RE: Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

[Guest guest]

well, i didn't get handed any b6, but i did have some bones outta whack,

and this happened to me. my chiro fixed me up!

-katja, no longer tingle-y

[Guest guest]

> Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

>

>

>Last few weeks I've been having some escalating problems with my left

>hand/arm. My hand is constantly falling asleep, mostly at night while

>I'm sleeping. Let's just say that my neighbors have probably been woken

>up a few times, despite their distance, by the screams of returning

>circulation. I can feel that there's something out of whack, especially

>in my elbow (sometimes sort of like a permanent state of having whacked the

>ole funny bone), but I wasn't sure whether it started in the elbow or the

>shoulder/neck. Note - I'm left-handed.

>

>So I go to the doctor yesterday - semi-naturopath - specifically about

>that. He hands me a bottle of B6 complex, says " take this, and if it

>doesn't help, go see a chiropractor. "

>

>Said the B6 is used in neuropathy. My question is ... how/why? Anyone

>know?

, I've had this problem on and off since last year. It's quite scary - I

lose sensation in one or both arms below the elbow. Mostly my left - I'm

left-handed too, and use the mouse all day in my work, which I think

aggravates it. This condition is referred to as " peripheral neuropathy " I

believe. One thing that can cause it is diabetes. But in my case I think

it's probably amalgam (mercury) poisoning. This is one of the symptoms as

mercury damages the nervous system. If you have mercury exposure (it's in

many things besides amalgams and seafood) that might be on possibility to

consider. As for B6, I haven't heard of it's use in peripheral neuropathy,

but I don't know much about the condition, so that's not really saying

anything.

I'd love to know if it helps you though - please keep us updated!

>

>

>

>MFJ

>Put DOWN the wheat, barley and rye! Keep your hands where I can see 'em,

>and back away slowly!! ~Helga the Glutenator

Did she really say that? D*mn she's getting tough!

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

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heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

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[Guest guest]

Well I just found this which says that B6 can CAUSE peripheral neuropathy!

http://www.atdn.org/simple/neurop.html

Helen

> From: Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...>

> Reply-

> Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 12:42:00 -0400

>

> Subject: RE: Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

>

>> Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

>>

>>

>> Last few weeks I've been having some escalating problems with my left

>> hand/arm. My hand is constantly falling asleep, mostly at night while

>> I'm sleeping. Let's just say that my neighbors have probably been woken

>> up a few times, despite their distance, by the screams of returning

>> circulation. I can feel that there's something out of whack, especially

>> in my elbow (sometimes sort of like a permanent state of having whacked the

>> ole funny bone), but I wasn't sure whether it started in the elbow or the

>> shoulder/neck. Note - I'm left-handed.

>>

>> So I go to the doctor yesterday - semi-naturopath - specifically about

>> that. He hands me a bottle of B6 complex, says " take this, and if it

>> doesn't help, go see a chiropractor. "

>>

>> Said the B6 is used in neuropathy. My question is ... how/why? Anyone

>> know?

>

> , I've had this problem on and off since last year. It's quite scary - I

> lose sensation in one or both arms below the elbow. Mostly my left - I'm

> left-handed too, and use the mouse all day in my work, which I think

> aggravates it. This condition is referred to as " peripheral neuropathy " I

> believe. One thing that can cause it is diabetes. But in my case I think

> it's probably amalgam (mercury) poisoning. This is one of the symptoms as

> mercury damages the nervous system. If you have mercury exposure (it's in

> many things besides amalgams and seafood) that might be on possibility to

> consider. As for B6, I haven't heard of it's use in peripheral neuropathy,

> but I don't know much about the condition, so that's not really saying

> anything.

>

> I'd love to know if it helps you though - please keep us updated!

>

>>

>>

>>

>> MFJ

>> Put DOWN the wheat, barley and rye! Keep your hands where I can see 'em,

>> and back away slowly!! ~Helga the Glutenator

>

>

> Did she really say that? D*mn she's getting tough!

>

>

> Suze Fisher

> Lapdog Design, Inc.

> Web Design & Development

> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

> Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

> http://www.westonaprice.org

>

> ----------------------------

> " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause

> heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " --

> Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

> University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

>

> The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

> <http://www.thincs.org>

> ----------------------------

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've had that problem after a car accident...the chiropractor helped a lot.

K

Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

>>

>>

>> Last few weeks I've been having some escalating problems with my left

>> hand/arm. My hand is constantly falling asleep, mostly at night while

>> I'm sleeping. Let's just say that my neighbors have probably been

woken

>> up a few times, despite their distance, by the screams of returning

>> circulation. I can feel that there's something out of whack,

especially

>> in my elbow (sometimes sort of like a permanent state of having

>> whacked the ole funny bone), but I wasn't sure whether it started in the

elbow or the

>> shoulder/neck. Note - I'm left-handed.

>>

>> So I go to the doctor yesterday - semi-naturopath - specifically about

>> that. He hands me a bottle of B6 complex, says " take this, and if it

>> doesn't help, go see a chiropractor. "

>>

>> Said the B6 is used in neuropathy. My question is ... how/why?

