Vitamin B6 Toxicity

(Pyridoxine Toxicity)

ByLarry E. Johnson, MD, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reviewed/Revised Nov 2022
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    The ingestion of megadoses (

    Sources, Functions, and Effects of Vitamins).

    Dietary sources of vitamin B6 include organ meats (eg, liver), whole-grain cereals, fish, and legumes. (See also Overview of Vitamins.)

    The ingestion of megadoses (>

    Diagnosis of vitamin B6 toxicity is clinical.

    Treatment of vitamin B6 toxicity is to stop taking vitamin B6. Recovery is slow and, for some patients, incomplete.

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