Re: Niacin instead of Zocor
- From: Jim Chinnis <jchinnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:49:43 GMT
"Kamalakar Pasupuleti" <p_kamalakar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
>Is it good to take Niacin 50 mg on a long term basis to avoid
>the use of Zocor - 10 mg . I am a diabetic - 2 and my A1C is 6.2 .
>TC - 172 , HDL - 40 , LDL - 97 and TG - 175 . The doctor says
>that my LDL should drop down to 70 and advised me Zocor 10 mg .
Niacin 50 mg will do nothing to substitute for Zocor 10 mg. Doses of niacin
need to be far higher to have major lipid effects, such as boosting HDL
significantly. And even at near toxic levels it will not produce a 30% drop
in LDL, which the Zocor may.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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