Get Informed: Vitamin B6

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Patient Comments about
Vitamin B6

Active Ingredient(s)

Pyridoxine

What does it do?

Vitamin B6

This product is primarily a dietary supplement used to promote proper nutrition and absorption.

Last Text Update:
 2010-Mar-17 10:44 AM
Last Data Update:
 2010-Mar-17 9:01 PM

Other Names

  • Vitamin B6
  • VIT B6
  • Pyridoxine
  • Pyridoxine HCl
  • Valupak Vitamin B6

How Safe Is It?

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Average Risk Rating
0: On hold
Pregnancy Category:
N/A
Black Box Warning:
No

Facts & Figures

Date Approved
13 Feb 1974
Est US Patients*
222,100
Generic Available
Yes
OTC Available
Yes

User Age Distribution*

2

< 21

7

21-39

30

40-59

62

60+

Age (Years)

* Estimated number of US people currently taking Vitamin B6 or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.

Other Resources

Recent alerts for Vitamin B6

There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Vitamin B6 during the past year.

Vitamin B6 Safety Report

0: On hold

The iGuard risk rating for Vitamin B6 is on hold. It means that we're waiting for more patients taking this medication to join iGuard before we can provide a more accurate safety assessment of this product.

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What is Vitamin B6 used for?

iGuard is currently tracking more than 1,400 patients that use Vitamin B6 (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

Disease / Condition % Average Severity
Dietary Supplement 94% 5
Pain-Generalized 6% 5

How well does Vitamin B6 work?

iGuard regularly polls our more than 1,400 users taking Vitamin B6 (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.

Average Satisfaction Score

(out of 10)

Average Effectiveness Score

(out of 10)

71 68
94%
of patients are confident that the good things about Vitamin B6 outweigh the bad things.
5%
of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Vitamin B6.

Global Patient Feedback for Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) ( Post a comment )

Comments, Questions, and Answers
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Question/Comment:

my doc put me on 400mg B6 daily [w/out telling me why] . i began getting non-stop energy, but started feeling really sick inside--kind of nervous & shaky. i was on it for almost 6months before he lowered it to 100mg daily. after awhile i refused to take it. now, a year later, i am experiencing severe local turned widespread deep stabbing ,shooting nerve pain. also, tingling and carp.tunnel needing surgery for 'locked' thumb w/severe pain.

55 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2010-03-16 01:08:54

Question/Comment:

I want to change my Vitamin B6 to B50. What is the difference then. I made a mistake on my meds

72 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2010-02-11 12:51:17

iGuard Answer/Reply:

Vitamin B6 is a specific B vitamin. B50 tends to refer to a B-complex vitamin, which usually contains several B vitamins together in one pill.

Posted: 2010-02-17 23:02:07

Question/Comment:

I am taking vitamin B-6 (100 mg 2x daily) for frequent urination for at least 1 year. It seems to be more effective than doxazosin which I had been taking for 2 years. I read about this in a letter to a doctor's column in the newspaper. Has anyone had experience with using B-6 for this common condition? I can't identify any side effects. I still get up 2x a night to urinate rather than 3-4x.

66 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-02-15 12:20:00

iGuard Answer/Reply:

Vitamin B-6 may be used as a supplement for many different conditions. However, there is limited information available about the use of Vitamin B-6 for urinary problems. If your condition continues to bother you, it is a good idea to follow up with your doctor to discuss other available treatments.

Posted: 2009-02-20 14:53:42

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