Guest guest Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 , I hope you stopped taking vitamin B6. It is not good for CMTers. There are several articles about it at CMT news. Here is one of them. From http://www.cmtnews.com/drugs-vitamins-dietary%20supplements/Vit%20B6.html Doses of vitamin B6 may cause damage (St. Catharines Standard - June 24/96) Doctors who prescribe vitamin B6 to carpal tunnel syndrome patients could be doing them more harm than good, a University of Michigan study indicates. The vitamin supplements could cause serious nerve damage to patients with the painful wrist ailment, the study said. Doctors occasionally prescribe B6 to carpal tunnel syndrome patients because limited studies have indicated the vitamin may have some therapeutic effects, said Dr. Alfred Franzblau of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. But this is not so, Franzblau said. " When you actually look at these studies and review them carefully, they are very, very bad, " he said last week. Franzblau said the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance of B6 for adults is 1.6 to 2.0 milligrams a day. Doctors are prescribing supplements of 150 milligrams to 300 milligrams a day. Too much B6 can cause permanent nerve damage, including symptoms that mirror multiple sclerosis, experts say. -------------------------------------------------------------------- =============================== Kat Sunny Seattle WA USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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