Re: Niacin instead of Zocor

It seems to me I heard somewhere that Jim Chinnis wrote in article
<hjpdk115svlfi1e2rdf5qlqm8kvbescupt@xxxxxxx>:

>"Kamalakar Pasupuleti" <p_kamalakar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

>> Hi Jim , I find my blood pressure improves a little if I take
>>niacin 50 mg in addition to cetrium silver . Is there a serious
>>side effect if I add 50 mg of niacin regularly . cetrium silver
>>has 20 mg of niacin in it .

>I believe serious side effects aren't likely below about 500 mg, assuming
>absence of liver disease. I am not an expert on this.

I was on 1,000mg for several years, and have been reduced to 500mg for
the past year or so. Also on 80mg Lipitor, 12.5mg atenolol, and 20mg
lisinopril, along with some doctor-recommended nutritionals. No
problems, cut back to annual checkups in seventh year since stenting.
--
Don Kirkman
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  • Re: Niacin instead of Zocor
    ... I find my blood pressure improves a little if I take ... >niacin 50 mg in addition to cetrium silver. ... >side effect if I add 50 mg of niacin regularly. ... Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA ...
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  • Re: Niacin instead of Zocor
    ... > 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, ... > in LDL, which the Zocor may. ... niacin 50 mg in addition to cetrium silver. ...
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