Niacin
Active Ingredients
- Niacin
Manufacturers
- Abbvie Inc
- Everylife
- Jeun Cell Ltd
- Medpointe Pharmaceuticals Medpointe Healthcare Inc
- Sanofi Aventis Us Llc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Niaspan.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Niacin Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Niacin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flushing
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 20, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Flushing ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Burning sensation, Throat tightness, Blood test
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on June 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... of extended release niacin now and they react differently. The first gave me an upset stomach with burning. The second gave me such a bad reaction that I was on fire, dizzy, throat swelling, and ultim...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By VentureMan in fdb.rxlist.com on January 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“een taking 3000 mg Niaspan for 9 years which keep levels out of red zone. Added Welchol two years ago, and Chol levels in normal range now... HDL above 80. T-Chol/HDL are below 3.5 for two years now...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on November 29, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Started off with total cholesterol at 320 and Triglycerides at 1400. I have been taking 1500mg of slo niacin every day for eight months. My total cholesterol is currently 140 and my triglycerides are ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flushing, Burning sensation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 30, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Radical flushing/burning feeling. The radical flushing that one would experience taking this medication was effectively controlled by taking an 81mg asprin 30 minutes before b...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nausea, Flushing
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 27, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Light flushing, nausea My Dr prescribed Niaspan and monitored it with me over a year, beginning with 500 mg and every 6 weeks increasing the dosage to 750 mg, 1000 mg, 1250 mg...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Regurgitation, Nausea, Flushing, Burning sensation, Cough, Dyspepsia, Gastrointestinal disorder, Rash, Weight increased, Decreased appetite, Oral disorder, Energy increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 3, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... this time I became very anxious and unable to deal with stress. I was put on two antidepressants. I started with reflux, nausea,inability to eat without coughing and spitting up, severe weakness so mu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Regurgitation, Nausea, Flushing, Burning sensation, Cough, Dyspepsia, Gastrointestinal disorder, Rash, Weight increased, Decreased appetite, Oral disorder, Energy increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 1, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... this time I became very anxious and unable to deal with stress. I was put on two antidepressants. I started with reflux, nausea,inability to eat without coughing and spitting up, severe weakness so mu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By K in fdb.rxlist.com on September 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Have been taking 1000 mg for years. No apparent side effects. Great results in blood work. Dr satisfied with results. Now I am concerned with most recent studies though.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photopsia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 1, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: When I first start taking niaspan I had real bad flashing from head to toe. I then read the pamplet n I started taking niaspan the right way n now I don't have no problems any more I am...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Niacin
Flushing
“Side Effects: Initially has hot flashes red flushing of skin. However it was discovered that taking the Niaspan before going to bed, with an 81mg enteric coated aspirin entirely eliminated the hot ...”
Source: Niaspan (Niacin Extended-Release)
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Did the author experience flushing while taking niacin?
What is this?Weight Increased
“... it was discovered that taking the Niaspan before going to bed, with an 81mg enteric coated aspirin entirely eliminated the hot flashes. There have been some deposits of fatty nodules just below the s...”
Source: Niaspan (Niacin Extended-Release)
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Did the author experience weight increased while taking niacin?
What is this?Nodule
“... it was discovered that taking the Niaspan before going to bed, with an 81mg enteric coated aspirin entirely eliminated the hot flashes. There have been some deposits of fatty nodules just below the s...”
Source: Niaspan (Niacin Extended-Release)
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Did the author experience nodule while taking niacin?
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