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Hilary Blue wrote: > > Kathryn Holden, > > Kathryn, > My friend Anne, who does not hve direct access to a computer has asked me to > pose this question. Her neurologist recommended her to take 150 mg per day of > vit B6, for what he diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome. THis was on Cot 14. > Since then, her physical condition has deteriorated; her eyelids are drooping, > she has difficulty swallowing, her bladder and vocal chords are also affected > - she has almost lost her voice. And the 'carpal tunnel syndrome' has got > worse and spread to her elbows. She has doubled her sinemet, and when she saws > him yesterday, he told her to put up the dosage once again. She surmises that > the B6 is probably to blame - is she correct? She has stopped taking it,but > she wonders if the damage is permanent. and how long it will take her body to > get rid of it? She plans to seek another neurologist. By the way, she does not > have regular PD but a condition described as 'dopamine-responsive dystonia" . > Any comments? > Hilary Blue