Anyone

>> know?

>

> , I've had this problem on and off since last year. It's quite

> scary - I lose sensation in one or both arms below the elbow. Mostly

> my left - I'm left-handed too, and use the mouse all day in my work,

> which I think aggravates it. This condition is referred to as

> " peripheral neuropathy " I believe. One thing that can cause it is

> diabetes. But in my case I think it's probably amalgam (mercury)

> poisoning. This is one of the symptoms as mercury damages the nervous

> system. If you have mercury exposure (it's in many things besides

> amalgams and seafood) that might be on possibility to consider. As for

> B6, I haven't heard of it's use in peripheral neuropathy, but I don't

> know much about the condition, so that's not really saying anything.

>

> I'd love to know if it helps you though - please keep us updated!

>

>>

>>

>>

>> MFJ

>> Put DOWN the wheat, barley and rye! Keep your hands where I can see

'em,

>> and back away slowly!! ~Helga the Glutenator

>

>

> Did she really say that? D*mn she's getting tough!

>

>

> Suze Fisher

> Lapdog Design, Inc.

> Web Design & Development

> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

> Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

> http://www.westonaprice.org

>

> ----------------------------

> " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol

> cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our

> times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and

> Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease

researcher.

>

> The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

> <http://www.thincs.org>

> ----------------------------

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Funny you should mention that....

My dh is presently recovering from a benign brain tumour (I tell

you, healing these things naturally is a long, slow process, and

sometimes there are days he ALMOST wishes he had the surgery!!).

Anyway he also has adrenal fatigue and we recently added in some

supplements for that - incl B6 in the P5P form.

He has had an improvement in fatigue but a worsening of head pain.

Just this week, after a few days off his supplements, he took them

again and by mid afternoon his pain and mood were considerably worse.

Did some reading and found that although B6 is recommended for some

nerve problems and for carpal tunnel syndrome, high doses (1000mg)

that weren't offset by other Bs could cause nerve problems (that are

luckily reversible). So that seems to be the culprit, even though he

wasn;t taking anywhere near the dose that was mentioned as dangerous.

hasn't started adding other supp back in yet, which will test it,

but my $$ is on the B6.

Which doesn't mean you'll get the same thing, Suze, but any

worsening of symptoms, I'd be looking at that. Looks like it's good

in small doses, balanced with other b's but ya gotta watch it....

deb

--- In , Lampinen <lampinen@s...>

wrote:

> Well I just found this which says that B6 can CAUSE peripheral

neuropathy!

>

> http://www.atdn.org/simple/neurop.html

>

> Helen

>

[Guest guest]

> Re: Throwing something out there - B6 Complex

>

>Which doesn't mean you'll get the same thing, Suze, but any

>worsening of symptoms, I'd be looking at that. Looks like it's good

>in small doses, balanced with other b's but ya gotta watch it....

>

>deb

Thanks for the info Deb, but it wasn't I who posted about taking B-6. That

was J - her doc wants her to take B-6 for her tingly arms. I think the

person who's post you responded to was really responding to , not me

although she quoted my post too. Musical posts! LOL!

But I do take a multi-vit (dr. ron's) with the full B complex. I don't take

any single B vits. My way of trying to " cure " my tingly arms is to have my

amalgams out and detox the mercury in my body. IF I still have the condition

after all that, then I'll look at other therapies.

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

----------------------------

“The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause

heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

----------------------------

[Guest guest]

>This condition is referred to as " peripheral neuropathy " I

>believe. One thing that can cause it is diabetes. But in my case I think

>it's probably amalgam (mercury) poisoning.

And it's also a classic celiac symptom ... B6, and the other

B vitamins, work on the nervous system in various ways, and

higher doses of them are used to treat all kinds of stuff (like,

joint pain, alcoholism ...)

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

At 08:42 PM 5/4/2004, you wrote:

>Did some reading and found that although B6 is recommended for some

>nerve problems and for carpal tunnel syndrome, high doses (1000mg)

>that weren't offset by other Bs could cause nerve problems (that are

>luckily reversible). So that seems to be the culprit, even though he

>wasn;t taking anywhere near the dose that was mentioned as dangerous.

oh yeah -- i'd definitely second this. i don't know why it didn't hit me

the first time. it's really critical that you take your B vitamins all in

balanced combinations...i have more info on why i can dig out if anyone's

looking for proof...

-katja

[Guest guest]

Katja wrote

oh yeah -- i'd definitely second this. i don't know why it didn't hit me

the first time. it's really critical that you take your B vitamins all in

balanced combinations...i have more info on why i can dig out if anyone's

looking for proof...

-katja,

I would love to read it

Thanks

Sherry

Sherry Illustrations

http://dovedesignsrus.com

[Guest guest]

What are the balaced combinations and according to which source?

Petteri

>

> oh yeah -- i'd definitely second this. i don't know why it didn't

hit me

> the first time. it's really critical that you take your B vitamins

all in

> balanced combinations...i have more info on why i can dig out if

anyone's

> looking for proof...

>

> -katja