Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Bleu, Have you had your B's tested? I don't recall most of the specifics anymore, but I spent several years trying to cure myself by correcting vitamin and mineral imbalances. What I found was the B12 injections didn't do much, but B-complex was pretty miraculous for me in symptom releif. And the word is, that the Bs can get out of balance really easily. Are you sure you should be taking B-6 alone? Usually Bs are advised to be taken together, unless you have a known defeciency in one of them. I bought all the Bs seperately, and experimented with them, but found that the complex was by far the most helpful. B's are critical and an imbalance can really set off some strange reactions in the body. I hope you're careful. penny > Just started to take b6 again today and it really pulled a punch. I > havent taking it for a few weeks (3) about. Just been doing the complex > 12, folic acid. Today had a serious reaction with the added b6. Seems > heart was feeling the pinch and head was frassled. I am not sure but I > think it was an detox reaction. I did some meditation and felt a load > of gunk come out of my sinus (pitutary area) and after felt better but > still frassled again. I also took some K today but I dont think that is > a factor. Is anyone else doing b6 also, who can throw some light on > what is happening here? > > thanks > > > bleu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 I havent had much tested and I dont trust the results anyway. I feel a bit better but maybe someone will know what is the score with B6. I am taking all, commplex folic acid 12 etc. The 6 just gave me a spike today., thanks for the input. I thout too about buying each one lol Complex has sorted out my constipation prase the lord > Bleu, Have you had your B's tested? I don't recall most of the > specifics anymore, but I spent several years trying to cure myself > by correcting vitamin and mineral imbalances. What I found was the > B12 injections didn't do much, but B-complex was pretty miraculous > for me in symptom releif. And the word is, that the Bs can get out > of balance really easily. Are you sure you should be taking B-6 > alone? Usually Bs are advised to be taken together, unless you have > a known defeciency in one of them. I bought all the Bs seperately, > and experimented with them, but found that the complex was by far > the most helpful. B's are critical and an imbalance can really set > off some strange reactions in the body. I hope you're careful. > > penny > > > > Just started to take b6 again today and it really pulled a punch. > I > > havent taking it for a few weeks (3) about. Just been doing the > complex > > 12, folic acid. Today had a serious reaction with the added b6. > Seems > > heart was feeling the pinch and head was frassled. I am not sure > but I > > think it was an detox reaction. I did some meditation and felt a > load > > of gunk come out of my sinus (pitutary area) and after felt better > but > > still frassled again. I also took some K today but I dont think > that is > > a factor. Is anyone else doing b6 also, who can throw some light > on > > what is happening here? > > > > thanks > > > > > > bleu > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Yes Bleu, I think Penny is correct, we need to make sure we balance our B's. I was taking a B complex and then tried experimenting with extra B6 and I quickly got into trouble, I am not an angry person at all but I became very angry with anyone, eg a guy came to the door to sell something and I was hard pressed not to punch him, I felt so aggressive towards him for no reason at all. I told my nutritional doc and he said this could happen with taking extra B6 and thus unbalancing the synergy with magnesium and zinc. I went back to the B complex alone and stopped feeling like punching people! BW, Sheila Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 6:06:50 PM, you wrote: p> Bleu, Have you had your B's tested? I don't recall most of the p> specifics anymore, but I spent several years trying to cure myself p> by correcting vitamin and mineral imbalances. What I found was the p> B12 injections didn't do much, but B-complex was pretty miraculous p> for me in symptom releif. And the word is, that the Bs can get out p> of balance really easily. Are you sure you should be taking B-6 p> alone? Usually Bs are advised to be taken together, unless you have p> a known defeciency in one of them. I bought all the Bs seperately, p> and experimented with them, but found that the complex was by far p> the most helpful. B's are critical and an imbalance can really set p> off some strange reactions in the body. I hope you're careful. p> penny p> >> Just started to take b6 again today and it really pulled a punch. p> I >> havent taking it for a few weeks (3) about. Just been doing the p> complex >> 12, folic acid. Today had a serious reaction with the added b6. p> Seems >> heart was feeling the pinch and head was frassled. I am not sure p> but I >> think it was an detox reaction. I did some meditation and felt a p> load >> of gunk come out of my sinus (pitutary area) and after felt better p> but >> still frassled again. I also took some K today but I dont think p> that is >> a factor. Is anyone else doing b6 also, who can throw some light p> on >> what is happening here? >> >> thanks >> >> >> bleu p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 thanks so much my GF will most definitely appreciate this advise. On 18 May 2005, at 17:02, J & S wrote: > Yes Bleu, I think Penny is correct, we need to make sure we balance > our B's. I was taking a B complex and then tried experimenting with > extra B6 and I quickly got into trouble, I am not an angry person at > all but