B6 Toxicity

[Alison_Kay]

I've just finished this fabulous book. Thank you for making menopause so clear. I have a question about B6. Levels much lower than your suggested 300mg have been shown to produce neuropathy symptoms. I'm worried about causing myself harm. What are your views on this? Thanks.

[Jeslyn]

300mg is too much! I don't see anywhere in the book that suggests that. Every reference I saw always had an upper limit of 150mg per day. Where are you seeing 300 mg?

[Lara]

300 mg is too much B6. I do list 150 as an upper limit in the book but, based on the new safety data, I have since revised my recommendation to 30 to 60 mg and only during the luteal phase. See my vitamin B6 blog post.

[lizkin369]

Lara hello

what about for those who don’t ovulate ( so i observed lately with my body)
my periods became not regular( current cycle is late 10 days)
i am 50 yrs old
when B6 can be taken in my case?
i was on it for a while ( 3 months on and off

thanks