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Paywalled article. Here's a good one https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfession...
I've removed paywall.
Interesting, is the site yours?
High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
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Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#22I've had on and off insomnia for 20 years, mostly on and quite severe. If I exercised it got way worse, if I got sick sleep was practically impossible. B6 and magnesium have done absolute wonders for my well being. I also had problems with irritability. Especially if I got hurt in some way (like sprained wrist). If I get this way now, it is a clear sign I need to take B6. It fixes it right up. Both elements are somet…
There was an interesting video by ChubbyEmu where energy drinks fixed his B12 deficiency by accident that caused the insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qKA6KTvs8
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#23Happened to me too. I had been consuming two energy drinks per day for a week or so and then my SO (who's addicted to vitamin supplements) gave me some multivitamins that I took just to be nice. Apparently that pushed me over the edge. After one night and day of sweating profusely and feeling really bad, and me thinking I've cached a bug on my daily public commute, I didn't think about it any more, until days later w…
Thanks for this. I've been struggling with skin problems on my hands very similar to what you've described (which has happened to me before- this current flare up I've managed to save the skin from flaking off by using a lot of lotion, but my hands still feel pretty raw). Sure enough my multi has a pretty hefty amount of B6 so I'm going to take a break for a bit and hopefully haven't wrecked myself too bad. Definitely a sensitivity issue at the moment.
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#24Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#25I've had on and off insomnia for 20 years, mostly on and quite severe. If I exercised it got way worse, if I got sick sleep was practically impossible. B6 and magnesium have done absolute wonders for my well being. I also had problems with irritability. Especially if I got hurt in some way (like sprained wrist). If I get this way now, it is a clear sign I need to take B6. It fixes it right up. Both elements are somet…
There was an interesting video by ChubbyEmu where energy drinks fixed his B12 deficiency by accident that caused the insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qKA6KTvs8
I've tried many supplements and narrowed it down to B6 and magnesium. B12 had no effect.
Insomnia can of course manifest itself through many causes, but taking energy drinks would definitely help very few. B12 is something the body stores so your lifestyle and diet must be quite shit to have a deficiency.
Magnesium and B6 on the other hand you can become deficient very quickly.
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#26Ugh, B6 a is part of the very popular ZMA...
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#27As someone taking magnesium, now I suddenly need to check my bottle.
I switched fish oil which has no added Vitamin D or E, struggled to find melatonin and magnesium without B6 and other crap. Thankfully my multivitamin contains 2.4 mg B6 which they defined as male RDA.
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#28Happened to me too. I had been consuming two energy drinks per day for a week or so and then my SO (who's addicted to vitamin supplements) gave me some multivitamins that I took just to be nice. Apparently that pushed me over the edge. After one night and day of sweating profusely and feeling really bad, and me thinking I've cached a bug on my daily public commute, I didn't think about it any more, until days later w…
Before people start voluntarily causing themselves nerve damage, I'd like to point out that you need to take into account at least hydration when you make observations on perspiration.
And this is hard do to if you weren't intentionally controlling or at least logging your water intake among other factors.
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#29As someone taking magnesium, now I suddenly need to check my bottle.
I switched fish oil which has no added Vitamin D or E, struggled to find melatonin and magnesium without B6 and other crap. Thankfully my multivitamin contains 2.4 mg B6 which they defined as male RDA.
If you need to take melatonin for sleep issues, B6 is actually good for that. The body needs B6 to make melatonin.
Re: High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
#30Can you get your blood tested for vitamin, mineral, enzyme levels? You don't have to do it very often.
I was borderline low on D and B12, but everything else was normal. So I take B12 and only take D in the winter. I would never take a general vitamin.
There's some people on the internet that advocate taking massive doses of D. But the side effects (short term and long term) are just as nasty as having a deficiency.
Anyway, get your blood tested and only take what's necessary.