Day 40-60: Neurological Symptoms

Sorry I haven't written here in a while. A couple weeks ago, after eating some B6 foods, I began experiencing serious neurological symptoms. These symptoms are very similar to ALS and MS and are very disruptive. The only way I can describe them is to say that my head feels like a sailboat and my body is the ocean. For a while, it was difficult to walk in a straight line. Since then, I've gotten a bit better, but only by being very strict about my diet.

At this point, I need to be careful, because I can't afford to get any worse. Being bedridden would mean losing my job, and I think that's a real possibility given the experiences that other people have had. I've had two major downturns since the B6 toxicity started. The first gave me severe neuropathy in my arms (which has yet to heal), and the second gave me these neuro-motor symptoms. I don't want to find out what a third downturn will be like, but I imagine it will be horrible.

I was hoping for a speedy recovery from this, but my new hope for recovery is sometime in the next 1-2 years.

Day 27-39: No Change

Not much has changed over the past two weeks. I've had consistent neuropathy in my arms ever since the last time I ate a meal with a lot of B6 in it (I would guess about 1.0mg, and it was by mistake -- it's very difficult to keep track of the B6 content of foods, especially when different sources don't necessarily agree). I hope that didn't fry my nerves for good, but I guess only time will tell. It's a bit discouraging considering I'd had several symptom-free days before that and seemed to be on the mend. Now...?

P.S. I plan to post another recipe within the next few days.