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Correlation between peripheral neuropathy and low RBC?
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Hi, Ed (@njed)
Reviewing copies of my old lab reports shows me that my B-12 has been checked routinely but not my B-6. I see that the NIH's RDA for B-6 is 1.7 mg/day. The NIH's UL (upper level) for B-6 for adults is 100 mg/day, and that includes what's absorbed as pyridoxine (supplement)." My daily B-6 absorption of B-6 from pyridoxine alone is 70 mg (two 35 mg EB-N5 capsules), so I'm under the UL of 100 mg/day, at least from the pyridoxine –– but what about my dietary daily intake? and my baseline B-6 level? That's critical info I don't have –– and that's why I'm chasing my neuro to get a script for a good, all-inclusive B-6 test.
Ray (@ray666)
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Ray, good point about dietary intake. For example, I eat a lot of oranges and eat 3 bananas a week. We eat cantaloupe in season. Poultry and some other fruits contain B-6 so I take 50 mg every other day. I'd rather shoot under than go over and getting B-6 level tested is probably as important as B-12. Of course, getting the doctor to order it...that's the hurdle.