Dosages
Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine
U.S. RDA:
Men:
2mg
Women:
15-18: 1.5mg
19 and up: 1.6mg
Pregnant: 2.2mg
Nursing: 2.1mg
Dr. Atkins:
General supplementation: 50mg daily.
Match high doses with similar amounts of the other B-complex vitamins and with a magnesium supplement.
Dr. Balch:
Alkalosis: 50mg 3times daily with a vitamin B complex.
AIDS: as prescribed by a physician.
Alcoholism: follow label directions. Take with a vitamin B complex.
Allergies: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Aluminum toxicity: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Alzheimer's disease: 1/2cc once weekly or as prescribed by a physician.
Anemia: 100mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Anxiety disorder: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Arthritis: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
ADD 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 100mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex, for 12 weeks.
Chemical allergies: 100mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Circulatory problems: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Deafness: 50mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Depression: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Dermatitis: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Ear infection: 50 mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Edema: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Epilepsy: 100 - 600mg 3 times daily, under the supervision of a health care professional, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Fibrocystic breasts: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hair loss: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hay fever: 50mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Heart attack: 50mg daily.
Hemorrhoids: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hyperthyroidism: 50mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Indigestion: 150mg twice daily.
Kidney disease: 50mg 3 times daily.
Memory problems: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Menopausal problems: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Migraine: follow label directions. Take in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Motion sickness: 100mg 1 hour before trip then 100mg 2 hours later.
Multiple sclerosis: 50mg 3 times daily
Narcolepsy: 200mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Osteoporosis: 200mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Parkinson's disease: 50 - 75mg 3 times daily with meals.
Peptic ulcers: 50mg 3 times daily.
PMS: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Prostate cancer: 100mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Psoriasis: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Repetitive motion injury: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Schizophrenia: 100mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Senility: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Sinusitis: 50mg 3 times daily with meals in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Tonsillitis: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Tuberculosis: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Ulcerative colitis: 50mg 2 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Vertigo: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Wilson's disease: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Dr. Barney:
Acne: follow label directions.
Alzheimer's disease: 50mg daily.
Asthma: follow label directions.
ADD: 50mg with each meal.
Autism: 150mg in three divided doses. Take with 1,000mg of magnesium daily.
Cancer: 100 - 150mg daily in divided doses.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: discuss with your doctor.
Coronary heart disease: follow label directions.
Epilepsy: follow label directions, under doctor's supervision.
Heart attack: follow label directions with folic acid.
Infertility: follow label directions. Do not take over 250mg daily.
Motion sickness: follow label directions
Multiple sclerosis: follow label directions.
Osteoporosis: 100mg daily.
Parkinson's disease: follow label directions. Do not take if you are taking L-dopa.
PMS: 500mg daily for 3 months and assess the results.
Prostate disease: follow label directions.
Ulcers: follow label directions.
Drs. Zand, Spreen, & LaVille:
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 50 75mg twice daily until symptoms improve. This can take from thirty to ninety days. Then gradually lower the dose, by approx. 25mg a week, to the lowest amount that maintains control.
Depression: 50mg twice a day for two weeks, between meals. Then take 50mg once daily for three weeks, between meals.
Endometriosis: 25mg three times daily, between meals, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hay fever: 100mg twice daily, between meals.
Kidney disease: 50mg twice daily, between meals.
Meniere's disease: 50mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Menstrual problems: 50mg twice daily between meals.
Nail problems: 50mg daily for three to six months.
Parkinson's disease: 50mg three times daily, between meals.
PMS: 50 - 100mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Prostate disorders: 50 - 100mg daily, between meals.
Tuberculosis: 50 - 100mg daily throughout the course of treatment with isoniazid.
If you take any of the B vitamins individually, you should also take a B-complex supplement at a different time of day.
Integrative Medicine Communications:
Neonates to 6 mos.0.3mg
Infants 6 mos. to 1 year0.6mg
Children: 1 to 3 years1.0mg
4 to 6 years1.1mg
7 to 10 years1.4mg
Boys: age 11 to 14 years 1.7mg
Men: age 15 years +2.0mg
Girls: age 11 to 14 years1.4mg
Women age 15 to 18 years1.5mg
Women age 19 years +1.6mg
Pregnant women 2.2mg
Lactating women 2.1mg |
