vitamin b complex?

Question

What is the maximum dosage a 9y/o can take for ADHD

Answer 1

First of all, Vitamin B complex suppliments will not do anything for ADHD. Second of all, a vitamin B complex suppliment is not reccomended for a child that young. Making sure he eats his vegetables will give him the right amount of B vitamins for his age, and will not allow him to go over that amount.

I don't mean force feed the kid vegetables all day either. I mean a healthy side of them will be perfectly fine. Again, not reccomended to be tossing B complex vitamins at 9 y/o's.

Answer 2

AGE 9 = You need to work up to 5x the child's weight in Mg, and double the amount of calcium for absorption. You'll know if you've reached the limit as too much Mg will cause diarrhea. The first day you put him on it, you may have to awaken him for school the next day. If he is a poor sleeper, often awakening a few times a night and waking at the crack of dawn, this will help too. He should also take 300Mg/600Ca at bedtime. You can even place other family members on it, and it will help them to be calmer. It can also help menses migraines in women."

Boron increases copper in the body. High coppper levels cause reductions in thiamine (vitamin B1). Lack of thiamine causes many problems associated with ADD. A lack of this vitamin reduces oxygen supply to the brain. Lack of thiamine may indirectly lower the neurotransmitter dopamine. There are below normal dopamine levels in hyperactive children.

Boron interferes with the metabolism of phenols. Phenylaline (a phenol) is able to reduce seratonin level. Serotonin levels are reduced in children with ADD. Boron reduces pyridoxine (vitamin B6) levels in the body. Boron has the ability to cause an excess of vital substances. This causes a spin off in alteration of other nurtients. Boron has an indirect effect of reducing zinc levels in the body. Calcium reduces zinc. Boron plays a role in excreting pyridoxine (vitamin B6) from the body. Vitamin B6 is necessary for zinc absorption. Vitamin B6 and zinc play major roles in neurotransmitter function.

WARNING: Be advised of some concerns regarding Vitamin B6 and adverse effects at high doses.

"The B-vitamins—like other water-soluble nutrients—are usually safe at high doses. B-6 is the exception. The Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) is set at 100 mg because higher daily doses can cause a (reversible) nerve toxicity that leads to difficulty walking, clumsiness, numbness, or burning, shooting, or tingling pains. The Daily Value for B-6 is only 2 mg."

"Vitamin B6 can cause the failure of muscular coordination and functional disturbances and/or pathological changes in the sensory system. It is clear that some vitamin and mineral supplements can pose risks at excessive doses"

"Zinc can impair the immune system at daily doses as low as 50 mg (in addition to the 15 mg in a typical diet). Vitamin A can cause liver damage and possibly birth defects at daily doses of 10,000 IU or more. Vitamin B-6 can cause (reversible) nerve damage at doses of 200 mg or more."