Interactions between vitamin b12 and vitamin b6 tablets.

[Agala]

Hello everyone,

I am currently on cyanocobalamin injections, can I also take vitamin b6 tablets? Response from experienced persons please.

[Technoid]

Although B6 is very important to the operation of B12, there are risks to having an excess of it: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5... including neuropathy. Why not get your B6 levels tested and then decide if you need to supplement or not.

[summersj]

As a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry, I can see no harm in taking oral B6 alongside your B12 injections, provided it is under 1000mg per day. The body excretes excess B6, so it’s actually quite difficult to overdose on it. But the question is, why are you taking it? There’s no need unless, as Technoid says, your levels have been tested and found to be deficient. Otherwise you’re just wasting money on unnecessary tablets.

[Littlelodge123 in reply to summersj]

Most research sources show that 1000mg of B6 a day would be considered toxic.

[jade_s in reply to Littlelodge123]

Indeed! 10mg max b6 is what's recommended around here, and some people get toxicity from even that amount. Boggles the mind that some supplements go as high as 100mg.

Agala, did you mean b9 aka folic acid? That can indeed be a good idea, as b12 needs sufficient folate levels to work properly.

[Scott-rock]

I suggest you look up B6 toxicity. I developed it from taking B complex with only 50 mg of B6 in it.

It can take between 15-25 day to get rid of excess B6

[bookish in reply to Scott-rock]

What level of serum indicated toxicity please?

[Scott-rock in reply to bookish]

I’d been taking the b complex for nearly three months. Level was never tested .

[bookish in reply to Scott-rock]

Thanks for that. I am only taking a smaller amount but neuro was concerned and has tested. Result seems low and he is looking elsewhere (B12 etc), but I wonder if it is actually too low for me. Hope you are much improved. Cheers

[Littlelodge123]

Completely agree.