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After taking a 500mg Niaspan last night 1/2 hour after taking it ...

Posted at 11:12 AM on Jun 06, 2009 by hearudude, #42066
After taking a 500mg Niaspan last night 1/2 hour after taking it I had this reaction: Hot flush in my upper body, face,neck and arms. Happened out of the blue. got scared. Went to the bathroom and washed my face with cold water. Came over to the iMac (computer) Googled Niaspan allergic reactions, found this site and was mentally relieved to note that this was a common side effect of this drug. Consumed 10 oz of water calmed down and fell better within 6 or 7 minutes. While some people curse the amount of info on the net I am not one of them. I am really glad that people share info like I am doing. I suggest though if any of the side effects are worse then mine yo go to the ER and if you cant hit 911.
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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 15, 2009 by sophie123, #20625

Yes, my husband was warned about this "sunburn" feeling and was advise to take the Niaspan before bd. time, but last p.m we were traveling he took one while driving, not long after he did get the symptoms red blotchy skin , hot, than I noticed that he was drifting to the left on the hwy. into on coming traffic said he didn't feel good, i told him to pull over to the right on the shoulder, i looked at him and his eyes were wide open and said he couldn't see !!! I managed to take the wheel got us pulled over to the left shoulder missed the on coming traffic he got out for fresh air sight came back, has anybody else experienced this?

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