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kloan
22-01-2009, 07:48 PM
Fairly pointless thread here... just wondering if anyone knows what the heck causes the tingling sensations from Niacin (vit B3)... every time I drink my No Shotgun, my arms/face get all hot and tingly...
St
22-01-2009, 08:06 PM
Fairly pointless thread here... just wondering if anyone knows what the heck causes the tingling sensations from Niacin (vit B3)... every time I drink my No Shotgun, my arms/face get all hot and tingly...

It causes a flush in the skin.
I take 500mg 30minutes before i get on Stage.You get all hot and itchy not a great feeling.
ironwill
22-01-2009, 08:30 PM
I was taking it everyday for awhile (dont ask why) it alleviates with thime, you get used to it and can up your dose as you become accustomed to it...
Smart tony, 500 mgs WOW, i started at 100 mgs and worked up to 300 after awhile, i was told it had health benefits for liver, so i tried it...Im not sure it did anything..
kloan
22-01-2009, 11:52 PM
is it for vascularity or opening up the blood vessels kinda like arginine?

it's a shame supplement companies don't specify how much of every ingredient there actually is in their products.. i have no clue how much b3 is in the NO Shotgun.
JonnyO
23-01-2009, 02:36 AM
I dont get that from the Shotgun, you must be very sensitive to it and I sometimes take double the dose.

As for niacin I take 2g daily, flush free of course.
BAM
23-01-2009, 07:52 AM
Its a histamine reaction.

Supposedly makes for better orgasms for women if they take it an hour before sex as the female orgasm is also tied to histamine release.

It has to be the kind that flushes you though. Some Niacin is non-flushing
jsv22
23-01-2009, 10:50 AM
I dont get that from the Shotgun, you must be very sensitive to it and I sometimes take double the dose.

As for niacin I take 2g daily, flush free of course.

do you get your liver checked? i thought that it was hepatotoxic at those doses?

-jsv
5151
23-01-2009, 02:17 PM
I dont get that from the Shotgun, you must be very sensitive to it and I sometimes take double the dose.

As for niacin I take 2g daily, flush free of course.

What are you trying to achieve by such a high dose? Doses this high are typically only see when trying to control cholesterol as it can be hepatotoxic especially when combined with any sort of methylated oral steroid.
Drummer
23-01-2009, 05:22 PM
i took it before tanning for a deeper colour
JonnyO
23-01-2009, 09:22 PM
What are you trying to achieve by such a high dose? Doses this high are typically only see when trying to control cholesterol as it can be hepatotoxic especially when combined with any sort of methylated oral steroid.

That is why, for cholesterol reasons and it works well. I go for bloodwork Monday morning, been out of the gym and stopped all types of supplements on Wednesday so I should have a close to perfect reading.
5151
24-01-2009, 06:13 PM
That is why, for cholesterol reasons and it works well. I go for bloodwork Monday morning, been out of the gym and stopped all types of supplements on Wednesday so I should have a close to perfect reading.

That's what I assumed. It's quite interesting how much a b-vit can affect the human body. A new pre-workout just came out with 15000mg of the coenzyme form of B12. I'm dying to see what the nootropic effect is like.