Thread: vitamin B-6

I agree with you actually, you raise a good point. Also I guess if you look at it in the light that you require it to increase your recall rather then training your mind to do it, you would become dependent in that sense as if you stopped taking it then you would lose your recall.

Yes some doctors aren't really uptodate with the latest studies and scientific research, unfortunately...
it pays to investigate yourself these days..

um... this is random... but GNC.com has a sale on 200mgx100 B6... 6.99 buy one get one free.. just put in your order quantity as 2 and one will show up free in your cart....

(ive heard 100 is safer to take daily.. but ive also heard smoking reduces the body's ability to absorb b6... and i kinda smoke alot...)

Originally Posted by SKA

Just because a doctor recommends it doesn't mean it's safe. whatever "it"is. Think of all the kids being fed Amphetamines, A.K.A. Ritalin, to calm their ADHD temper... that's certainly not "right" from where I'm sitting allthough it is a socially and medically accepted substance.

However I don't think Vitamin B6 can be addictive there is a rule fopr every substance: If you take ANYTHING inm the quest of achieving a goal you will become dependant on that substance for achieving your goal: Sleep medications will often leave you dependant on them for sleep, Recreational Drugs "to feel good" or "better" will only make you dependant on them to have a good time and I can see why someone might have said that about taking B6 for having memorable, vivid dreams too: taking any substance will eventually make your body/brain too lazy to do it by itself.

Taking vitamins is good and one should take them for health all the time.

I bought some Vitamin B6 tablets today. When should I take them?? When I'm in bed... or an hour before bed?.. two hours before??... etc ??

Keep in mind that your body won't actually absorbe alot of the vitamin brands! thats why vitamin c doesn't work...companies like jamison sell vitamins and make millions yearly but the forms they sell them is not a form that your body can absorbe. try different brands... when it come to vitamins you really get what you pay for.

b-6 is actually psychoactive

Question: If you're planning to do a WBTB, would it be better to take the B6 before you go to sleep or after you wake up? Or both?

Originally Posted by Feintingfox

Question: If you're planning to do a WBTB, would it be better to take the B6 before you go to sleep or after you wake up? Or both?

before.

Are these the right ones?

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_de...tionid=1035783

They have B1, B3, B6 and B12.

Originally Posted by Terrorhawker

Are these the right ones?

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_de...tionid=1035783

They have B1, B3, B6 and B12.

That looks like a B-complex vitamin. Those do contain vitamin B-6, but usually the amount of B-6 on the B-complex vitamins isn't enough to get the results that we dreamers are looking for.

B-complex vitamins might have only 2mg or 4mg of vitamin B-6. To induce more vivid dreams, you would need at least 25mg of B-6, best if around 50mg, up to 100mg.

It's a lot easier (and cheaper) to buy the specific vitamin B-6 and take one pill, as opposed to taking 20 pills of the B-complex vitamins to get the same result.

Here are a couple of sites that have the vitamin B-6:
GNC
Vitamin World
Amazon

I'm gonna go into boots or holland and barrett to see if they stock it, because I don't have a paypal so I can't order off the net.

I was just reading something and it says that the RDA of Vitamin B6 is 2mg.

Is it dangerous to take like 100mg a night?

Originally Posted by Terrorhawker

I was just reading something and it says that the RDA of Vitamin B6 is 2mg.

Is it dangerous to take like 100mg a night?

Yes, its safe.

But...

It's best if you don't take it every night, otherwise your body will grow used to it and you probably won't get the same dream results you once got. I usually take it for a couple of days, then stop taking it for a few more days. I only take it when I really want to see some results.

Also, you might want to check out The Pharmacy tutorial. It has a few other links about vitamin B-6 in there that you should find really helpful.

I bought a bottle of B-6 tablets at 100mg and was just wondering what the ideal time to take one?

Right before you go to bed.

If you're planning on trying WBTB, then it's best to wait until you wake up, stay awake for however long you're planning, and then take it right before you go back to bed.

One 100mg tablet should do wonders already. That's the same dosage of the ones I have.

I also have a cup of hot chocolate and some of a hershey bar....that wouldn't be over doing it would it?

If you're referring to overdoing it on the B-6, then no. Any B-6 that you take through food will always be in very, very, very small amounts. I cannot emphasize the "very small amounts" enough.

For example, bananas which have a fairly large amount of B-6 compared to other foods, have only 0.68mg of B-6 per banana. So you'd have to eat, hmm... about 150 bananas to equal that one pill you're taking.

So no, you're not overdoing on the amount of B-6. If nothing else, the chocolate bar and hot chocolate will give you a very nice placebo effect boost that should help on your lucidity.

Good luck!

I had no luck with that B6 vitamin, but I also fell asleep about 3-4 hours late, ofc last night had to be one of those "I can't fall asleep no matter what" nights.

Originally Posted by shotbirds

I had no luck with that B6 vitamin, but I also fell asleep about 3-4 hours late, ofc last night had to be one of those "I can't fall asleep no matter what" nights.

For those nights it can always help to have a bit of Melatonin.

Originally Posted by NebuliRaven

Try more of the B-6 and no milk. Also, the sublingual B-6 is the way to go. Let me know....

Well actually milk is considered a lucid food like chocolate or cheese so I don't know why no milk would help. I've been thinking about getting B6 but I want to achieve lucidity naturally.

Well i slept from 5-12 and remembered 5 dreams

I do not know if this is true, but i have time released B6. so whenever i take it, i usually take it a lot earlier than when i go to bed. Maybe an hour or two. My thinking of this is my metabolism will be able to process the B6 through my body while i am awake so i will have the effects in my sleep. Is this right? Or should i literally take it RIGHT before i go to bed?

I don't mean to be Mr. Pessimist, but couldn't taking B-6 partly be a placebo? It could go either way, either it does have an effect, but doubt overrules that, or it could not have an effect, but the belief causes an indirect change in dreams.