Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 817030

Shown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.

 

Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS

Posted by Jedi on March 10, 2008, at 0:12:22


Hi Guys,
If any long term Nardil users out there have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS) look at taking 100 to 200mg of B6 as a possible cure. I had serious numbness and pain in my hands and fingers, going up my forearms. Three doctors later and about a $2000 dollar bill I had a pair of splints and a recomendation of surgery. I was diagnosed by a nerve conduction study as having moderate to severe CTS.

Then I looked at some of the back blogs in Babble, plus the Internet and PubMed. I thought, what the heck, and began taking 100mg of B6. The RDA for adult men is 2mg. But some of the studies used 200mg with no harm. In just a few days almost all of the numbness and pain had gone away. After a couple of weeks, my severe CTS is 95% better.

Kind of one of those miricle drugs that actually work. Don't let them cut on you without trying this first.
Take care,
Jedi

References:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6638055?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlusDrugs1
Am J Med. 1983 Nov;75(5):887-8.
Pyridoxine deficiency and peripheral neuropathy associated with long-term phenelzine therapy.
Heller CA, Friedman PA.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6719168?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
South Med J. 1984 May;77(5):641-2.
Pyridoxine deficiency with phenelzine.
Demers RG, McDonagh PH, Moore RJ.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1265347?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1976 Apr;13(4):743-57.
Vitamin B6 deficiency in patients with a clinical syndrome including the carpal tunnel defect. Biochemical and clinical response to therapy with pyridoxine.
Ellis JM, Kishi T, Azuma J, Folkers K.
---------------------------------------------------------------------


 

funny that B6 is also used for akathisia. hmm... (nm)

Posted by iforgotmypassword on March 10, 2008, at 20:52:23

In reply to Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS, posted by Jedi on March 10, 2008, at 0:12:22

 

Re: Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS

Posted by sdb on March 14, 2008, at 17:18:28

In reply to Nardil may cause B6 deficiency and CTS, posted by Jedi on March 10, 2008, at 0:12:22

>
> Hi Guys,
> If any long term Nardil users out there have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS) look at taking 100 to 200mg of B6 as a possible cure. I had serious numbness and pain in my hands and fingers, going up my forearms. Three doctors later and about a $2000 dollar bill I had a pair of splints and a recomendation of surgery. I was diagnosed by a nerve conduction study as having moderate to severe CTS.
>
> Then I looked at some of the back blogs in Babble, plus the Internet and PubMed. I thought, what the heck, and began taking 100mg of B6. The RDA for adult men is 2mg. But some of the studies used 200mg with no harm. In just a few days almost all of the numbness and pain had gone away. After a couple of weeks, my severe CTS is 95% better.
>
> Kind of one of those miricle drugs that actually work. Don't let them cut on you without trying this first.
> Take care,
> Jedi
>
> References:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6638055?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlusDrugs1
> Am J Med. 1983 Nov;75(5):887-8.
> Pyridoxine deficiency and peripheral neuropathy associated with long-term phenelzine therapy.
> Heller CA, Friedman PA.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6719168?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
> South Med J. 1984 May;77(5):641-2.
> Pyridoxine deficiency with phenelzine.
> Demers RG, McDonagh PH, Moore RJ.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1265347?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
> Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1976 Apr;13(4):743-57.
> Vitamin B6 deficiency in patients with a clinical syndrome including the carpal tunnel defect. Biochemical and clinical response to therapy with pyridoxine.
> Ellis JM, Kishi T, Azuma J, Folkers K.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>

Take care before doing any surgery. A CTS can have everybody who did e.g. some exhausting work using the hands. In many cases this is just transient. There are quite many drugs contributing to cts symptoms also.

warm regards

sdb

This is the end of the thread.

Show another thread

URL of post in thread:

Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ

[dr. bob] Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.