B6 Dosage Question

[Florida Mom]

My 7 year old son has just developed vocal and motor tic's. We are waiting for strepp titers but considering starting Intuniv. Int he eman time i have heard that b6 has been helpful for some.

 

Has anyone seen a decrease in tic with B6?

 

If so, what dose are you giving. Thank you.

[Chemar]

Hi and welcome

 

the most helpful supplement for tics is magnesium

all the B vitamins are also recommended...

B6 is often best used in the P-5-P form....50mg/day is recommended.....enteric coated is best

 

Many parents like the Kids Calm Multi as it gives good magnesium plus a range of vitamins and minerals that kids need

 

I have a link in my signature on what helped my son. He does have Tourette Syndrome though so until you know what is causing your child's tics, it's hard to know what to suggest

 

Do take a look at our "helpful threads" pinned to the top of this board

[Wombat140]

Couple of extra points:

If you take one B vitamin, it's as well to take at least a little of all the others and zinc too. They tend to be used together in the body, so that to use extra B6 the body has to use up some other B vitamins and zinc. Taking a decent multivitamin-and-mineral along with the B6 should cover that, from what I've read.

 

The safety of B6 is fairly well documented, since it has a few recognised medical uses. According to the UK Food Standards Agency, taking too much can cause nerve problems ("pins and needles" and loss of feeling in hands or feet), so ask him to tell you if he gets that, but this is very rare at 50mg and clears up if you lower the dose. There aren't any other risks at any reasonable dose (below 1000mg).

And welcome to the forum!

[Florida Mom]

Hi and welcome

 

the most helpful supplement for tics is magnesium

all the B vitamins are also recommended...

B6 is often best used in the P-5-P form....50mg/day is recommended.....enteric coated is best

 

Many parents like the Kids Calm Multi as it gives good magnesium plus a range of vitamins and minerals that kids need

 

I have a link in my signature on what helped my son. He does have Tourette Syndrome though so until you know what is causing your child's tics, it's hard to know what to suggest

 

Do take a look at our "helpful threads" pinned to the top of this board

[Florida Mom]

Hi and welcome

 

the most helpful supplement for tics is magnesium

all the B vitamins are also recommended...

B6 is often best used in the P-5-P form....50mg/day is recommended.....enteric coated is best

 

Many parents like the Kids Calm Multi as it gives good magnesium plus a range of vitamins and minerals that kids need

 

I have a link in my signature on what helped my son. He does have Tourette Syndrome though so until you know what is causing your child's tics, it's hard to know what to suggest

 

Do take a look at our "helpful threads" pinned to the top of this board

 

Thank you very much.

[Florida Mom]

Couple of extra points:

If you take one B vitamin, it's as well to take at least a little of all the others and zinc too. They tend to be used together in the body, so that to use extra B6 the body has to use up some other B vitamins and zinc. Taking a decent multivitamin-and-mineral along with the B6 should cover that, from what I've read.

 

The safety of B6 is fairly well documented, since it has a few recognised medical uses. According to the UK Food Standards Agency, taking too much can cause nerve problems ("pins and needles" and loss of feeling in hands or feet), so ask him to tell you if he gets that, but this is very rare at 50mg and clears up if you lower the dose. There aren't any other risks at any reasonable dose (below 1000mg).

And welcome to the forum!

 

 

Thank you. Just got the call that the strep titers came back positive so we are starting amox and intuniv today.