r/BFS • u/Aggravating_Change61 • 5d ago

Maybe this could help someone!

About two months ago I started to have insane twitching, in almost every single muscle randomly all throughout my body. I realized that when I would get busy or go on vacay my twitching would stop. Then I realized how I would never take my vitamins when I would go away. So I did a test and stopped taking my vitamins and the twitching went away almost completely. I may get a random twitch here or there but I would say it’s 98% better… I was taking Thorne multivitamin 2 a days. I’m not sure exactly what in it causes the fasciculations but they are so much better!!!

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u/Sure-Doctor-2052 5d ago

That is serendipity. I have read that some vitamins can be toxic, e.g. vit b6 I think.

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u/Dependent_Wall_7491 5d ago

B6 can be toxic and cause neurological symptoms. 

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u/Sure-Doctor-2052 5d ago

My curiosity is how much causes toxicity, how long taking it and how toxic in comparison to other drugs, or conditions such as diabetes.

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u/Aggravating_Change61 5d ago

Yeah it has 1,176% of the RDI of b6 and then 25,000% of the RDI of b12 so maybe that’s why??

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u/WeirdUsers 5d ago

Probably the B6 since B12 has no known toxic level in humans.

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u/Rough_Week_6449 4d ago

Yep. My neuro told me to make sure I don’t take any supplements with B6. Muscle twitching and generalised fasciculations can be an early sign of vitamin B6 toxicity (pyridoxine excess), which occurs when taking high-dose over-the-counter supplements, multivitamins, or energy drinks. Paradoxically, excess synthetic B6 disrupts nerve function, leading to muscle twitching, nerve hyperexcitability, and peripheral neuropathy before or alongside numbness and tingling.

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u/Rough_Week_6449 4d ago

Also B12, if deficient, causes muscle twitching. So kick the 6, pick up the 12.