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Natural high levels of B12 and B6

Posted by patriciaschulz1950 @patriciaschulz1950, Sep 5, 2023

I have PN - and continue to determine the cause. Current blood work show elevated levels of B12 and B6 (I take no supplements or vitamins or drink energy drinks, etc). My neurologist is not concerned and suggested that I start taking B12 1000mcg daily - I know that your body disposes B12, but she could not answer or seemed concerned that both were elevated. I have read the value of B12 for nerve damage, but am hesitant to start this vitamin. Comments please.

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tonyde | @tonyde | Feb 15 10:15am

I have taken vitamin B tablets; my vitamin B levels reached low normal. My primary care doctor suggested trying B injections for leg pain. It was a game changer for me. I highly recommend trying it.

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jobli0 | @jobli0 | Feb 15 8:25pm
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@ray666

Hello again, @chme

I, too, have found doctors to be a little wanting when it comes to nutritional matters. Even the clinicians in my neurologist's office seem somewhat vague when it comes to replying to questions about B6. The links @johnbisjop has sent make for good reading. EB-N5 has a website; unfortunately, all you'll find is glossy marketing material. However, I do trust the product's underlying substance.

Cheers!
Ray

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jrn57 | @jrn57 | Feb 16 12:38pm

My understanding is that vitamin B12 maximum limit for adult male is 100 mg. I was taking sublingual B12 at much higher dosages before I learned that too much B12 can aggravate PN

Vitamin B six, be very careful with it. My PCP indicates too high of a level of B6 can be detrimental to cardiovascular

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ann707 | @ann707 | Feb 17 10:12am

Since, it turns out, 2015 my level of B12 have been twice the normal. This year, yes I was slow to figure this out, I checked what I could possibly be doing to have these high levels. I drink soy milk three time a day for the calcium. Turns out it is supplemented with B12. So mystery solved. I still have peripheral neuropathy so it doesn't seem to help that.

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chme | @chme | Feb 17 10:25am
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@ann707

Since, it turns out, 2015 my level of B12 have been twice the normal. This year, yes I was slow to figure this out, I checked what I could possibly be doing to have these high levels. I drink soy milk three time a day for the calcium. Turns out it is supplemented with B12. So mystery solved. I still have peripheral neuropathy so it doesn't seem to help that.

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Thank you for commenting. Do you mind sharing what the blood level of b12 you had?

I have a high level of blood b12 but dr thinks I have a moderate problem with absorption.

Everything is so complicated.

Can we really do anything to cure neuropathy or just keep from getting worse? That’s the question nobody knows about.

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