Vitamins and Minerals (gone wrong)

[Sophisticate]

So, yesterday my brother bought a supplement from the health food store. It was niacin (500 mg/dose). So I decided to take it given my poor circulation in my feet. Well as you can imagine I experienced some crazy side effects. I felt like I was about to die. What I experienced was a case of niacin flush. My face turned red, ears started to burn and I wanted to just jump into the snow and roll around. It was that bad. The sensation literally travels down your body. You experience burning of the arms, torso, legs and feet. And itchiness plenty of it, everywhere. My advice to you people is never to take it.

Also, have you ever taken too much of a supplement and experienced any adverse events/reactions?

[Khalid Ali]

just eat fruits fresh fruits and Vegis , never eat those Vitamin Pills is fake its full of chemicals very dangerous for the Human body.
You felt like dying how does dying feel if i may ask?

[MoAwr]

just eat fruits fresh fruits and Vegis , never eat those Vitamin Pills is fake its full of chemicals very dangerous for the Human body.
You felt like dying how does dying feel if i may ask?

Loool I don't think she actually knows the pains of death, she was just painting a picture of her pains

[Sophisticate]

Bro, I eat enough fresh produce but I supplement here and there. I think Vitamin D supplementation is vital from October - March. I live in a country where you don't get much sunlight for 6-months and I have pigmented skin. I'm obviously deficient, so I deem it necessary. I also take superfoods like spirulina here and there and omega-3 fatty acids (for mental acuity). However, with niacin I never took it before. :S I probably never will. You know Khalid. How am I suppose to know what dying feels like? I just never felt that way before. It was just very bad.

[Jeffo]

A niacin flush in some cases is not an adverse reacton, people give themselves the flush as a detox program.

[unstoppablefade]

lol Soph my roomated used to use niacin. You had a normal reaction. Did you take it on a empty stomach? That makes the effect 100x worse. 500mg per dose is f-king insane are you out of your mind You're supposed to take like 30-40 mg your first time 3x a day and then up it to 50 the next day and then 70 so your body gets adjusted to the flush. Damn tho 500mg dosage, no wonder you got such a intense flush.

[Sophisticate]

A niacin flush in some cases is not an adverse reaction, people give themselves the flush as a detox program.

Jeffo that's what I was told. I will show you how I felt inside à la gif.

lol Soph my roomated used to use niacin. You had a normal reaction. Did you take it on a empty stomach? That makes the effect 100x worse. 500mg per dose is f-king insane are you out of your mind You're supposed to take like 30-40 mg your first time 3x a day and then up it to 50 the next day and then 70 so your body gets adjusted to the flush. Damn tho 500mg dosage, no wonder you got such a intense flush.

Yes; I took it 3 hrs after eating. I know people shouldn't take over 100mg, but I was curious.

[Lancer]

I don't really watch what I eat, I just kinda eat whatever is available inside the kitchen so I never know if I am receiving enough vitamins or minerals.

ps. Who else use to eat those fruity flavored vitamins as a kid? My mom use to make me eat only one every morning but I used to eat more secretly.

[Jeffo]

Your stupid brother marv should have given you the heads up!

[Sophisticate]

Your stupid brother marv should have given you the heads up!

He knew what it was capable of, but he thought he could withstand the effects in one sitting. I assume he didn't want to suffer alone so he asked me to take it too.

I learned a lesson - never take niacin ever again.