I became very angry with anyone, eg a guy came to the door to > sell something and I was hard pressed not to punch him, I felt so > aggressive towards him for no reason at all. I told my nutritional doc > and he said this could happen with taking extra B6 and thus > unbalancing the synergy with magnesium and zinc. I went back to the B > complex alone and stopped feeling like punching people! > BW, > Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Hello! I was wondering if 2.5 mg, of B6, a day, is too much? Thanks for your help, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 The RDA daily amount of recommended B6 is 2.0 I take 4 mg of it in my B complex. People with CMT should be careful not to take megadoses of this. So something like 10 mg would definitely be a megadose. You might want to check this with your doctor too. See here for much information. http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/vit_0215.s html ~ Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 one way to tell if you re getting to much B6 is the nerve pain gets worse not better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I've also noticed that eating two avocados causes nerve pain/unpleasant sensations. I looked up the nutritional facts on avocados and, lo and behold, they have high amounts of B6 in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hello Gretchen, I looked everywhere for a study showing that more than 20 mg is harmful for CMT. A very well known naturopath in Portland said we can have up to 250 mg. Could you send us a copy showing us the study you have? Thank you, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Kay, Here is the info from CMT expert Dr. Gareth Parry. Perhaps you and your naturopath may want to get in touch with him before you begin taking B6 megadoses. Gretchen Vitamin B6 Use in CMT: – by Gareth J. Parry, M.D. The RDA (recommended daily allowance) of vitamin B6 is 2 mg and the MDR (minimum daily requirement is 0.1-0.2 mg). The amount in a typical multivitamin is 5 mg although many have 10 mg and, obviously, some have 8 mg. There are several products available over the counter that contain 20 mg. All the research that has been done indicates that all of these doses are safe for normal people and I am not concerned for my CMT patients at these doses. Larger dose tablets can be found - there used to be a 500 mg tablet! In our studies, the lowest dose that we found to be definitely toxic to nerves was 500 mg daily; we had one patient who was adamant that she was taking only 200 mg daily who developed nerve damage although she was also taking a lot of B6-rich foods. One doctor in London, England claims that 50 mg daily can be toxic to the nerves but no one else has been able to show that. In summary, I tell my patients under no circumstances should they take more than 20 mg daily and I prefer them to take no more than 10 mg daily. 8 mg daily is certainly safe. Gareth J. Parry Department of Neurology University of Minnesota 612 624 6145 (Phone) 612 626 2131 (FAX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thank You Gretchen! I will fax it to him tomorrow! For years now I have been taking to much B6 Have a relaxing evening, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Kay, You will be very sorry if you take too much........ are you talking B6 or B12??? Therre is a difference! Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 What this tells me, is there are no controlled studies to be cited. However, anecdotal information is not completely worthless. And, 500 mg is pretty 'high' to be 'low'. ---------------------------------------------- Re: B6 Posted by: " gfijig " gfijig gfijig Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:43 pm (PDT) Hi Kay, Here is the info from CMT expert Dr. Gareth Parry. Perhaps you and your naturopath may want to get in touch with him before you begin taking B6 megadoses. Gretchen Vitamin B6 Use in CMT: – by Gareth J. Parry, M.D. The RDA (recommended daily allowance) of vitamin B6 is 2 mg and the MDR (minimum daily requirement is 0.1-0.2 mg). The amount in a typical multivitamin is 5 mg although many have 10 mg and, obviously, some have 8 mg. There are several products available over the counter that contain 20 mg. All the research that has been done indicates that all of these doses are safe for normal people and I am not concerned for my CMT patients at these doses. Larger dose tablets can be found - there used to be a 500 mg tablet! In our studies, the lowest dose that we found to be definitely toxic to nerves was 500 mg daily; we had one patient who was adamant that she was taking only 200 mg daily who developed nerve damage although she was also taking a lot of B6-rich foods. One doctor in London, England claims that 50 mg daily can be toxic to the nerves but no one else has been able to show that. In summary, I tell my patients under no circumstances should they take more than 20 mg daily and I prefer them to take no more than 10 mg daily. 8 mg daily is certainly safe. Gareth J. Parry Department of Neurology University of Minnesota 612 624 6145 (Phone) 612 626 2131 (FAX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Geri, I am taking both. I can see I have been taking way to much B6, and you're right, I am sorry I did. Have a great day!, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hi Kay, What happpened with tje B6 and how long ago did you stop? Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hi Geri, I just started watching my B6. I was told by every Doctor I could take up to 250 mg. Could someone tell me what B-Complex they are taking that is low in B6? Thank you, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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