Applesauce symptoms and conditions

I was started on Bactrim 7 days ago. The first two days I felt fine, but the 3rd night I got cold...very cold and could not stop shaking for about two hours. My heart was racing and I was nauseated and couldn't focus. This went on for about 8 hours before going to the ER. Upon arrival I had elevated BP and pulse, but after a couple of hours it went down to normal. I saw a new doctor who said it sounded like I had a hypoglycemic attack!! I never had one of those before!! So, I'm figuring I'm getting sicker and maybe it is not from the Bactrim so I take it again and last night was another horrible night!! Racing heart, confusion, and urinating every 30 minutes. Thinking maybe I'm having another attack I get up and eat some applesauce and my husband gives me some sweet tea. I promptly threw up a few times and then we went to the computer to look for ourselves the side effects of this drug. Guess what? It causes hypoglycemia, racing heart, confusion and does something to your kidneys and makes you urinate too much and could be very dangerous!! That was it for me!! I didn't sleep the rest of the night but slept on and off during the day and felt like myself today for the first time since taking the drug. I don't know if it has done any permanent damage, but I will let everyone I know about this awful awful drug!!

Does anyone have cold feet with Niaspan? I take 1000 mg with applesauce at bedtime, and I also take a 81 mg aspirin about 30 min. to 1 hour prior to taking the aspirin. My feet are so cold and I cannot seem to get them warm. As a result, I cannot sleep at night. Please let me know if anyone else has this side effect.

I came home from work and opened my new bottle of Niaspan er 500mg. It was late and my wife was asleep. I read the bottle and it said take 2 tablets before bed with food. I did and about 4 hours later, my entire body was on FIRE and my hair felt like needles pinching my skin when I moved. I can deal with a hot flash or flushing but I was literally RED hot to touch, forget the feeling that I was having a heart attack or stroke.
I am only 41 years old in good health and a little low good cholesterol. I tried again few days later with one pill(after my wife had a good laughed) and experience the same nightmare. No hot flash, I was BURNING RED and my hairs were needles pinching my skin as I put ice packs around my neck.
I understand this is just a form of vitamin B-3??? Has anyone tried some form of herbal version of a B-vitamin?? Has anyone tried to take during the daytime????

My dad is 73 years old and has been in the hospital, rehab, nursing care, back to hospital, currently back in rehab since August 3, 2008. He was on Flomax which he was taken off of the first week in August after arriving to the hospital with low blood pressure and leg weakness to the point of being unable to walk. He had been taking it for years so doctors did not think Flomax the cause. However, once they ret'd him on Flomax he was unable to hold his head up when sitting in wheel chair (drooling) and very unresponsive. He also vomited and just stared at it, unable to respond to try to clean himself up. They took him off Flomax with some improvement. (He could hold his head up and respond.) His weakness declined to the point that he can no longer pee/poop without a diaper, can't swallow, can't speak (due to weakened vocal chords), and has no energy. He has a feeding tube. To date, they have not been able to pin point what dad's problem is. I noticed that on October 10, 2008, they returned him to Flomax. He again is sitting in wheelchair with head hanging down. No energy to do rehab. I have requested they take him off Flomax and LEAVE him off. I don't trust this drug. I think his long-term use of this drug could be what's killing my him.

I was on simcor, which is heavy dose of niacin plus simvastatin.Was taking simvastatin alon and i was fine.
my lipids and trygllicerides were very high so put me on this medication''
I'm sure its the niacin that is the culprit. sever itching on back and inner arms.

Was very red and hot to the touch.

I am now off of it for a week. Continue to have the itching and rash.
It has to be a reaction to the niacin, as that is when it started, I refuse to live with this, Will not take again.

I was on Lamictal for 4 years and after the first year I suddenly started having all kinds of teeth and gum problems for no discernible reason. But since Lamictal has the possible side effect of "sores or blisters on the inside of the mouth" I wondered if it could be related.

I did a Google search and am coming up with no experts yet, but lots and lots of posts connecting anticonvulsant meds, particularly Lamictal, Topamax, Neurontin, and Depakote, with dental problems. Dilantin is well known for causing gum disease and breaking down tooth enamel, loosening of teeth, and even breaking down of jawbone tissue.

