Posted by Green Willow on October 10, 2008, at 17:54:48
In reply to Re: Help! ~ B6 gives me insomnia » Green Willow, posted by bleauberry on October 10, 2008, at 15:13:30
Bleauberry ~ Thanks for the info. I will try cutting WAY down and see if that helps me at all. Hmmm. . . the genetics test sounds rather interesting. Wonder if it is expensive. GW
> B vitamins can be strong. Many people handle them like candy, others not. I am one who is very sensitive to Bs. My doctor told me of a genetic test that I could choose to do if I wanted that actually pinpoints the genes that are faulty in the B vitamin circuitry. The results help to understand which vitamins to take and which to avoid. You and me and everyone else who pops vitamins or minerals are pretty much guessing. Even if you had a blood test confirming deficient B6, that is only a measure of what is in the blood. It does not tell us what is going on inside cells.
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> No matter what the supplement is, you kind of have to pay attention to how you react and then adjust accordingly. If 25mg is too much, then take 5mg. Cut pills into custom sized chunks, empty capsule powder into custom sizes into your own empty gel caps. Stay at whatever dose is tolerable for a week or two, or until whenever you feel stable at that dose, and then try increasing it.
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> If your B6 is really deficient, then many other systems in your body dependent on B6 have already adapted to that. Supplying the needed B6 will cause those maladaptations to reverse, which takes time.
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> The best I can say is, don't be in a hurry, start at whatever dose you are comfortable with, and try increasing it slowly. All the while, do it in tiny steps. The dosage size of any pill is probably way too much. You'll have to make custom sized doses for yourself.
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