What is a vitamin B overdose?
First of all, vitamin B is actually a group of vitamins including B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B6 (pyridoxine) and B12 (cobalamin). Health problems involving these vitamins usually occur from a lack, or “deficiency,” of these vitamins in our diets. The B vitamins are plentiful in meat, dried beans, whole grains and enriched cereals. Most of us get enough of these vitamins in our diet unless we are strict vegetarians, or unless we are taking certain medicines that don’t allow the vitamins to be absorbed from our gut or prevent them from working correctly. The health problems seen with a “deficiency” include skin rashes, anemias (“low blood counts”) and nerve problems. It is unusual to have problems with an “overdose” where too much of a B vitamin could cause trouble. However, when it happens (rarely!), there could be problems with nerves so that the person would not feel the sense of touch very well or might have pain on the skin of the feet or might have problems keeping their balan
