"i&#039;ve been a depressive type most of my life, and i&#039;ve also had problems with alcohol. i recently was prescribed lexapro but only took it for two days as it felt wrong. i&#039;ve always had an icky feeling about ssris etc. i finally decided to give niacin a go, and within a few hours of the 1st dose i felt ten times better. i&#039;m now on day 5 and slowly upping my dose. i feel better each day and don&#039;t feel the sadness that was so paralysing for so long. only negative side effect is a headache from time to time but it&#039;ll pass soon i&#039;m sure. i really enjoy the niacin flush feeling, but only at night. during the day i take the slow release kind but i&#039;m planning to slowly switch to the flushing kind over time as it just feels more effective."