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How Do I Taper Off Niaspan

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Dr.  Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

i was taking 500 mg of niaspan and stop bacause of flushing , Now I';m having tmau like symptoms. could stopping the niaspan be the cause ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Can Niaspan reduce alcohol level for a urine alcohol test ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chintan Solanki MD

Can a Niaspan Flush cause a false reading on an alcohol breathalyzer test ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Manjunath L Ramarajapalli MD

they may had find. I was taking niaspan for my high chrolstol. before that i have stop have periods. when i stared to take niaspan month later i stared my periord it lasted for 10 days and then everday i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manjunath L Ramarajapalli ( OBGYN)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

Will lemon juice, Niaspan or midol effect the outcome on an alcohol drug urine test ? ... View answer

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Dr.  Suresh Heijebu MD

Hello Doc, I have not taken my Niaspan for two weeks and I just got my blood test results today and ... waiting on new Niaspan RX to come today and will resume taking Niaspan. Could that effect those... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

Can Niaspan (1,000 mg daily) be a cause of painful/chapped lips? Age:72+, 160 lbs., basically good ..., exercise daily. Prior to a few weeks ago, I was only taking 500 mg of Niaspan daily which is the reeason... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saranya Ramadoss MD

Can Niaspan cause oral lichen planus? I have a HIV patient with a CD4 958, Viral Load 20. He has ... went back on Niaspan in November after completing Hepatitis C treatment. Is it possible that this is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saranya Ramadoss ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I saw recently in the news that Niaspan can cause internal bleeding. I had taken Niaspan for several years until my spleen hemorrhaged and I had a splenectomy. There was no trauma or pathology for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

My doctor wants to put me on niaspan since my liprotein a is 144, however my total cholosterol is 142, my good cholosterol is 50, I m 36 year old female, I m scared to take niaspan since it causes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)