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Hello John. Hope your Holidays went well. I just had a B6 blood test. My result was 54.3 ng/ml. It said normal was 2.1 to 21.7. Would that result have toxicity affects? I was reading that it takes alot of B6 intake to become toxic. Like over 600 mg daily. I was taking a multi vitamin with 6mg B6. I quit that. I looked at my meds and my food intake. It appears my intake of V6 is not even 15mg daily. Any thoughts? Thanks. Jerry
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Thanks Jerry, We had a relaxed Christmas and New Years and didn't wait up to welcome the New Year in. Hoping your Holidays went well also. The B6 toxicity issue can get confusing but I think you are right about the levels. My favorite site that explains it in easy to understand language is Vitamin B6 Toxicity: http://www.easy-immune-health.com/vitamin-b6-toxicity.html.
They mention the toxicity level usually being 1000 mg or more.
"Taking Too Much Can Give You Vitamin B6 Toxicity
One reason that someone might have a high Vitamin B6 level is because they are taking too high a dose of Vitamin B6 supplements. Virtually all multivitamins contain Vitamin B6, but the amounts in multivitamins are too small to cause toxicity unless there are other problems, as discussed below.
For most people, it’s safe to take as much as 200-500 mg per day, and toxicity almost never occurs at levels lower than 1000 mg per day. If you’re taking high levels of Vitamin B6 and you have a high level, then the solution is obvious: stop taking Vitamin B6 supplements. "
I've always viewed it as not wanting to take any vitamins with additional B6 in them or sports drinks that are high in B6 just to avoid that chance that it might make my neuropathy worse.