What is the Symtom of Vitamins Deficiency of B6 or B12?

Question

can it appear after taking Vitamins quite high doses of B6 and B12

i start to have symtom in my leg after taking it for a week

Answer 1

They are different.B12 defficiency will cause anaemia &B6,B12 defficiency may cause neuritis problem in limbs.If you are taking these tabs as prescribed by your Physician there is no chance of geting any problem  in your legs.

Hypervitaminosis B6-B-12 is very rare as the extra quantity is usually excreated out in urine.

Answer 2

B6 or pyridoxine deficiency can be caused by coeliac disease or certain drugs. It will typically cause Dermatitis (inflamed skin) around the eyes, nose and mouth. It may also causes confusion and peripheral neuropathy.

B12 deficiency May be caused by dietary deficiency (commonest in vegans) or disease of the gut (pernicious anaemia or terminal ileal disease - this relates to where B12 is absorbed) Deficiency would typically cause non-focal neurological signs, anaemia and a beefy red tongue.

If you have been taking supplements recently I would doubt you have a deficiency. Although thats not to say the leg shouldnt be checked out by your GP.

Good luck

Answer 3

High doses of B6 are actually neurotoxic. Can produce a ganglionopathy- in simple terms, numbness, usually of the legs and feet, that is permanent. Not more than 100 mg B6/day, and that far exceeds your needs. B6 deficiency has been reported to cause dementia and other problems:  http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Ato...

B12 Deficiency can cause Pernicious anemia. The anemia is actually quite rare now, because Folic acid is added to so many foods, and present in green leafy vegetables. The NEUROLOGIC manifestations of B12 deficiency are Dementia, Posterlateral sclerosis of the spinal cord, peripheral neuropathy, anosmia, optic nerve disease. This is the way PA usually presents nowadays.

I suggest you consider the possibility that your unspecified symptoms might be due to an OVERDOSE of the vitamins. Deficiency states do not appear when you are correcting the deficiency.