Re: niacin vs. niacinamide - Demodex Mites

[Guest guest]

Cathie & Trish, I have heard that niacin in pill form does cause

flushing. That's why I've stayed away from it. With demodex mites, I

read a study from the University of Zagreb (that's in Croatia -- where

both my parents are from) on the web that says they had eradicated

rosacea with a drug used to kill demodex. I saw an post from a derm

affiliated with the University of California at that he had used

a similar drug with great results when oral antibiotics and Metrogel

had failed a patient. I don't know what to think about this. It

could be possible. Has anyone else explored this avenue of treatment?

I'd be curious about the results. :-) Matija

---PATRICIA MCCANN wrote:

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> Re: Re:possible causes...

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> >Yes, niacin and niacinamide are the same thing. It is vitamin B3.

I have

> >never heard of this being a potential trigger - can you remember

where this

> >info came from. A deficiency in niacin can lead to skin disorders,

so the

> >negative connection to rosacea seems odd.

> >

> >Cathie

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> Cathie,

> My naturopath explained to me that very few people can take much

niacin

> without flushing. It's a common reaction. The niacinamide should not

cause

> the flushing. It is not exactly the same thing, but your body

processes it

> and uses it the same way as niacin. So if you are out shopping for

> multi-vitamins, check the labels, many have both, but you want to

avoid the

> niacin.

>

> On another note, I have also been fighting anorexia for years, and

since

> this rosacea thing started I've been convinced that I helped caused

it with

> poor eating habits.

>

> Has any one noticed that the book Prescription For Nutritional Healing

> mentions that we have more Demodex mites (That is one of the things

that Dr.

> Sy mentioned) on our skin than most people?--iiiicckkkk!!--Anyone

have any

> theories? I believe (though I could be wrong) that sulfur is a

treatment

> for demodex for pets with a skin condition caused by these

particular mites.

> Could this be why so many of us are finding some help with the disks

and

> other sulfur products?

>

> Trish

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