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Thank You Hank very helpful. Great point on Vitamin B. This could be very helpful for...
Great point on Vitamin B. ... I wasn't taking Vitamin B supplements ... that need them so I ended up with B6 ... on your nervous system and produces neuropathy ... My B6 reading was three times the normal
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 24, 2021
@helenholland3 Hi Helen, welcome! Sadly you are definitely not alone in this problem of peripheral neuropathy....
alone in this problem of peripheral neuropathy ... discussions here, one being "Living with Neuropathy ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-with-neuropathy-welcome-to-the-group ... Here it is: b12 deficiency too much ... vitamin b6 surgery chemo diabetes
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 15, 2020
Why all the fuss about B6 when it is water-soluble? Water-soluble vitamins are carried to the...
Why all the fuss about B6 when it is ... Vitamin C and members of the vitamin ... B complex are water-soluble. ... I had to take high doses of B6 for an ... genetic/health issue unrelated to neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 1, 2020
A wound and pain doctor I went to in Cinci put me on Metanx and it...
promoted specifically for peripheral neuropathy ... When tests came back for B levels they ... take any kind, not even a daily multi vitamin ... didn't know to do an EKG every 6
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 24, 2020
I'm sorry to hear that you have this horrible condition and haven't been able to find...
I urge anyone that has neuropathy, Tarlov ... day Inosistol 500-1000 mg per day Vitamin ... B6 50-100 mg per day Vitamin B12 500
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 31, 2020
Hello @stanleyw, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with peripheral neuropathy....
There is a lot of evidence about vitamin ... B6 toxicity and causing peripheral ... neuropathy. ... Health has a good informational page on B6 ... https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 24, 2020
I believe it is more about B6 rather than B12 which can exacerbate neuropathy if you...
I believe it is more about B6 rather ... My blood levels on B6 are normal so ... decided to take a multi with 12.5 of B6 ... but not since I've been on the B6 ... research the adverse reactions of B6
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 28, 2019
Reading this opens the door for me to update everyone on the meeting I had yesterday...
L Carnitine, Alpha Lipoic Acid and B12 ... advise of any other supplements or vitamins ... medical proof or long term studies for neuropathy ... #39;t understand that all yet. 6. ... Small Fiber Neuropathy continues to
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 3, 2019
Let me clarify- I initially went to my primary care doctor because of tingling in my...
general bloodwork and did detect low B ... prescribed Metanx not knowing my B ... levels or any vitamin levels at the ... ,B6 and B 12 again, the B 12 Was way ... So basically I have idiopathic neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 2, 2019
Hi @eeklady -- I have no medical training or background but anyone with neuropathy has to...
has to be super careful with B6. ... The recommended daily allowance of B6 ... would be a big problem unless your B6 ... B6 Fact Sheet -- https://ods.od.nih.gov ... /factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfessional
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 1, 2019
Hi @thunder32, here are a few of the links I've found when researching for my neuropathy...
Vitamin B6 Toxicity -- http://www.easy-immune-health.com ... /vitamin-b6-toxicity.html B Vitamins ... ://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/b-vitamins-for-neuropathy-and-neuropathic-pain ... aid=90896 B6 section it explains -- ... Test Results -- http://cle.clinic/2G6Mp4y
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 29, 2018
Hi, Mat71. To my knowledge, AIs are not what caused your neuropathy. If you had chemo...
Get your B-6 blood level checked regularly ... as too much circulating B-6 can cause ... nerve damage, even though B vitamins ... There are also perhaps 6-8 other underlying ... causes for neuropathy for which your
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Sep 24, 2018
Not a lot to share, John, ‘cause I don’t know much. A neurologist examined me and...
examined me and said I had peripheral neuropathy ...  She said too much B6 could do ... and it turns out i do have too much B6 ... —so I’ve dropped the multi-vitamin supplement
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 27, 2017
Actually, I don’t know what caused the neuropathy—I’m going through blood tests to help determine that!...
Actually, I don’t know what caused the neuropathy—I ... leading candidate may be too much Vit B6 ... I’ve no idea of how a B Vitamin can
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 27, 2017
Steve, I wish I’d kept my last reply to the medical and not so much the...
B6. ... (so my reading has shown me) that B6 ... others here at Connect) that B6 comes ... excess, can have a toxic effect (the B6 ... found in most OTC supplements), and B6
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 1, 2024
Hi- I don’t have the exact same experience, but I have small fiber neuropathy and was...
was accidentally supplementing with B6 ... getting labs for fatigue and we found my B6 ... POTS and they include high levels of B6 ... their neuropathy not realizing too ... I’m guessing high B6 could be a sign
Check the side effects of all your meds. You may have a low sodium issue. Seizure...
I have seizures and neuropathy, the ... neuropathy started 15 years ago, reason ... Vitamin B12 injections every 2 weeks ... it been 10 days since my last B12 injection ... It took 5 years and 6 neurologist to
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 26, 2024
I don't know if you still look at this but I had similar experiences with internal...
B6 toxicity. ... I didn't realize how much B6 I was ... with a B-Complex vitamin. ... She had me stop all B vitamins and it ... going on with you but I'd had my B6
@gcattnu39 I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy that is affecting sensory and autonomic systems. My neurologist...
gcattnu39 I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy ... sure you are not deficient in any vitamins ... (like vitamin b12) or at toxic levels ... (vitamin b6).
I think, generally, we are too quick to label something as "a scam." Sometimes a supplement...
Neuropathy Symptoms and Treatments ... treatment strategies: Take one B- ... 100 B-complex vitamin daily. ... The B vitamins are necessary for normal ... Do not take more than 200 mg of B-6,
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 10, 2024