[darlindeb25]

A question for Mrs. D I am guessing. My B6 level came back at 74, with the range being 2.1-21.7. What could be causing this raise in B6. I do not supplement with B6, never have. The only additional B6 I get is in my mutiple vitamin at 6mgs. The only foods with B6 I eat is chicken.

My B12 went down, which I found interesting too. It was well over 1700 in December, now it's 1389. Is it true thatmy neuropathy may be using more of my B12 for now?

I have changed my diet somewhat, am now on a candida diet since March, finally losing weight like I have needed to for many years...healthier now than I have been in years and years. Still hasn't touched the headaches though, which we have determined is probably arthritis in my neck anyways.

[mrsD]

Well, I have some thoughts. But there is no real answer out there yet for this type of question.

You are taking 6mg a day.

I search B6 alot and have never found ranges for those people who consume B6 before the testing. Somewhere there must be ranges for people using supplements, I just haven't found them yet.

The ranges are statistical variances based on "normal" people. And who defines "normal"...no one.

I guess one way to find out more would be to have a homocysteine done. Since B6, B12 and folate work to lower this substance and one or more may be failing to be activated, then homocysteine will be elevated.

The B6 test measures all B6, not just activated B6. When the serum is high, we don't know if the tissues are correspondingly high as well. If B6 is not being activated to P5P then it will read high I would think as it builds up.
The enzyme that converts B6 to P5P is pyridoxal kinase, and this can fail.

Are you seeing any changes in the urine..as B vitamins often cause a yellowish green tint when they are excreted.

Your lower B12 may be due to the lower animal meat you are eating too.

There is just very little research on changes like this. It could be that people vary quite a bit, and testing never is done commonly so it is invisible and we don't know it is happening.
It could be we change as we age. It could be your B6 is not being activated. It could even be a fluke, and part of a false reading by the lab. Lots of variables.

There is a situation where blood work is not handled properly and the red cells burst...releasing substances. The most commonly understood is the factitious readings for potassium which are affected by this mishandling. It is possible if your sample is mishandled and the red cells dumped their pyridoxal content into the serum, the reading then would be falsely elevated like it can be for potassium. I haven't seen studies on this issue except for potassium, because I don't think they have been done.

[darlindeb25]

You would be proud of Dahlek,,, she told me to check all my supplements. I was shocked to see B6 in my Melatonin..10mg, and I take 2 a night. Well, I guess it must be ok, the neuro said nothing to me about it. You didn't freak out, so now I feel safe again.

Thanks!!!