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http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Niacin http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1349025130 Message started by Clusterman59 on Sep 30^th, 2012 at 1:12pm

Title: Niacin
Post by Clusterman59 on Sep 30^th, 2012 at 1:12pm

Hey Guy's
I realize this is a bit unorthodox but this was what I took 200mg of niacin along with handfuls of excedrin (I rarely took them together) for 18 years when I was a kid as my only way to stop my CH's and I would wait for the "flush" from the niacin and about 20 or 30 % of the time it would actually would stop a CH if I could take it in time, like instantly at the onset of a CH. Ha you guys ever heard of the use of niacin and if so what happened to the use of it?

Title: Re: Niacin
Post by LasVegas on Sep 30^th, 2012 at 4:43pm

I am familiar with Niacin and the flush! However, am not familiar with Niacin as it may/not relate to CH's. You might consider sending off a PM to our vitamin expert-Batch on this subject...or ask the question on the "123" thread.

Continued use of Excedrin (or any OTC med) as i'm sure you've found out by now can be a medical nightmare for anybody, and especially ineffective for CH's.

Good luck ;)

-Gregg in Las Vegas