Hot flushes/small spots? minoxidil or niacin?

[Stinger122]

Hey guys

I dont know what this problem is related to but on saturday and today(wednesday) I noticed I had a hot flush(s) and basically I noticed small spots on my arms and hands, I mean small spread out spots. They felt rather warm and slightly itchy, I also had some red marks on my chest/belly and they felt the same.

I was just wondering what do you think could be the cause of this? The B-50 vitamins I take, horsetail or the minoxidil? Its easy to blame the minoxidil I know because sometimes side effects can be psychological. But I do NOTICE however that whenever I apply minoxidil my heart rate does accelerate, and it lasts about an hour.. It doesnt increase drastically though, like when im keeping my mind occupied I cant even notice it, so maybe its all in my head?

Thanks for your help guys, really appreciate it!

 

[Guest]

Hey guys

I dont know what this problem is related to but on saturday and today(wednesday) I noticed I had a hot flush(s) and basically I noticed small spots on my arms and hands, I mean small spread out spots. They felt rather warm and slightly itchy, I also had some red marks on my chest/belly and they felt the same.

I was just wondering what do you think could be the cause of this? The B-50 vitamins I take, horsetail or the minoxidil? Its easy to blame the minoxidil I know because sometimes side effects can be psychological. But I do NOTICE however that whenever I apply minoxidil my heart rate does accelerate, and it lasts about an hour.. It doesnt increase drastically though, like when im keeping my mind occupied I cant even notice it, so maybe its all in my head?

Thanks for your help guys, really appreciate it!

Some people can react badly to niacin. I had an experience about 3 weeks ago where i suddenly discovered a rash on ny face, kind of like excema, but just to be sure i stopped all my supplements for 5 days in case it was the horsetail and a higher dose of Biotin which i had just started. I havent heard of minoxidil causing small little spots.

However if you heart does race when you apply minoxidil that isnt a good sign, you may be an over-absorber. How much minoxidil do you apply daily? Do you apply it to a totally dry scalp?

Maybe go very easy on minoxidil and supplements for the next week and see if things settle down?

 

[Stingray]

Definitely a niacin effect. High doses of niacin are used to cleanse chemicals out of the blood. It can cause a harsh reaction involving a burning sensation and raised bumps or red marks on the skin.

These are the things I learn when I'm friends with potheads

 

[Guest]

How much Niacin is in your vits Stinger?

 

[Stinger122]

I use b-50 vitamins so theres like 50MG which is 250% over the RDA.

About the minoxidil, I apply it on a towel dryed scalp in the morning and that is MAINLY when my heart starts to go slightly faster. In the evening my scalp is dry, I notice a slight increase for a few moments then it goes away.

I think I need to give my hair longer time to dry in the morning, what do you think?

Bah, Iv only been on it for a week!

Thanks for your help guys, look foreward to your replys!

P.S I can deffinetly tell minoxidil has worked on you from your avator Zimmy

 

[Guest]

I use b-50 vitamins so theres like 50MG which is 250% over the RDA.

About the minoxidil, I apply it on a towel dryed scalp in the morning and that is MAINLY when my heart starts to go slightly faster. In the evening my scalp is dry, I notice a slight increase for a few moments then it goes away.

I think I need to give my hair longer time to dry in the morning, what do you think?

Bah, Iv only been on it for a week!

Thanks for your help guys, look foreward to your replys!

P.S I can deffinetly tell minoxidil has worked on you from your avator Zimmy

Is that 50mg of niacin? That sounds like a lot! Be careful with the minoxidil heart rate acceleration thingy, maybe dry scalpy might be best option for you?

 

[Stinger122]

50MG is a lot, so I suppose I should maybe take it once every 2 days or something..

I think maybe a dry scalp is the best alternative, do you think some serious issues might happen though if I continued to do it on a towel dried scalp? I guess it does show that im applying it properly though..

 

[Stingray]

If the acceleration isn't bad, then your body will grow accustomed to the medicine within a few days or a couple weeks. I had a racing heart the first couple weeks on 2ml minoxidil 2 times a day.. it went away as quickly as it started. That is definitely a side effect of niacin though. You don't need more than your daily value of it anyways... so I'd cut the niacin first to see if things get better.

 

[Stinger122]

Its not a bad acceleration, like RAPID, it just deffinetly beats faster and I can feel it. I can manage it so I guess thats something?
What freaked me out at one point was though I could SEE my heart thumping my chest up and down! WOAAAH! I never noticed that before!

I think when you think about the side effects, the more likely they are going to happen.. As I said when I keep my mind occupied I dont notice anything.. So I suppose im getting a mild version of heart acceleration?

Thanks guys!

 

[HairlossTalk]

Or just stop taking all those weird supplements that your body doesn't need and use minoxidil and Propecia and be done with it

HairLossTalk.com

 

[Guest]

Its not a bad acceleration, like RAPID, it just deffinetly beats faster and I can feel it. I can manage it so I guess thats something?
What freaked me out at one point was though I could SEE my heart thumping my chest up and down! WOAAAH! I never noticed that before!

I think when you think about the side effects, the more likely they are going to happen.. As I said when I keep my mind occupied I dont notice anything.. So I suppose im getting a mild version of heart acceleration?

Thanks guys!

I would maybe stick to dry scalpy for applying minoxidil for awhile and maybe once your body gets more used to it you might be able to use it on a moister scalp. Moister dat aint a word or is it? :lol:

Maybe lower or stop niacin altogether, some people can be very sensitive to it.

 

[Guest]

Or just stop taking all those weird supplements that your body doesn't need and use minoxidil and Propecia and be done with it

HairLossTalk.com

Dats contreherverisahal! :lol: I totally agree with you about some supplements but not MSM and Biotin.

 

[Stinger122]

Or just stop taking all those weird supplements that your body doesn't need and use minoxidil and Propecia and be done with it

HairLossTalk.com

Dats contreherverisahal! :lol: I totally agree with you about some supplements but not MSM and Biotin.

Yeah but the thing is the B vitamins do work together? Like Biotin needs all of the B vitamins to make itself work more efficiently.

I do however believe I obviously need to be dropping some of my supplements, which ones do you reckon I should drop? (I keep Primrose oil + Flax to keep off weight, and Saw Palmetto cause its good for sex drive )

Cheers guys.

 

[Guest]

It's the niacin, the hot flushes are completely harmless if not a little worring if you don't expect them, they are the result of your blood vesels opening up, the same flush happens during sex, you can get 'non-flush' B3 (niacin) but it is more expensive, I don't mind the flush and I get it bad!, I mean 'bright-red-on-fire-bad' it shouldn't last more than 15-30 minutes at the most and at it's peak (around 10 minutes after consumption) can cause the features of the face to become 'course' in some cases (me again), try not to take B3 on an empty stomach and don't, like I have done a few times, take it and climb into a hot bath!

niacin is a also a GH stimulator like Arginine and Lysine.

Ty

 

[vodka by the gallon]

ya thats deffy the niacin, i remeber taking a bunch of that right before i went to see my probation officer in high skool and it made me feel like i had a sun burn on my whole body and i turned really red , and im reall y brown regularly so that is real strong if you ask me. i think my eyes were even burning.

" run on little sentance, run on."

 

[Guest]

ya thats deffy the niacin, i remeber taking a bunch of that right before i went to see my probation officer in high skool and it made me feel like i had a sun burn on my whole body and i turned really red , and im reall y brown regularly so that is real strong if you ask me. i think my eyes were even burning.

" run on little sentance, run on."

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