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High Vitamin B6: How can I lower it?

Posted by landersen804 @landersen804, Mar 17, 2024

I have a high Vitamin B6 level but have never taken vitamin supplements. Has anyone had this happen to them. I have no idea how to lower it.

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scy | @scy | Apr 8 4:41pm
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Hi
I had very high B6 from eating a lot of tinned tuna in an effort to reduce fat in my diet for other reasons. Also high mercury at top of normal range. No supplements. I ceased the tuna and both measures reduced dramatically. More recently the B6 and mercury are increasing. I have been eating tinned mackerel and pacific cod, so I am guessing one or both are the culprits.

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I would have your closest university extension office test the food or the tin
Or environmental dept at state level
Someone needs to know what is the culprit
What is normal b6
Dr don’t really share that info

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Apr 9 10:13am
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Hi
I had very high B6 from eating a lot of tinned tuna in an effort to reduce fat in my diet for other reasons. Also high mercury at top of normal range. No supplements. I ceased the tuna and both measures reduced dramatically. More recently the B6 and mercury are increasing. I have been eating tinned mackerel and pacific cod, so I am guessing one or both are the culprits.

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Hi @cs26. Unfortunately, while fish can be very healthy sources of protein, omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients, they can also contain high amounts of mercury. I know where I live, we’re cautioned not to eat over a certain amount of fish weekly that have been caught locally, due to mercury contamination.
I found a couple of articles for you online with general guidelines on which fish contain the most mercury.

Live strong.com:
https://www.livestrong.com/article/144173-which-fish-contains-least-amount-mercury/
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Guide from Cleveland Clinic on choosing fish healthy in Omega 3 and low in mercury: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/the-power-of-fish-in-your-diet

Looks like the Mackerel might be the culprit?

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sennit | @sennit | Aug 21 11:40am
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Thank you. I have awful symptoms of lightheadedness and tremors. I will now try to reduce my intake of foods high in vitamin B6 and see what happens.
Fingers crossed....

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landersen804 ,
I hope things worked out and you are feeling better by this time.

I am in the same situation having B6 at 40. (range 2 - 20) I do not take any multivitamins, b complex or others. I am not sure what caused this. I have added a lot of fruits and veggies for last few months for fiber rich diet, but I do not know if the fruits like bananas caused it to double the level. Unfortunately, this is the first time I tested for B6, so I do not have any past data to compare.

I am having headaches, insomnia and anxiety these days, because of which I asked the doctor and she ran the entire B panel this time. Other B vitamins looks normal range.

What did you do to manage or resolve the condition?

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