Violet
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Yesterday I took Niacin for the first time. I was kind of hap-hazard - I popped two tablets (2 x 500 mg) on a reasonably empty stomach (all I'd eaten was a coffee and a piece of cheese). The label warned that "This product may cause a temporary flush, itching or tingling red rash on the skin"... but a lot more happened to me.
My whole body went bright red - as though I was badly sunburned. After about 10 mins, I became freezing. I started shaking with the cold - to the point that my teeth were chattering uncontrollably. It was like having a high fever. And it didnt subside for nearly an hour!
Obviously I took too much... but does anyone know why my reaction might have been so extreme? Someone suggested to me that the more extreme a reaction is, the more likely it is that you have a deficiency. I do suffer from rosacea as well, and I seem to remember Ray Peat saying it was caused by a B vit deficiency.
My whole body went bright red - as though I was badly sunburned. After about 10 mins, I became freezing. I started shaking with the cold - to the point that my teeth were chattering uncontrollably. It was like having a high fever. And it didnt subside for nearly an hour!
Obviously I took too much... but does anyone know why my reaction might have been so extreme? Someone suggested to me that the more extreme a reaction is, the more likely it is that you have a deficiency. I do suffer from rosacea as well, and I seem to remember Ray Peat saying it was caused by a B vit deficiency.