Re: anaphalictic response to tumeric more likely the Niacin I took!

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Could be. First what color was the pill or capsule. If it was a bright orange or

yellow, even dark red you may still want to know the ingredients. Your pharmist

should be able to help or even the internet. I do know that people frequently

have problems with the " other " ingredients. I know I am allergic to the

preservative used in the PPDs. For a while they though it was the horse serum

since I have eaten horse meat in the past. I would dig a little deeper since you

had such a bad reaction.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

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> Hi, thanks for the reply. Since my groggy return from the ER I have figured

out the mystery. The day before my allergic reaction I had started taking Niacin

on my cardiologist's recommendation. I took it at the same time as I took my

Claritin for my seasonal allergies, no reaction to the Niacin that day.

Yesterday I took the Niacin again, but without Claritin, instant hives, and

hospitalization. When I was initially trying to see what was new on the day of

the hives, I thought the Niacin had been without a reaction the day before, but

later I remembered that I had taken it with an antihistamine, the Claritin. So I

think that it was the Niacin, which I knew could cause flushing but didn't know

it would cause the full blown allergic response I had. Do you think I am right

that it was the Niacin? thanks

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