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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:10:54

i went to gnc today to buy a b-complex and the lowest dosage one that they had was a 50mg b-complex...it really seems like a very high dosage because on the back you get like 3000% of everything...heres the supplement facts

thiamin(vitaminb-1)(as thiamin Mononitrate)50mg 3333%

riboflavin(vitamin b-2) 50mg 2941%

niacin(as niacinamide) 50mg 250%

vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 50 mg 2500%

Folic acid 400mcg 100%

vitamin b-12(as Cyanocobalamin) 50mcg 833%

biotin 50mcg 17%

pantothenic acid( as Calcium d-Pantothenate 50 mg 500%

Choline bitartrate 50mg *

Inositol 50mg *

para-Aminobenzoic acid(PABA) 50mg *

Answer:

No sir, won't be bad at all for your liver and kidneys cos the B complex vitamins are water soluble. This simply means that any excess not required by the body will be excreted in your urine. The seemingly high levels of each B vitamin in the type you have bought would simply mean that it is aimed at maintaining high energy levels, ie:- for sportsmen.

A water soluble vitamin also means that the body cannot produce it or store it and therefore it must be replaced daily.

PEACE

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100 mg. B Complex is actually taken twice daily for people struggling with depression, so this is not a high dosing.

You could actually take 2 with breakfast & 2 with lunch, if you need the extra energy or to ward off depression.

Note that your urine will turn Mountain Dew colored, but don't freak; as this is normal with b vitamins!

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I have been taking a B50 complex for years without any noticeable ill effects. I break the tablets in half and take 1/2 in the am and 1/2 in the pm. The riboflavin part does make my urine fluorescent yellow.

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