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From: donch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Vitamin B dosage question
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Date: Mon, 14-May-84 15:49:32 EDT
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I take bitamin B-6 and magnesium to prevent kidneystone formation.
The quantity given in the prescription my doc gave me was about
125 mg of B-6.  I had a stone after that, saw another doctor who
was of a holistic, nutrition-oriented bent, and she recommended
100 mg doses 3 times daily.  After several weeks of that dosage,
I developed low level but continuous headaches.  After I finally made the
connection on the headaches (but no kidney stones in two years), I
have reduced to 50 mg 3 times daily.  No headaches.

This last doctor said that massive doses (in males) of, say, 1000mg
could result in permanent nerve damage.  Females have different
needs for B-6 according to her, but I don't know any details.

As for other members of the B family, I couldn't say.  Let us know
what you find.


Don Chitwood  teklabs/donch
Tektronix, Inc.