← Return to Peripheral Neuropathy - Result of PMR or Prednisone?

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@douglwuoregonedu

I also experienced some minor Peripheral Neuropathy at about the same 6-month time frame at 6mg Prednisone. I felt numbness in my feet and the ends of my fingers. My neurologist suggested that I take Alpha Lipoic Acid and my rheumatologist recommended to take Vitamin B -- so the previous comment about high levels of B6 surprised me. I have been off Prednisone for 8 months and it is getting better.

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Different forms of vitamin B do different things. B6 is the one connected to peripheral neuropathy, not the others. If you search "vitamin B6 toxicity" you'll find warnings about PN. In Australia, our government has made it mandatory to include warnings about PN on any supplement that contains vitamin B6 in doses larger than 10mg.