Warrning!! Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Toxicity.

[Guest guest]

A number of people have been taking vitamin B complex supplements for

their achalasia symptoms. Some of these supplements may have high amount

of B6 that can cause nerve damage when used long-term. This is a problem

that your even your doctor may not expect or even know about so if you

do have problems it may take time before anyone makes the right

diagnosis. Doctors often prescribe high does of B6 for PMS, carpal

tunnel and other problems. A significant portion of these patients are

now being found to have nerve damage due to B6 toxicity. Often 500mg per

day is cited as being toxic, but other studies have found damage at much

lower levels than that, even as low as 50mg/day. Also, sources often say

that the damage is temporary but people are reporting that some of the

damage is permanent and recovery can be very long. In the US the upper

limit has been set at 100mg/day. I don't know what the recommended limit

is now in the UK but at one time the UK was planning on limiting B6 in

products to 10mg without a prescription.

There is an interesting thread that has been running for a couple of

years over at MedHelp.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/2642

It is a real eye opener to see what people have gone through.

Be careful with this stuff. Check the amount in your supplements.

notan