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Posted by Lao Tzu on May 30, 2010, at 17:37:40
I'll tell ya this happened to me before using P-5-P. I was using 50mg of P5P over a long period of time and I started noticing that I was becoming overstimulated, too much energy, that it became irritating. When I cut back on the P5P, the overstimulation subsided. I've had the same experience more than once with vitamin B6. I seem to be okay with 150mg per day, but anymore than this, eventually, after a few weeks on 200mg of B6 per day, I start feeling the overstimulation and I try to take something else to dampen it a bit. So all I did was take only 50mg of B6 in the morning instead of the usual 100mg and there was no overstimulation. Coincidence or not? I don't think so because it happened to me before and also once using P5P for a prolonged period of time. So I guess it is prudent not to overdose on this vitamin. I must be sensitive to it. Anybody experience too much stimulation from using high doses of vitamin B6? I guess some people can tolerate it and some cannot.
Posted by janejane on June 7, 2010, at 12:58:26
In reply to Too much B6, posted by Lao Tzu on May 30, 2010, at 17:37:40
I thought over 200mg/day was a no-no because it could cause nerve damage. Or was that only for pyridoxine?
Posted by Lao Tzu on June 9, 2010, at 9:35:41
In reply to Re: Too much B6 » Lao Tzu, posted by janejane on June 7, 2010, at 12:58:26
I think it really depends on how quickly your body metabolizes the vitamin. If you are pyroluric, you metabolize B6 rather quickly so you need higher dosages than a normal person would need. So 200mg might be toxic for a normal person, but not for someone who is pyroluric. I've always thought 100mg of B6 per day was rather safe for me. I had no side effects from it at that dosage. The optimum for me, however, seems to be 150mg per day. 200mg per day, and I start to have side effects like overstimulation.
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