14 hours Ago By Nelson Espinal
On a daily basis, several people consume supplementary vitamins in the shape of capsules or gummies. Typically, people choose to consume a multi-vitamin that has all of the supplement needed in one serving. Others consume individual specific vitamins, but new findings in Australia is indicating taking too much B6 vitamins could reportedly lead to "nerve damage.
" There are several studies and articles that claim certain vitamins can help prevent certain illness, like vitamin D lowering risk for dementia or a certain supplement helping avoid skin breakouts . B6 vitamins are avalible at any pharmacy store without a specific prespiction, though only those with a known defecancy in the vitamin are advised to take it. The vitamin serves as a key part of cognitive function, and it features in several other products other than supplements, like nutritional shakes and energy drink.
Recently, over the past few years, an Austrlian health group has tracked 119 reports of unreservible nerve damage due to B6 poisoning. Among the reported cases, a physician fell victim to the overconsumption of the vitamin. Dr.
Mary Buchanon, at the age of 76, has several mobility issues, such as getting up the stairs or leg pain, and it has now been traced to B6 consumption. "It's changed my life in the way that my mobility has certainly been affected," Dr Buchanan told a local Austrian news outlet. "That's not the sort of future I really want for myself, that I might be dependent on people before I may have needed to be.
" Dr. Buchanan took a magnesium supplement that had B6 in 2021 to ease a genetic condition that gave her cramps in bed, but over time, she noticed that she felt "weak." "The weakness continued so much so that I was having trouble going up, up and down stairs, and I could hardly walk 100 metres," she said.
The doctor claimed that there is no clear labeling of what is in supplements and that there needs to be more transparency within supplement packaging. The Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia is now considering restricting the B6 vitamin to a doctor's prescription only. Senior Neurologist Professor Tissa Wijeratne says we are at "just the tip of the iceberg," regarding B6 poisoning being linked to nerve damage, and more cases are set to come.
"You absolutely don't need additional vitamin B6 unless you are deficient due to a genetic or metabolic abnormality," Senior Neurologist Professor Tissa Wijeratne told the news outlet. "I can't understand why a variety of healthcare products continue to add B6 in considerably high doses, which I feel is completely unnecessary.".
