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ANY ONE TAKING VITAMIN B 6 ?

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HI SOME ONE HAS TOLD ME TO TRY VITAMIN B 6 ONE OFF A DOCTOR ON PRESCRIPTION . . MY GP IS GOING TO ASK ME WHAT WANT THEM FOR .

AT THE MOMENT I COULD ONLY SAY BECAUSE THEY MAKE L-DOPA LAST LONGER .

I WOULD LIKE A BETTER ANSWER OR I DON'T THINK AI WILL GET THEM. I USE TO GET SUGAR COATED IBUPROFEN . NOW I GET THE CHEAP ONE,S YOU GET IN HOSPITAL .

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B 6 kills l-dopa. Take care. I did not know.

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CAN YOU YOU BACK UP WHAT YOUR SAYING ,IF SO PLEASE DO SO....

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I do not understand?

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I would like to know why b 6 kills l-dopa

I would like to know who and how it makes it last longer?

Blessings, Carol

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Google vitamin B 6 and the who is some kind lady from this site......

Please let me know what you think ?

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I was always a follower of Adele Davis who recommended making sure you took a supplement that was balanced, e.g. B2 equal to B6, etc. I took for 30 years but no longer since I'm on Sinimet. Just too many damn pills to swAlllow and my digestive tract is having a rough time!

Levodopa (L-dopa)-- Vitamin B6 reduces the effectiveness of levodopa, a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease. However, your doctor may be able to determine a dose of B6 that can help reduce side effects of levodopa without interfering with the drug's action. Taking vitamin B6 along with levodopa should be done only under the strict guidance of a physicia

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patV ever one up till ? no one has said how . I know nothing about B 6 I know a lot about L-Dopa . L-dopa dose not start to brake down until it crosses the blood brain barre,a and b6 will be well broke down in the gust . SO HOW CAN IT REDUCES L-DOPA ?

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