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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2007Anyone allergic to niacin?
Ok, for starters, I could be mistaken about drug as I don't hear very well and I was sedated, but. I had a coloniscopy on Wednesday. Shortly before the procedure the nurse gave me a couple of pills to dissolve under my tongue. They were to prevent spasms during the procedure and I'm almost sure she said it was niacin. By Wednesday night the area under my tongue was very red and swollen. So was the inside of my lower lip to a degree. It was worse on Thursday, but there was no itching anywhere and it wasn't affecting my breathing so I took some Benedryl and took a nap. I talked to the doctor later, and he said he had never heard of anyone having a reaction like that to the pills. He asked all the right questions to be sure I wasn't having a systemic allergic reaction and told me to take some more benedryl. I don't need to start a long list of drug allergies. I know I can't take penicillin or iodine. I think I took niacin years ago for carpal tunnel or ringing in my ears. (Memory is shot too) I don't recall a problem then, but I don't recall a lot of things anymore. Jo > Ok, for starters, I could be mistaken about drug as I don't hear very well > and I was sedated, but. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (Memory is shot too) I don't recall a problem then, but I don't recall a lot > of things anymore. I don't think it was vitamin B, maybe something that sounded similar. You aught to go back and find out what it was that you were given. It sounds like you need to make sure you are eating real food with a balanced regimen. No offence but too many people these days live on snacks and get a malnutrition related problem. Eat one of those salad or stir-fry mixes every other day for a start, if you fend for yourself. It's bad enough eating out of tins as most tend to do in the sophisticated west but eating some foods actually puts poison into your system and gives associated allergies. Here in Britain a very large and respected chocolate manufacturer has been permitting a leaking sewer to infect all its output from one factory for years. It cost too much to repair the plant so they let it run until design failure eventually made rebuilding necessary. (That's my interpretation of recent events at Cadbury's. Most factory buildings have a fairly short design life so 5 or 10 years into problem, plant replacement will usually see the management arranging reconstruction.) jo, i've had numerous colonoscopies and endoscopies and this is a first. Do find out what you were given so you can avoid it in the future. Niacin is known to make people flush and feel very warm, so it's certainly possible to have a reaction to it. Hope the colonoscopy results are good! Diane I was given persantine to have heart scan because I could not walk the treadmill. That stuff almost did me in. Fortuntely my doctor was in the building and they called him immediately. I was shaking all over, cold, afraid, and the folks doing the test had no idea what to do. Dr. Chan came in, gave me a shot of something that stopped it and I was okay. They had called my son to come in also. The next year, they gave me something else that had no effect on me like the persantine did. Gwen > jo, i've had numerous colonoscopies and endoscopies and this is a > first. Do find out what you were given so you can avoid it in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Diane >I was given persantine to have heart scan because I could not walk the >treadmill. That stuff almost did me in. Fortuntely my doctor was in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >that had no effect on me like the persantine did. > Gwen I've had that test, but there was someone standing by in case there was a problem so they could stop it right away. It was pretty horrible but I got through it. That had to be terrifying, I remember I felt like I was dying, but it was never uncontrolled. Jo >> jo, i've had numerous colonoscopies and endoscopies and this is a >> first. Do find out what you were given so you can avoid it in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Diane > I've had that test, but there was someone standing by in case there was a > problem so they could stop it right away. It was pretty horrible but I > got through it. That had to be terrifying, I remember I felt like I was > dying, but it was never uncontrolled. > > Jo Aaaah me,,, maybe I am going to do something else Thursday. Harv >I was given persantine to have heart scan because I could not walk the >treadmill. That stuff almost did me in. Fortuntely my doctor was in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >that had no effect on me like the persantine did. > Gwen Aaawwwhh, Gwen,,,,, I am scheduled for one of those Thursday. I am going to ask some questions before this takes place... Harv That happened to me, too, but the specialist stayed in the room the whole time so when I went into some sort of reaction - uncontrolled blood pressure, cold sweats, etc., he was right there and already had the medicine in a syringe for "just in case" scenarios. If they know this stuff can do that WHY WHY WHY do they keep using it? Are we guinea pigs or something? Sigh. Don't get me started. DeeTee >I was given persantine to have heart scan because I could not walk the >treadmill. That stuff almost did me in. Fortuntely my doctor was in the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Diane My husband's brother died during that test- age 38. They can't always bring you out of it, I'm sorry to say. But then his heart was in terrible shape- he'd beena heavy illegal drug user