vitamins?


"Jim Heckman" <wnzrfeurpxzna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have CAD and, in the wake an angioplasty, I've been taking high-dose
> (1000 mg) niacin + 40mg lovastatin, in the form of Advicor, to control
> my cholesterol. It works great, but I've been reading that one
> shouldn't supplement just one B vitamin without supplementing them
> all -- something about megadoses of one "crowding out" the others.
>
> Has anyone heard of this? I'm thinking of adding a so-called "Balanced
> B-100" vitamin formulation, which has thiamine, riboflavin, B-6, B-12
> and pantothenic acid at about the same doses, relative to their RDAs,
> as Advicor does niacin. But might this reduce the efficacy of the
> niacin by, say, competing with it in the gut and/or liver?
>
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> --
> Jim Heckman

You might as well throw in some folate to reduce homocysteine levels.


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