Posted by tealady on October 11, 2004, at 19:23:06
In reply to B Vitamins question, posted by mcp on October 11, 2004, at 13:23:07
> Can you take too much? Does your body get rid of the excess B Vitamins. Reason I ask is that the multi-vitamin I take is WAY above the RDA in B Vitamins. THanks
Nearly all B supps are way above the RDA's I notice.
In my opinion only based on my own personal exprience..if you take a MultiB with about 10 to 25 (mcg or mg depending on which one)then my body copes ....my body gets rid of most of it beginning about 30mins (or earlier?) after taking and its mostly all out of my body (via urine) within say 12 hrs(at least the B2 is ..from the yellow colour).I assume (as I do notice a difference when I haven't taken it for a while) that my body does manage to use a little bit of it! The bit you use won't come straight back out in your urine...although what comes out of your urine has been absorbed and carried around in your blood, thru your kidneys ..then bladder then out.
I think you can take too much. but more so if the balance is not correct...which is difficult, as taking too much of one may caue some speeding up and depletion of others.
I find the better ones for me will have varying amounts of B's between 10 and 25 levels.
If I take 50mg B6 I used to get a migraine..without fail..so 50mg of B6 is too much for me..but 25mg is fine, and helped with the migraines...no didn't figure that one out either!
I take the P5P form of B6 now (but I have to buy it from the states)..didn't see it in England either? I like between 10mg and 25 mg daily of P5P.B12..it's OK to take a high level of as its different, and it lasts for months in your body once taken up...but I'm cautious about the high doses of the cynacobalamin form.
The methylcobalamin form of B12 should be taken sublingually for best absorption.
Similarly the P5P B6 should be enteric coated...which is why these B's are usually taken separately form the multi.
Sure you'll get different responses from others..just my personal experience.
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