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Step 29Niacin Rash
I accidentally overdosed myself with niacin this morning.
I had a ginseng and a 500mg niacin tablet, hoping for an alternative to coffee.
The ginseng bottle says "Ginseng Gold Siberian Ginseng Root 500mg (.1% eleutheroside E). Nothing happened, so after a half hour or so I had a sip of coffee. No sooner had I
set the cup down I felt really weird, Then starting at the top of my head, a
rash like a sunburn and itchy hot skin. I managed to focus enough
to look up niacin reactions, and this is common, but I think not usually this
intense for such a small dose. The reaction was very uncomfortable, passing
down my body over the course of an hour. I took my shirt off. A friend called
with some tech questions, I had some trouble talking. Finally it got down to my
ankles, where it stayed for a couple of hours.
I was able to nap and read a book. I was almost back to normal by the afternoon.
Not at all how I had planned to spend my day.
I didn't find any info on caffeine or ginseng interactions with niacin.
This photo is me feeling like crap after the rash attack was mostly done.
At peak I was too messed up to be taking pictures.
I recently had a mishap with cinnamon, not knowing we don't get real Cinnamon in the U.S.
and what we have contains the toxin coumarin. Damn. Food is dangerous.
I had a ginseng and a 500mg niacin tablet, hoping for an alternative to coffee.
The ginseng bottle says "Ginseng Gold Siberian Ginseng Root 500mg (.1% eleutheroside E). Nothing happened, so after a half hour or so I had a sip of coffee. No sooner had I
set the cup down I felt really weird, Then starting at the top of my head, a
rash like a sunburn and itchy hot skin. I managed to focus enough
to look up niacin reactions, and this is common, but I think not usually this
intense for such a small dose. The reaction was very uncomfortable, passing
down my body over the course of an hour. I took my shirt off. A friend called
with some tech questions, I had some trouble talking. Finally it got down to my
ankles, where it stayed for a couple of hours.
I was able to nap and read a book. I was almost back to normal by the afternoon.
Not at all how I had planned to spend my day.
I didn't find any info on caffeine or ginseng interactions with niacin.
This photo is me feeling like crap after the rash attack was mostly done.
At peak I was too messed up to be taking pictures.
I recently had a mishap with cinnamon, not knowing we don't get real Cinnamon in the U.S.
and what we have contains the toxin coumarin. Damn. Food is dangerous.
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Now if you want a nice coffee like boost without the jitters or the acidity try ilex paraguariensis or Maté. It tastes kind of like green tea with a nice smokey overtone. Check in a latin market. cost is 1 kg for around 6$.
btw Thank you so much for your instructables and for the term Heirloom Technology. Now I can explain one of my prime interests much more simply.
Any other herbal questions? Drop me a line.