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  1. SunnySky

    signs of a low copper deficiency?

    That could be true, but it's not misleading when you do have the symptoms of B6 toxicity.
  2. SunnySky

    signs of a low copper deficiency?

    Paleopup, I copy/pasted your fiancée's symptoms to the B6 Toxicity Facebook group to see if the symptoms sound familiar to any of them. One member replied, "Oh my, yes it does. I also started having crackling joints, and crunching in my feet before things got really bad. She needs to stop the...
  3. SunnySky

    signs of a low copper deficiency?

    I hear ya about the pyroluria and taking B6 (P5P) & zinc, BUT, here's a recommendation: Get a B6 lab. This could be B6 toxicity. She needs to have her B6 blood checked. I would do it before she stops supplementing as it quickly returns to normal at the blood level when the supplements are...
  4. SunnySky

    signs of a low copper deficiency?

    Recommendation: Get a B6 lab. Could be B6 toxicity. She needs to have her B6 blood checked. I would do it before she stops supplementing as it quickly returns to normal at the blood level when the supplements are stopped. However, it is stored in the muscles and the nerve damage takes a while to...