I've been taking B6 for a couple if months but while out yesterday I found a Holland and Barretts so bought some Busy B's. I took my first one this morning, within 2 hrs my urine is ill luminous and now, late afternoon I feel awful, really light headed, foggy and dizzy!
Do you think this could be a coincidence or has anyone else experienced the same thing? I feel as if I just want to sleep.
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Sorry, meant illuminous not ill illuminous!!
I think it's a reaction to Busy B's have heard of this before
Your wee being that colour is perfectly ok, B vits are water soluable so you just excrete what the body does not need.
I've never tried busy Bs so do not know what is in them, are they a H&B own brand? I guess you could wait a few days and see if the same thing happens again. What is in your usual B vit? compare the packs?
Hi cami
i think busy b's do altar colour of urine, make it dark, think it says on it
jay x
Hi, it happened to me last week, went to the doctors and it is like middle muddle said getting rid of what your body doesn't need, I have stopped on all b vits as my doctor says eating meat and veg is enough for your body, I only took a small dose of b vits and every time it changed the colour of my urine, so it was obvious I was getting enough from my diet. Xx
Hi cami
heres some info about B complexes in general, may help, mentions urine colour at the bottom of it .
Suggestions
There are a number of ways to minimize the distinctive B-vitamin âburpâ or aftertaste. Try some of these simple tips: Be sure to take this vitamin with food. This will help you avoid the burp factor and also enhance the absorption of the nutrients.
Consider a high-quality brand. B vitamins are manufactured by large, well-known pharmaceutical houses and sent in bulk to vitamin companies for individual mixing (formulation) and encapsulation. There are âfood gradesâ and âpharmaceutical gradesâ for everything, including the capsule material.
Spending a little more on a better brand can pay big dividends when it comes to side effects. Be prepared to switch brands. Keeping trying until you find one that agrees with your digestive system.
Subtle manufacturing choices can make a significant difference in how well you tolerate this vitamin.
Donât be concerned if your urine turns a dazzling Day-Glo yellow. This often happens after taking a B complex.
Because these vitamins are water soluble, they travel quickly through the bloodstream and soon appear in the urine.
This doesnât mean youâre taking too high a dose. Itâs simply the natural âpeeing outâ of the riboflavin, or vitamin B2. The color is actually completely harmless and just takes getting used to.
Hi Camikitten
I took a vitamin b6 and had a very bad panic attack from it it could have interacted with my regular medications never will do that again
Thanks everyone, yes I'd read that it can make pee bright but wasn't prepared for the dizziness.
I'll go back to my b6 tomorrow and maybe try busy bs when I'm having a day at home and see how I get on.
Xx
Heres some info i saw .. medication interactions with B6
this is B6 ( complex contains B6 and others B's)
Possible Interactions with: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Interactions
If you are being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use vitamin B6 supplements without first talking to your health care provider.
Drugs that reduce levels of B6 in the body -- If you take any of these medications, be sure to get enough B6 in your diet:
Cycloserine (Seromycin), used to treat tuberculosis
Hydralazine (Apresoline), used to treat high blood pressure
Isoniazid, used to treat tuberculosis
Penicillamine, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis
Theophylline (TheoDur), used to treat asthma
Antibiotics, Tetracycline -- All B complex vitamins, including vitamin B6, interfere with the absorption and effectiveness of antibiotic tetracycline. You should take tetracyclien at different times from vitamin B6 and other B vitamins.
Antidepressant Medications -- Taking vitamin B6 supplements may improve the effectiveness of certain tricyclic antidepressants such as nortriptyline (Pamelor), especially in elderly people. Other tricyclic antidepressants include amitriptyline (Elavil), desipramine (Norpramin), and imipramine (Tofranil).
On the other hand, antidepressants called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) may reduce blood levels of vitamin B6. Examples of MAOIs include phenelzine (Nardil) and tranylcypromine (Parnate).
Chemotherapy drugs -- Vitamin B6 may reduce certain side effects of 5-fluorouracil and doxorubicin, medications used to treat cancer, without reducing the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. Talk to your doctor before taking any supplement if you are undergoing chemotherapy.
Erythropoietin (EPO) -- Erythropoietin therapy, used to treat severe anemia, may decrease vitamin B6 levels in red blood cells and may require B6 supplementation.
Levodopa (L-dopa)-- Vitamin B6 reduces the effectiveness of levodopa, a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease. However, your doctor may be able to determine a dose of B6 that can help reduce side effects of levodopa without interfering with the drug's action. Taking vitamin B6 along with levodopa should be done only under the strict guidance of a physician.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) -- Vitamin B6 reduces the effectiveness of phenytoin, a medication used to treat seizures.
Hi cami
hope you feel beeter soon..
i never taken a complex, always have B6 and B1 seperately.
and B12 injections..
Complexes can make some people feel sickly at first so i have read.
jay x
I have been taking Busy Bees for about a month now yes they do make you wee a very bright yellow but have had no other side effects, they have stopped all my anxiety and feel much more like my old self since taking them.
Hi Sprohop
thats good to hear 😃
B6 made great improvements for me too, and even my doc years ago said B6 for peri amd meno
my anxiety improved no end in a a couple of weeks, and i was in a right old state before it
glad your feeling dandy 😃
jay x
Hi,
I also take B6 + B12, I feel they have helped me loads,started
taking them after joining this forum, great advice from everyone
on here, especially you jayneejay .
Take Care Everyone
Timmy12 x
Thanks Timmy
glad they are helping 😊
wouldnt be without - little drops of heaven for my menopausal body 😃
take care Timmy
jay x
Me too! dont worry it will pass. Those tablets are massive though!
Hiya
I've started taking Menopace Vitibiotics (think that's what they're called!). Got B bits amongst other things.
Yep, bright yellow wee but expected that: the tabs are bottle green!
I'm a bit dubious about taking B Vits generally (on their own in particular) as took B6 a good few years back and found they made me anxious and gittery.
Like most things, even with over-the-counter vits/mins, you have to be careful of your dosing.
Were you taking other supps that also have B vits?
Have a look on here for RDAs (assume you're in the UK?). H&B's site must have this info.
Hope you feel better soon. Personally I'd take one or the other - not both.
Stick with them, they take a while before you notice a difference. Some days I pee the luminous colour others I dont, I think it depends on what ive eaten and what my body needs? My anxiety levels are much reduced since taking b vits