Best Max Potency Multivitamin/Mineral With LOW 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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Yes, thank you. I have discontinued the 50 mg of B6 last week and yet all last night from 11 last night until 11 this morning I was having severe muscle tetany. I finally went to bed about 8 this morning and had a semi-conscious sleep for 3 hours as I continue to work through the muscle tetany trying to stretch it out but nothing worked at all. So it is coming from another source than the B6. I am not a happy gal needless to say we'll get through this as I always do. This is not a rare or isolated incident. It happens far too often. Thank you for sharing, Sunny flower
Hello Hank and thank you for your good information as always. I would not take the 50 mg of B6 if I were you. The recommended daily requirement is only 2 mg at the most. I have been off the B6 for a week and last night had severe tetany from 11 p.m. until 11 a.m. this morning. I could find no relief. I finally went to bed at 8 this morning and slightly dozed but was fully aware that I was trying to stretch out contractions as they just would not quit. So many of these involve the big thigh muscles including inner thigh muscles (abductors) and tops of my feet and shins. I do not get them in the arches of my feet or my calves like most people do. And sometimes get them in my fingers at the same time and of course my toes. It was brutal and I have had almost no sleep. This happens far too often so it is clearly coming from another cause besides the B6 toxicity. Ugh! Onward and forward! Sunny
Hi @sunnyflower Has it been a week since you stopped the B-6? I would give it longer in case you have built toxicity unless you know it is not in your system. You must get B-6 through food you consume too.
@sunnyflower What causes muscle tetany?
Tetany can be the result of an electrolyte imbalance. Most often, it's a dramatically low calcium level, also known as hypocalcemia. Tetany can also be caused by magnesium deficiency or too little potassium. Having too much acid (acidosis) or too much alkali (alkalosis) in the body can also result in tetany.
Yes, it has been a week at least. Thanks for asking! Good point. Warmest wishes, Sunny
Hello Steeldove. Yes, all the things you mentioned and more! I'm on top of my electrolytes, etc. daily. It can also be caused by neuropathy! There are many things. Metabolic disorder/s, electrolyte imbalance, abnormal blood chemistries, and even abnormal blood sugars can cause muscle tetany! It can be very complicated! Some medications can be responsible. It's difficult when a patient has so many of those things going on! Thanks for your input! Take care, Sunnyflower
I have neuropathy and my B 6 is always high without supplements I started taking a b complex called desert harvest it is the only b complex with out B6 as high b6 can cause neuropathy I hope this helps you I am a complex case and so many issues going on tried to get to mayo but they are not taking any new patients at this time and I am not having luck in my area with knowledge to help me figure this out
Why all the fuss about B6 when it is water-soluble? Water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body's tissues but are not stored in the body. They are found in many plant and animal foods and in dietary supplements and must be taken in daily. Vitamin C and members of the vitamin B complex are water-soluble.
I had to take high doses of B6 for an extended period of time because of a genetic/health issue unrelated to neuropathy.
@steeldove, B6 is not like other B vitamins. B6 section it explains -- too much or too little gives neuropathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199287/
@johnbishop Thanks, John. Back in the early 1980s I was hospitalized for what turned out to be a biochemically induced depression. I was fortunate to find a wonderful M.D. who also held a Ph.D. in pharmacology. He prescribed orthomolecular therapy (vitamins and minerals) based on my individual test results. Although I was on elevated levels of many vitamins and minerals, I doubt very much that 35 years later B6 would have caused very sudden onset of neuropathy.