Vitamin B6 toxicity

[paumaman]

Hi. I've been on high doses of B6 for 6 months now to reduce my LDL cholesterol and raise my HDL. It worked well, but yesterday I had an incident about 30 minutes after taking the vitamin where I became flushed and the prickly sensation evolved into pain. Within minutes I felt weak and dizzy. Since I thought I might pass out, I lay down on the floor but was afraid I'd pass out and no one would find me so got out to find my phone. When I entered the kitchen, I must have fainted or at least I fell forward, striking my head on the edge of the iron burner, my check on the granite countertop and fell to the floor. I was in a puddle of blood from my head wound and still have an indentation. Needless to say, I went to the ER and they checked me out and nothing was broken or bleeding internally. Today I look like a monster from an old movie, but I'm in one piece. I assume it was the B6 that did me in. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? I was on about 300 mg when it happened.

[paumaman]

Thank you for your feedback. I did use at my doctor's recommendation, but am off for now. I'm also on Fish Oil and other B vitamins. Hopefully, this will clear up, but I might have a permanent dent in my skull.

[Paxiled]

Ditto with Gym on this -- that's too high a dose, and why are you choosing B6 in high doses for cholesterol?  Fish oil will raise your HDL immediately as it is HDL (or flax oil or hemp seed oil).  B6 toxicity is nothing to fool around with, and remember, B6 is in balance with B12 and folic acid, so long-term use of just one of these will throw the others out of balance.  I'd find another treatment plan.

[gymdandee]

Were you being treated with the B6 by a doctor?
If you weren't being treated by a doctor,6 months is way to long and 300 mg.
way to much!! My opinion it was the B6. I'm not a doctor!