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davidx
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Has anyone had their vitamin B6 levels checked? I had mine checked a year ago and just last week and both times it has been high. I do not take B6 supplements at all.

Any thoughts as to what might be causing this? I looked on the internet and it said that high levels of B6 can cause peripheral neuropathy symptoms. I have these symptoms but we have thought that they are caused by lyme. So now this adds a curveball...

Any thoughts at all would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
David

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Aniek
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David,

High B6 levels could mean that your body isn't properly processing the B vitamins.

This could be related to a shortage of amino acids. My doctor who is treating my amino acid deficiency uses Labcorp's test, it's a 24 hour urine catch.

I can't remember if my B6 was high, but I remember him saying with my low amino acids, I'm probably not processing the B6 or B12.

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Visual Afterimage Man
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I had both my B6 and B12 levels tested. Both were fine.

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cantgiveupyet
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Hello David,

That is somewhat good news for you! Another piece to the puzzle....now just to figure out what caused it.

Did your dr give you any idea to why yours were high?

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davidx
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Member # 8326

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Thanks for the reponses.

Aniek- You might be right that my body is not properly processing the B vitamin.

Does anyone know what type of doctor deals with issues such as this one? I would like to see if we can figure out the reason why this is happening. I had a high level of vit b6 before I started treatment for lyme and a year later I still have an elevated amount.

Cantgiveupyet- I haven't spoken to the LLMD yet about this but maybe he can direct me to someone who might be able to help.

Thanks everyone for any ideas!

-David

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