My doctor has suggested Vitamin B and I too am eager for positive results.

Beth

Did you ever give B-6 a try

It's been helping me thus far + I'm watching certain things that I do now

Hi all,

Vitamin B complex is helpful to the nervous system. It's just like calcium is helpful to our bones. My personal view is if you have a problem with your nerves, it just makes good sense to take a vitamin B complex. So every day, normal dose, long-term use, supplement of vitamin B complex.

B-6: Some doctors recommend taking vitamin B6 in excess, for a short duration, to help with numbness - correction - to help with symptoms - caused by nerve compression. The high dose is in conjunction with stopping whatever activity is causing the nerve problem. My gp doctor had me try vitamin B6 at 100 mg a day. He did tell me that I was to take the b-6 at this dose for a three months only because vitamin B6 taken in excess can cause damage to the nervous system. After one month of taking the vitamin B-6 at the higher dose I did notice a decrease in the numbness of my feet, but I never had a subsidence of the nerve pain / numbness in my arms / hands, even at the three months.

B-12: Some people have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause numbness in the hands and feet. The good thing about vitamin B 12 is that you cannot take too much. If you take an excess of-B12 it will be excreted in your urine. Vitamin B 12 deficiency is usually due to the inability of a person to absorb the b-12 vitamin in their stomach. If you want to try vitamin B 12, try it in a sublingual form (a formula designed to be taken under your tongue). This way it bypasses your stomach and goes directly into your blood system. If you're having symptoms caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, you should notice a difference within a day or two after taking the supplement. Also, your doctor can run a blood test to see if you have a vitamin B 12 deficiency. If it turns out you are vitamin B 12 deficient, the doctor might want you to do more than just taking an over-the-counter vitamin. The doctor might prescribe an injectable B12 shot.

Hope this helps,
Cindy

Hummm,..........

I have NEVER heard or read anything about B6 helping with numbness.

Most doctors recommend B6 to relieve the PAIN that the pinched nerves cause - Weather by Carpal tunnel or cubital tunnel......



If there was a cure all for Pain and numbness,
LOL, LOL, I'd be taking it.

But glad to hear that it has cured your numbness issues.




cindy wrote:

Some doctors recommend taking vitamin B6 in excess, for a short duration, to help with numbness caused by nerve compression.

Hi Phylis (I hope I'm spelling that correctly)

It's nice to finally 'talk' to you. I've read many of your post and watched your YouTube videos. I would like to start off by first saying thank you for posting the videos. They are really good and have helped a lot.

You had me thinking when you posted that B6 is recommended for pain. I probably should edit my post to say that B6 is thought to help with numbness and pain or I guess I could just say that it is thought to help improve nerve function in general. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

I did a quick Internet search to make sure that I didn't have the ideal that numbness is thought to be 'sometimes' helped by vitamin B6. Of course you can find a lot of conflicting information on the Internet, but what I found is that B6 is thought to help with the symptoms of carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, which include pain and numbness. (sorry to any confusion I might have caused anyone).

I was curious when you said that the B6 helps with your pain. Did that imply that you still have numbness?

When my doctor tried me on the 100mg B6, my hands did not have improvement with numbness or pain. My feet had improvement, but I never had foot pain to start with, they were just numb.

Does your doctor want you to continue with the B6? If so at what dose? My doctor (GP) had me wean back down to an over the counter B. complex only.

Hope to chat with you soon!

Cindy