Wow, over 3 months since my last update! Sorry about that. But as I said in my last post, B6 toxicity has taken a backseat in my life, so I'm not inclined to write about it every day or every week. Which is good, in my opinion, because it means that I'm back in control of my life.
So what's new?
The answer is: Nothing. I still have B6 toxicity, my elbows still tingle, and I still can't eat high-B6 foods. I have to closely monitor my diet, which is highly restrictive, and I still have dizzy spells. On the plus side, I've found several good meals that keep me from feeling deprived. For the most part, I'm doing well.
That said, I've had a few "relapses" over the past few months. Most were fairly small, taking the form of gentle reminders from my body that B6 is not too good for me. Once, for example, after eating guacamole several meals in a row, I had neuropathy in my hands. That's fine. I can live with that. But some of the relapses have been bad. The worst was last week, when I finally broke down, threw caution to the wind, and ate at a restaurant. That was a mistake. Within a few hours, all the old symptoms had returned: muscle spasms, pain, tingling, etc. It was bad enough to keep me up at night (with anxiety, if not pain). I didn't know when, or if, I would get better. But I'm glad to say that the symptoms have mostly passed, and I'm starting to get back to "normal."
So what's the take-away? I would say that recovery is slow. I don't expect healing in less than a year, maybe two years. I got B6 toxicity in October 2015, so I can expect a full recovery by October 2016 at the earliest. October 2017 sounds a lot more likely -- assuming I stick to my diet and don't fall off the wagon too many more times. It might be October 2018. That wouldn't surprise me.
Either way, I think I can do it.
I'll leave you with this handy tidbit. It's the website I use to track B6 content in foods: the official USDA website, which I've found it to be very reliable: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list
Good luck!
