N-Acetyl Cystine

N Acetyl Cystine, NAC in short, is a prime ingredient in Acetofort and Lumiwell. This antioxidant coming from amino acid L-cysteine, has many uses in medicine, for instance improving chest pain, reducing depression symptoms, reducing shortness of breath, preventing heart attack in people with serious kidney disease, treating collapsed lungs due to mucus blockage, reducing flu symptoms, treating epilepsy seizures, preventing any harm due to acetaminophen poisoning. Cystine in small amount is produced by the body. NAC is Cystine's supplemental form which has detoxification and mucolytic properties. Acetofort and Lumiwell are prescription medicines which cause no side effect when taken in proper dose. Some common side effects people taking N Acetyl Cystine can experience are:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Constipation or diarrhea

Rare side effects of N Acetyl Cystine are:

• Fever
• Headache
• Low blood pressure
• Liver problems
• Rashes
• Drowsiness

Nutritional supplements containing N Acetyl Cystine must also be taken only after talking to a doctor.