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Any recommendations for a Multivitamin with low or no B6?
Hello. My latest two vitamin B6 lab results (24 hours without my supplement) showed my B6 is abnormally high; double what it should be! I didn't realize I've been taking 50mg. in my Max Potency Multivitamin/Mineral supplement. I need to find an equivalent WITHOUT so much B6 in it. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have a lot of disease in my body besides Neuropathy so need a very good all-around multi-vitamin/mineral supplement b/c I don't eat very much. Thank you so much! Sunnyflower
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I recommend working with your doctor and getting blood work done so you will know exactly where you stand in regard to the various vitamin B levels. I have neuropathy with no known cause. Symptoms are numbness and tingling in my feet. After my diagnosis, I noticed at various times it seemed worse. First time was caused by taking atorvastatin. Stopped that med and I was much improved (along with a bunch of other issues!). More recently my neurologist saw that my Vit. B6 level was very elevated. He had me stop taking my multivitamin and fish oil tabs which I had been on for years. My neuropathy is way better. I agree with a previous comment that taking specific supplements for your individual needs is the best way to go. This way if you notice changes in your health it is easier to pinpoint the source.
For Vitamin K2, I buy Nordic Naturals, with K2 as menaquinone-7, MK-7. It does not have B6 in it, but it comes with D3 1000 IU, which I would rather take separately (my endocrinologist actually prescribes it for me). They only have it as a gummy with 2 g of sugar, another element I would rather not have, but it's a brand that can apparently be trusted, according to my PA-C, who has a Ph.D. in herbal medicine and conducts 3rd party reviews at the university medical center where she practices.
As for multivits, I take Nature Made Postnatal vitamins, mainly because it doesn't contain over-the-top amounts of each vitamin - most are at 100% of the RDA. It does have 2 mg of B6, but I only take the multivit twice a week. Because I've been dangerously low in Vitamin D and Vitamin B-12 in the past, I feel like I should probably top up most of the needed vitamins a couple of times each week, just in case there are others that I'm not getting enough of.
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1 ReactionMy neurologist specifically told me not to take too much B6 - she said it can do more damage than good if you overdo it.
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1 ReactionIf you subscribe to get B complex without B6 at Desert Harvest, you will get best price and free shipping.
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4 ReactionsI use B12 injections and it seems to help.
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May I ask which multivitamin and fish oil you were taking? I am taking both and I’m in so much pain. I have Kirkland brand for both.
@sunrise11 there is a vitamin called B6T Smart without B6 because B6 is toxic at high levels & we usually get enough B6 from food.
They sell a multivitamin without B6 at https://understandingb6toxicity.com/
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I took the Walgreens generic brand for senior women for years. Fish Oil was something I got at Walgreens but I don't remember the brand. The main thing is the B6 in the vitamin and not so much the brand (according to my neurologist). Also, I have neuropathy in my feet - numbness and tingling only. Have your blood work done before you make any decisions.
B6 is a needed Supplement...but too much can cause the problem your trying to address..
So testing is a wise solution to see where your at on your "B's"