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Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
I am 46 years old, in good health all of my life, but I am now 40 pounds overweight. I get little or no exercise in the course of a day as I work in an office and commute 45 miles one way.
The drug prescribed by my doctor is Niaspan. It is 500 mg tablets and I'm suppose to take one twice each day.
Any comments or advice?
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Aladdin, you should really look at the instructions your doctor gave you. sometimes, niaspan is given 500 mg once a day, at bed time. The dose, however is slowly increased to a level that your doctor has decided to increase it to. It is dangerous to get too much advice online about perscription drugs. I advise you to call your doc's office or pharmacy for clarification.
Also, if you didnt know, niaspan makes some people get flushing in the face. if this happens, it is completly normal.
Bill