At what stage of the neuropathy workup do you screen for B6 toxicity?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
In my experience, vitamin B6 deficiency due to poor oral intake is very uncommon. However, toxicity may occur with supplementation typically more than 2 gm/day, although chronic use of 50 mg/d may also be a cause.
Vitamin B6 is present in many supplements and toxicity may cause direct damage to the...
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at Barrow Neurological Institute I generally will check B6 when I am dealing with a...
I’ve found that many of my younger patients who present with B6 toxicity get it from the overuse of certain energy drinks. For instance, a single shot of a 5-hour energy drink has about 2000% of your daily recommended value of B6.
I generally will check B6 when I am dealing with a...