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Hi Ray,

You might have already found more info on that.
Just in case : The pyridoxine hydrochloride is the Synthetic Vitamin B6.Synthetic Vitamin B6 – Pyridoxine hydrochloride comes from petroleum ester, hydrochloric acid, and formaldehyde. It isn’t readily absorbed or converted and has been shown to actually inhibit the action of natural B6 in the body. It also has side effects not normally found with natural food sources of this vitamin. It has been found that long-term use of high doses of synthetic Vitamin B6 can cause neurological problems such as tingling and numbness in the hands and feet due to nerve damage caused by an accumulation of unmetabolized molecules from supplements.

Natural sources of vitamin B6 is Pyridoxal 5 phosphate, it's the active form of vitamin B6 refer primarily to food products derived from animal or plant sources which contain active concentrations of this micronutrient including poultry, beef liver, eggs, bananas, avocados and potatoes, red bell pepper (raw), pasilla peppers (dried - from Mexico), leafy greens like spinach and kale, dried shiitake mushrooms, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, pistachio nut.
Foods High In Vitamin B6

Natural forms of vitamin B6 are more likely to retain its bioactive components since they haven’t undergone any chemical processing prior to ingestion.

Dr. Janine talks about whole food vs synthetic vitamins looking specifically at Vitamin B6.

As a new member they didn't let me provide some links that I wanted to post. Might repost this in a few days or so.

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Welcome @bluestarborn88, I thought I would share the link for you since new members are not allowed to share links for a short period of time to prevent spammers on Connect.

Whole Food vs Synthetic Vitamins | Vitamin B6 | Dr. J9 Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpdWYa-VNsE

Also one of her other videos mentioned this reference:
-- Vitamin B-6-Induced Neuropathy: Exploring the Mechanisms of Pyridoxine Toxicity:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8483950/
Do you have neuropathy also?