3 months Nicotinamide treament.

[muddledme]

Just over 3 months since I started taking daily 500mg Nicotinamide (B3) capsules.(Health 4All purest B3 Nicotinamide, with no additives) About £7-£8 for 90 caps.

This week I had my blood cholesterol checked . It has been raised for over 30 years but I have been unable to take Statins.

12 months ago it was 7.7 despite a Mediteranean type diet and a low BMI etc.

Now it has dropped to 5.2, the lowest ever and considered normal for my age and health. I knew that Vit B3 lowered cholesterol but was delighted to see the large drop. I believe that high cholesterol is a risk factor for eye health, so maybe this is a way that this treatment helps Glaucoma ????

Apparently patients on Statins should never suddenly stop them, but luckily I never started. No side effects with the B3, so I shall continue .

Has anyone else noticed this effect ?

Best wishes

[Quantam]

Hello, I have read about the trials for this and am interested in giving it a go. Do you take 3 tablets a day 1500mg?Have you had your eye pressure checked and if so are they now lower?

Regards

[muddledme in reply to Quantam]

Hello Quantam,

I think the suggested dose is about 1000mg but as I am 8 stone ,and frequently have had allergies to medicine ,I have been taking 500gm once a day.

This week I attended a virtual eye O.P.D clinic and my pressures were 15 and 12 , about the same as normal for me as I have had two Preserflo shunts. The results of all the eye tests do not get seen and reported by the consultant for up to 10 weeks( in Somerset)

I have not noticed much change in my sight, maybe I should be brave and increase the dose ?

Also considering Co Enzyme Q 10 which my optitian suggested was possibly helpful, but I wanted to give B3 a good trial first, otherwise it may be difficult to monitor any changes. I am only taking lubricants for dry eyes otherwise.

Perhaps you could ask your optitian or specialist about B3, I started when I heard one of the consultants on a Glaucoma UK webinar say that if he had Glaucoma he would take this supplement.

Good luck

[Quantam in reply to muddledme]

Thanks for the update!

[Beecalmed]

That’s great news! 👍🏻 Hope that continues for you. I must start taking B3 then! However, last time I checked I had low to normal cholesterol so would it reduce mine further? Can your cholesterol be too low I wonder? 🤔

[muddledme in reply to Beecalmed]

An interesting question! a very low cholesterol can apparently RARELY be a poor sign, but not sure about adding cholesterol lowering drugs to lower a normal or low reading. May be good to get an up to date cholesterol with the HDL and LDL levels (to indicate the different types of cholesterol, usualy best with a fasting blood test ) so that you know exactly what it is now.

Perhaps it would be worth asking your G.P before embarking on B3.

Best wishes

[Lovemy2woofs]

That’s good to hear , glad you’ve had success from it x

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I've started taking this supplement too about a month ago, I've only been taking 500mg as I was wary about taking a larger dose but I may increase it to 1000mg. I have an opticians appointment tomorrow so I will ask her advice. I have never had my cholesterol checked so I can't comment on any change. That's great that it's lowered yours, an added bonus.

I am not a big taker of supplements as I do prefer to try and get my nutrients from my diet but when it comes to glaucoma I am happy to try anything. I also take flaxseed capsules as it's good for eye health.

[Helen_GlaucomaUK Administrator]

Hi all.

I'm definitely not saying don't take vitamin B3 but please check with your eye specialist and GP first as Muddledme has mentioned. Then if all okay, I wish you all good results!