Use CAUTION – can cause TOXIC levels
I'm a fan of the NOW products, believing they are a trusted brand. I am a very active, health oriented, no-medications needed, 59 year old woman. I hike the hills, climb 270 steps 2 x/week, use the rowing/elliptical machine 4x/week, and walk daily. (I get my 10K steps!!) I began taking the B-100 1/day in March of this year as I am approaching 60 and felt I could benefit from. In the middle of the night in late June I woke up with excruciating pain in my knee, and could barely walk. Three days later, I had a 'blister' in the inside of my knee, and a rash under my arm. Skin was sensitive to touch from my chest to my calf on the right side. I went to Urgent Care, and it appeared like I had the beginnings of Shingles. After a week, I began to have weakness in the leg, and the inability to go up even one step. The pattern of the blisters did not match what one would expect Shingles to follow. I had NO reflex in my knee, pain in my quad and knee, and tingles throughout the leg. I laid on ice for relief. I will skip all the NUMEROUS MD visits, calls, labs, tests. (I had EMG {needles in your leg with electricity}, MCR {tasering of the leg}, and a full spine MRI {3 hours in the tube}). The only result that came back with issue was my Vit B6 level. Further research finds, although rare, there is such a thing a Vit B6 Toxicity. Particularly when added synthetically. (Who knew??) I am not putting blame on NOW, as I should have paid closer attention to the % of Daily Value. (This formula has 5,000 OVER daily recommendation.) My reason for this review is simply to bring awareness, urge caution, and understand any of the pre-symptoms of a toxic reaction, including depression. What seemed like such a simple thing to add to create better health.... for me, did not work
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