Thread: VITAMIN B6 - is this cheap?

That's very cheap, but does that price include postage costs? As far as I know they're aren't any side affects. In fact they're seem to be many other good qualities to it other than increasing dream vividness and recall. In fact I'm going to go buy some now.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B6

Hey, i just read about these vitamins, now my bro takes these multivitamin tablets everyday once a day, they contain various stuff, one of them is B6, it contains 2mg of B6 as well as many other vitamins, would 2mg of B6 be enough to increase the vividness of my dreams at night? just curious since i've never used B6 or tried anything like it before, thanks alot

I buy mine from NumarkPharmacists (at the chemist's) for £1,29 for 60 pills. Now I've forgotten how much there is in it, I think it's 500% of your daily needs.
See which is more interesting for you.

I use Neurobion whis contains 200mg of B6 100mg of B1 and 200 mg of B12.
I had some kickass dreams with these.
B6 is safe , but there is no need to start taking too much.
It is said than if you have altzheimer you shouldn't take more than 1000mg.
If you haven't , not more than 2000mg
But believe me 200mg per day is more than enough for what we want it.
If you take every day aroung 2000-3000mg there is a chance to have some illusinations.
Be on the safe side though , 200mg do the job more than enough.
There was a tutorial in the index page i think.

Well, that website says that 2MG is the RDA, and one of those B6s I linked to has 50mg in it. Is 50mg a day good enough?

Thankyall for your quick replies.

You can try mate.
Go to a drug store and buy a cheap pack of not many vitamins 6.
Lets say it has 50mg.
At first try for a few days with 1 pill , if you think that your dreams are the same, take 2 , or 3 or 4.
Then you can decide on a number and order a bigger pack with the mgs you want on each pill.

I would say though that 50mg is not so much.
Try at least 100mg if you want to see effects.

My dad didnt want me to have too much above the 2mg RDA. Would you be able to give me a link to an expert ("I don't want someone on Dreamviews telling you its ok, I want some actual expert to say if it's OK")
sorta place saying 50mg a day is OK for a 13 yr old.

Thankyall

This is from Wikipedia (not a reliable source, I know, but it has citations):
An overdose of pyridoxine can cause a temporary deadening of certain nerves such as the proprioceptory nerves; causing a feeling of disembodiment common with the loss of proprioception. This condition is reversible when supplementation is stopped.[2]
Because adverse effects have only been documented from vitamin B6 supplements and never from food sources, only the supplemental form of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is discussed with respect to safety. Although vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin and is excreted in the urine, very high doses of pyridoxine over long periods of time may result in painful neurological symptoms known as sensory neuropathy. Symptoms include pain and numbness of the extremities, and in severe cases difficulty walking. Sensory neuropathy typically develops at doses of pyridoxine in excess of 1,000 mg per day. However, there have been a few case reports of individuals who developed sensory neuropathies at doses of less than 500 mg daily over a period of months. None of the studies, in which an objective neurological examination was performed, found evidence of sensory nerve damage at intakes of pyridoxine below 200 mg/day (15). In order to prevent sensory neuropathy in virtually all individuals, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine set the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for pyridoxine at 100 mg/day for adults. Because placebo-controlled studies have generally failed to show therapeutic benefits of high doses of pyridoxine, there is little reason to exceed the UL of 100 mg/day.



And from The National Institute of Health website:



What is the health risk of too much vitamin B6?

Too much vitamin B6 can result in nerve damage to the arms and legs. This neuropathy is usually related to high intake of vitamin B6 from supplements, [28] and is reversible when supplementation is stopped. According to the Institute of Medicine, "Several reports show sensory neuropathy at doses lower than 500 mg per day" [12]. As previously mentioned, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine has established an upper tolerable intake level (UL) for vitamin B6 of 100 mg per day for all adults [12]. "As intake increases above the UL, the risk of adverse effects increases [12]."

The important thing to note is that any 'damage' is reversible once the intake of B6 is stopped. If you're worried, seek advice from your GP.