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Niacin And Biotin

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Kathy Shattler MD

day. In the morning and night biotin 5000mg. Zinc 50mg. l lysine 1000mg. Combination tablet calcium magnesium zinc. Turmeric 538mg. Niacin cortisol hexanicotinate flush free 500mg. Coq10 800mg I take the ... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

Hashimoto s hypothyroiditis. Thiamine B-1 100 mg Riboflavin B-2 100 mg Niacin B-3 100 mg Vit B-6 100 mg Folic acid 400 mcg Vit B-12 cyanocobalamin 100 mcg Biotin 100 mcg Pantothenic Acid 100 mg PABA 100 mg ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

My understanding is that high lp(a) should be reduced with niacin and that statins don’t help. I’m sensitive to niacin and fainted previously from taking one. Are there other alternatives? My # is 199. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Nsah Bernard MD

I need to know if generic slo-niacin is as consistent in its content of active ingredients as prescription Niaspin? My main concern is my insurance will pay for Niaspin but not slo- niacin. Thanks. XXXXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nsah Bernard ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vaddadi Suresh MD

Can Biotin cause palpitations? I started to take biotin 2 weeks ago, today I went to the ER due to palpitations. EKG came back good. The only new thing in my life is Natures Bounty with biotin, is it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaddadi Suresh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Kakkar S. MD

HI Doctor, My age is 23 and i am experience hair loss... i hear about minoxidil, zinc tablet, biotin and niacin to use for avoid hair loss kindly advice which one treatment is best. my front end side ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Prabhash Verma MD

I m currently taking Sotalol 120mg 2X daily and Diltiazem ER 180 mg. 1X daily I am going to start taking Vivscal for hair loss which contains Vitamin C, Niacin, Biotin, Iron and Zinc Wondering how the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prabhash Verma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar MD

i have been using retinol A cream, hydroquinone cream, and a bunch of vitamins not recommended for pregnancy ie: conjugated linoic acid, niacin, selenium, b12, alpha lipoic acid, biotin and chromium ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar ( OBGYN)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

Boitin supplement , can i consume it too or should i take a prescription from a doctor. Does Niacin also ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Kathy Shattler MD

I just took some niacin and am experiencing the niacin flush, which concerned me, however, I did learn that this can be normal. My question is how helpful is taking niacin with dealing with depression ... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)