Mulitvitamin without Niacin

[ken972]

Just noticed my GNC Mega Men mulitvitamin has Niacin in it. Not gonna take a chance here and going to stop using it. I didnt realize Niacin causes flushing.

Does anyone know of a good mulitvitamin that does not contain Niacin??
Im still working on getting a good supply of recommended supplements in me. Just started takine Skin eternal by source naturals and looking into the Pycnogenola and grape seed extract. Wondering if they could both be taken at the same time.

[Max]

in my experience there are a lot of multi-vits where niacin has been replaced with non flushing niacinamide/nicotinamide.

i've just checked multi-vitamines available at http://www.puritan.com/, most of them contain niacinamide instead of niacin.

but they all contain so many stuff i'm not sure if they might include other flushing triggers...

[ken972]

Yes..it seems its not an easy task. Im not sure if niacin is used if its enough to cause flushing.

[pjbear57]

From what I've read, 200mg or more of niacin causes flushing and itching. Niacin can also be found in these foods - liver, lean meats, poultry, fish, rabbit, nuts, cereals, legumes, asparagus, milk, seeds, and green leafy vegetables.

[IowaDavid]

Nearly every multivitamin I've seen uses niacinamide, or nicotinamide (same thing) in place of Niacin. I think it just takes one step out of your body's absorption of the niacin; converting niacin to niacinamide is when your body responds to it. I could be wrong on this, though. I'm not a nutritionist or what have you.

But, I will say, if the label says Niacin, in the form of niacinamide or nicotinamide, you are good to go. Shouldn't be a problem.


David

[arcticlobo]

Yeah, I just noticed that my multivitamin contains 40mg of Niacin. I have no idea is this is contributing to rosacea or not. Any luck finding a good multivitamin which does not contain niacin?

[ken972]

Nope, Im still taking GNC Megan Man. It does contain niacin but im not sure if its high enough to cause problems. Im still trying to incorporate a good multivitamin and the recommeded vitamins for rosacea. I started taking source naturals eternal skin and have the source naturals pycnogenal and grape seed extract on hand. Would be neat if a company would package all this stuff in one box geared torwards rosaceas.

[pjbear57]

I take a B-vitamin complex with 20 mg Niacin which is the 100% daily allowance. That alone isn't a problem for me. I think it's Niacin in larger doses that can be a problem, like if you take a vitamin plus consume foods with high Niacin amounts like what is posted above.

[lorilu]

i take a great one from
Allergy Reseearch
It's hypoallergenic no iodine , no copper

YOu have to buy it online

Myvits.com
is my favorite place but there are cheaper

I also use
osteob plus for extra calcium by biotics research.