Is chromium picolinate the same as chromium polynicotinate? No one has it listed as polynicotinate only as picolinate. Do they work as the same?

NO! They are NOT the same.
If you are using the gda's it should be polynicotinate. I have had blood sugar issues with taking polynicotinate & picolinate. I'm very sensitive to cr picolinate and can't even take it in a mulitivitamin.

Check out this website. I googled and it really only came up with this one that had a comparison in words we could all understand. But, let it be said, I am not a doctor, and all studies have flip-sides.

http://www.chromiumconnection.com/blog/2006/08/do-you-r...mium-picolinate.html

Polynicotinate has a "niacin" or a B-Vitamin attatched to the chromium compound. As far as GDA's go, the Chromium Polynicotinate has proven to be a little more successfull with clearing blood sugar to the muscle cell, muscle cell sensitivity, AND has a very LOW toxicity level (as apposed to the Chromium Picolinate which has a higer toxicity level)

That said, I keep BOTH in my arsenal and NEVER experience any adverse blood sugar yo-yo'ing. Typically I will use Slin-Trol at meals 1,2,5,6 and 2 Lean Out at meals 3,4, and 7 (if I am up late). Granted the Lean Out only has 100 mcg of Chormium Picolinate per 2 capsules so the effect is greatly diminished in comparison to the recommended dose of 200 mcg per meal.... but this has worked FANTSTIC for me thus far!!

None of the stores here in Cleveland sell polynicotinate only picolinate. Any suggestions on what I should do?

Contact Jason and get your hands on some Slin-Trol. Ships out FAST. But send him an email and he will hook you up.