Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS

Posted by Jedi on March 10, 2008, at 0:12:22

Hi Guys,
If any long term Nardil users out there have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS) look at taking 100 to 200mg of B6 as a possible cure. I had serious numbness and pain in my hands and fingers, going up my forearms. Three doctors later and about a $2000 dollar bill I had a pair of splints and a recomendation of surgery. I was diagnosed by a nerve conduction study as having moderate to severe CTS.
Then I looked at some of the back blogs in Babble, plus the Internet and PubMed. I thought, what the heck, and began taking 100mg of B6. The RDA for adult men is 2mg. But some of the studies used 200mg with no harm. In just a few days almost all of the numbness and pain had gone away. After a couple of weeks, my severe CTS is 95% better.
Kind of one of those miricle drugs that actually work. Don't let them cut on you without trying this first.
Take care,
Jedi
References:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6638055?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlusDrugs1
Am J Med. 1983 Nov;75(5):887-8.
Pyridoxine deficiency and peripheral neuropathy associated with long-term phenelzine therapy.
Heller CA, Friedman PA.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6719168?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
South Med J. 1984 May;77(5):641-2.
Pyridoxine deficiency with phenelzine.
Demers RG, McDonagh PH, Moore RJ.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1265347?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1976 Apr;13(4):743-57.
Vitamin B6 deficiency in patients with a clinical syndrome including the carpal tunnel defect. Biochemical and clinical response to therapy with pyridoxine.
Ellis JM, Kishi T, Azuma J, Folkers K.
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Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS Jedi 3/10/08
funny that B6 is also used for akathisia. hmm... (nm) iforgotmypassword 3/10/08
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