I don't think the experts have connected the dots yet, but is anyone else having this problem?

I have been taking the initial dose of Niaspan for 4 weeks, one 500 mg tablet at bedtime. I really experienced no side effects at all. This week I started on the second step and increased the dose to two 500 mg tablets at bedtime. Every night I have been waking up with diareaha. It always seems to subisde during the day, but after taking my bedtime dose, I'm up again in the middle of the night. Any suggestions?

I have been taking 3g daily for 6 years. Dosage was ramped up 500mg a month to reach that level. I've had to stop several times for surgery but was able to go back to 3g without ramping. I usually have little or no trouble. I vote for non-fat yoghurt as a good snack when taking the capsules. I got started on using Niaspan by Berkeley Heart Lab. Google for articles regarding them.

For optic neuritis, and arm and shoulder pain: I had a combo of 3 days of Solu-Medrol infusion (steroid via IV) and then went on the following regimen of Prednisone: 5 days 60 mg; 3 days 40 mg; 2 days 20 mg.
Side effects have been terrible with the WORSE CASE OF FACIAL ACNE I have ever had. I'm 28 - I have my 10th high school reunion, weddings, and more -- and it may sound vain, but if you saw this acne (hundreds of tiny pimples all over my cheeks; sides; chin; and upper neck) you'd feel my pain. Also, got shoulder, arm, back, and chest acne -- which I can take b/c I can find ways to cover that up. But face! It's terrible. I'm using Pro-Activ and see minimal improvement. The #2 problem has been SEVERE heartburn during the tapering off phase. I have never felt that much pain and it only went away after I completely went off the drug - I treated this with ginger drink (a hot tea sold in international food stores) and Pepcid AC. Also, due to my original symptoms I can do virtually no exercise when I used to exercise 6 days/week. I'm really worried about weight gain which I already see in my arms and face. My appetite has been through the roof. Irritability was the worst but I forewarned my family. My original symptoms have greatly improved, but I'd honestly rather fight through that original pain than endure the craziness that is prednisone.

The Key to taking Niaspan:
Look, you will flush.. The key to taking this medication is all in the pre-treatment. Most of your Dr's do not give you the proper education you need to take this drug successfully. Niaspan is an amazing drug and WILL save your life. The flushing is there, but it is managable. The horror stories you read above were listed by patients who almost certainly didn't have the pretreatment guidelines or did not follow them. The following is the correct dosing guidelines. Remember, Niaspan is the most effect product on the market to raise your HDL. You need this because HDL carries the bad cholesterol out of your system. You should also excercise.
DIRECTIONS: 1. Aspirin (325mg) UNCOATED!!! 81mg aspirin may do the trick, but don't do it.
2. Take Niaspan with a low fat snack. Applesauce, Yogurt. The higher the fiber in the snack the better. The fiber helps to coat and thus reduces the flushing.
3. Maybe most important of all. NO HOT OR SPICY FOODS!!! NO HOT LIQUIDS OR ALCOHOL!!

THERE IS NOT A BETTER DRUG TO BE TAKING. YOU CAN NOT BUY NIACIN OVER THE COUNTER AND EXPECT TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE YOU WILL SEE WITH NIASPAN. NIASPAN IS FDA REGULATED. OVER THE COUNTER PRODUCTS ARE NOT!! CHANCES ARE, IF YOU ARE NOT FLUSHING, YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY BENEFIT. I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE, IT'S NOT THAT HARD. TAKE A LOOK AT THE KEY STEPS IN PRE-TREATMENT. YOU COULD BE EATING SOMETHING SPICY OR HOT AND IRRITATING THE NIASPAN IN YOUR SYSTEM. TRY USING A HIGER FIBER SNACK AND CHANGING TO THE 325mg "UNCOATED" ASPIRIN.

Thank you,

Higher HDL

At first, occasional (about once a week) waking up with upper back soaking wet with perspiration. No incidents since starting following regimin over 3 months ago:
1. Take low-dose apirin 1/2 hour before taking niaspan.
2. Take niaspan at bedtime with food.
Four ounce individual serving of applesauce works for
me. Yogurt is supposed to do just as well.