Warning - (My neuro says) do NOT take B6

[forward2007]

I take 80mg of B6 a day from a B complex pill and my Multi-Vitamin and I haven't had any problems. Both the B complex and the Multi-Vitamin are time-released.

[RobinN]

What I have learned from others that have been successful with self medicating, is that sometimes the body will not accept a certain nutrient until another issue is taken care of.

Also I am not sure if I wrote this before or not, forgive me if I have, but sometimes a vitamin or mineral needs another vitamin or mineral to be absorbed properly.

[BuckeyeFan]

Also I am not sure if I wrote this before or not, forgive me if I have, but sometimes a vitamin or mineral needs another vitamin or mineral to be absorbed properly.

A lot of truth in this comment. Part of what I feel caused my B6 overdose. B6 is an enabler of many other vitamins and nutrients. I needed the B12, so took the B complex per doctor's advice. 100 mg was way too mych for me and more than anyone could possibly utilize without serious absorption issues.

In my opinion, any vitamin given at that level should be prescription only. A blood level test for my B6 was not very expensive.

Still not sure what caused the B12 to drop a few years ago. I had an period of extreme fatigue with pains in my chest wall (heart was perfectly fine). After almost collapsing, I found out my B12, iron, and thyroid levels had all crashed. The only other thing I tested positive for at the time was a titer for Coxsackie virus and an elevated levels of C-reactive proteins (usually related to inflamation).

Much of Brain's comments ring true. There are too many exceptions to the "modern truths" to explain away as anomolies. My gut feeling on that issue is that they are getting the food straight from the source with very little added along the way.

[skillefer]

Brain, I have to agree. I think that alot of people's health issues today are due to all the chemicals, flavorings, additives, and preservatives that are in our food. If people went back to eating what was natural, or what they themselves grew (see how home gardens disappeared for a while?) they'd be healthier.