Posted by Lao Tzu on February 17, 2011, at 15:41:02
In reply to B6 is amazing!, posted by Christ_empowered on February 17, 2011, at 8:49:34
I'm glad you wrote this thread. Although I can't tolerate as much B6 as what you are using, my depression is so much better with just 200mg of B6 and 66mg of zinc picolinate per day. Before I was using some cheap B6 tablets from the drug store; then I switched to higher quality capsules from Vitamin Shoppe, and now I notice a difference. The only thing is I need to take the 50mg capsules spread apart throughout the day, i.e. 50mg in the morning, 100mg in the late afternoon, and finally 50mg at bedtime. I also did have some stimulation from the high dosage, but it has seemed to go away with the addition of 66mg of zinc picolinate. I read somewhere that you might need extra zinc if you are taking high dose B6. If the stimulation is too much in the evening, I take 500mg of GABA, but I don't think I always need this to feel okay. Whether the overstimulation will again return I can't say for sure, but so far it hasn't. I seemed to get the overstimulation more from using high doses of P5P, so I don't use this supplement anymore. Anyway, if you use enough B6 according to what is tolerable, it can make an impact on the depression along with zinc, B1, B2, selenium, and B12, as well as other supplements. Adjusting the dosage of each vitamin to individual needs is very important. I cannot stress this enough. The difficult part is in discovering optimum dosages. This can take a while, but be patient.
Lao
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