for many years. I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. (sigh) Leslie > That happened to me, too, but the specialist stayed in the room the whole > time so when I went into some sort of reaction - uncontrolled blood [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>> >>> Diane > jo, i've had numerous colonoscopies and endoscopies and this is a > first. Do find out what you were given so you can avoid it in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Diane Thanks. Results weren't great, as they couldn't get as far as they needed to. I have to go this week to radiology for the old fashioned barium sort. Ugh. Ruined three days last week and this week doesn't look like fun either. Charlie's knee is getting bad, so when we need to go to the store we basically sit and say "I don't want to go, you go". For the most part I get away with it as he wants beer more than I need most anything. Jo > Ok, for starters, I could be mistaken about drug as I don't hear very well > and I was sedated, but. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jo I know how you feel Jo. When I had a CT scan of my lungs and heart, the lady put that iodine in me for the last part of it and as she was doing that she said "oh,, by the way do you take medicine for type two diabetes"? I said yes and I took to Glucovance this morning and her jaw dropppped. She said that I should not take anymore for two days... I said,,, WHY,,,, she said that the iodine and gluco. causes serious kidney failure and it was my turn for the jaw dropping stuff. I mumbled something like,,, a little sooner with the question would of been good. I did tell my doctor about it and told him to do his other patients a favor that have type 2 not to take their morning pills on a CT scan day. Harv >> Ok, for starters, I could be mistaken about drug as I don't hear very >> well and I was sedated, but. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Harv That reminds me, I'd better call radiology and make sure they don't have any last minute iodine plans for me this Thursday. That allergy isn't unusual, you would think they would give some advance warning. I already went through one messed up procedure where they thought they were going to inject iodine half way through, and we got to that point and had to quit. I've taken it about five times but the last time was the last time. (I keep a shot glass next the the Benedryl) Jo That sure sounds scary. I know the allergic reactions too well. Never had one to that yet though. I sure hope your week has gone better than last week. I saw where you were still going in for testing. I hope Charlie's knee is doing better. This weather we have been having is terrible for us with arthritis isn't it. Take care and let us know how it is going.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. > Ok, for starters, I could be mistaken about drug as I don't hear very well > and I was sedated, but. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jo > That sure sounds scary. I know the allergic reactions too well. Never had > one to that yet though. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Take care and let us know how it is going. Charlie's knee finally got bad enough, he has a doctors appointment in January. He was starting to have shoulder problems too. I think from trying to protect his knee. You know its bad when he finally calls the doctor. I'm having another fun day today. Clean out day again as I have a Barium X-ray tomorrow morning. This is getting really old. I called and they promised no niacin and no iodine tomorrow. Kayla at least loves the weather. But I really wish it would finally rain. Jo That is scary isn't it. The other day, Jim admitted to not feeling good and I wasn't sure weather to call 911 or not. That was saying something if he didn't say he was fine. He even said he was fine when having a heart attack. So that one kind of scared me. ;-) I hope Charlie can get some good help with it all. I hope all goes well with you tomorrow. I also have an appt with the gyn to find out if something is growing or not, they are not sure what we are dealing with here which makes it even more fun. ;-) So I wish you luck and will be praying all goes well with you this time and it all turns out good. SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one > Charlie's knee finally got bad enough, he has a doctors appointment in > January. He was starting to have shoulder problems too. I think from [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo Typical guy thing - lets wait until it is really bad. Got one of them at home - come to think of it 3 but the boys have moved out. Will be thinking of you today. The clean out for those things I swear is worse than the procedure. Take care, Kelly >> That sure sounds scary. I know the allergic reactions too well. Never had >> one to that yet though. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jo > Typical guy thing - lets wait until it is really bad. Got one of them at > home - come to think of it 3 but the boys have moved out. > > Will be thinking of you today. The clean out for those things I swear is > worse than the procedure. Thank you. It was pretty awful. Two cleanouts in eight days is miserable. At least that's over for now. I just hope there was nothing wrong for them to find. Jo > Thank you. It was pretty awful. Two cleanouts in eight days is miserable. > At least that's over for now. > > I just hope there was nothing wrong for them to find. > > Jo Whoa! I hope they let you enjoy eating for a while now! both they and your stomach, that is. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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