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What patients are saying about
Niacin for Heart Attack

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Positive Experiences with Heart Attack Medications
Niacin
  • Niacin is taken for treating Heart Attack
  • More patient posts reported that Niacin helped them when used for Heart Attack (79% higher than average of other Heart Attack treatments)
Niacin
Fish Oil
  • Fish Oil is taken for treating Heart Attack
  • More patient posts reported that Fish Oil helped them when used for Heart Attack (73% higher than average of other Heart Attack treatments)
Fish Oil
Niaspan
  • Niaspan is taken for treating Heart Attack
  • More patient posts reported that Niaspan helped them when used for Heart Attack (51% higher than average of other Heart Attack treatments)
Niaspan
Omega-3
  • Omega-3 is taken for treating Heart Attack
  • An average number of patient posts reported that Omega-3 helped them when used for Heart Attack
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What patients are saying about Niacin and Heart Attack

572 patient discussions from healthcare websites and blogs
Niacin for reduction of heart attacks and strokes. \...
08/02/2011
...no benefit in taking Niacin for reduction of heart attacks and strokes. \ \ ...in the trial was NIASPAN. They added Niaspan to ...results? No reductions of heart attacks for the Niaspan g...  (from www.dailystrength.org)  Read full post
and for reduction of heart attack risk, 1000-1500 mg is...
10/22/2007
...article by Dr. Davis on Niacin dosage. He uses niacin in most of his patients ...treating lipoprotein(a) or using niacin as a tool for ...LDL, and for reduction of heart attack risk, 1000-150...  (from www.healthboards.com)  Read full post
it seriously as i had a heart attack when i was pretty...
03/28/2013
...high and my HDL is very low. my Dr has me taking niacin 2500mg daily and it has helped slightly. diet and ...it :-) PS-take it seriously as i had a heart attack when i was pretty...  (from www.weightlosschat.org)  Read full post
and/or Niaspan since my heart attack of 5 years ago....
02/12/2009
...on and off Niacin and/or Niaspan since my heart attack of 5 years ago. The flushing and \\\"sunburn\\\" ...half hour maybe less the flushing will subside. And as you take this B3 with niacin ...  (from www.medications.com)  Read full post
HDL levels don't appear to have lower risk of heart attack:...
04/25/2013
...The study in the article looked at adding niacin to a statin. One ...to have lower risk of heart attack:...  (from www.drmcdougall.com)  Read full post
Niacin after my first heart attack. I experienced such...
04/29/2010
...have been taking slo niacin 5 weeks had 2 ...last 2?\ I was prescribed Niacin after my first heart attack. I experienced such extreme flushing ...could no longer take the Niacin. It was sugge...  (from www.drugs.com)  Read full post
I may die of a heart attack one day, but it won't be from...
02/07/2013
My numbers are right there with mjrc64! I also take 1g of Niacin a day and about 4g of fish oil.\ \ I have great BP, and great BG numbers, ...I may die of a heart attack one day, but it won't...  (from www.diabetesforums.com)  Read full post
preventing heart attacks. They recommend fresh salmon or...
05/22/2013
...for lowering my cholesterol. I have tried niacin in the past and could ...it, does not show that fish oil(without the fish) is effective in preventing heart attacks. They recommend fresh salmo...  (from neurotalk.psychcentral.com)  Read full post
absolute risk reduction for heart attack and 22% reduction...
03/18/2013
aspirin above all, can't beat 32% absolute risk reduction for heart attack and 22% reduction in stroke. ...wrist cuffs generally stink. And niacin is used in OTC and ...to be taken with aspir...  (from forums.steroid.com)  Read full post
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to prevent heart attacks failed miserably and the study...
06/03/2011
...use of naicin to prevent heart attacks failed miserably and the study ...to the failure of niacin to be helpful...wil...  (from www.spacedoc.net)  Read full post