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August 17
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FDA Adds Vitamin B6 and Seizure Warning to Carbidopa/Levodopa Treatments Read Article...
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Supplements, including vitamin B6, should be discussed with your doctor and taken under medical supervision, especially if you have Parkinson’s or take Parkinson’s medication. Questions about testing and supplements should be answered by your doctor, neurologist, or both—not by people on this site. English?

August 17
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Odlično pitanje! Karbidopa/levodopa doista može sniziti krvni tlak, a uz to može i smanjiti razinu vitamina B6 u tijelu na dva načina:

- Tijelo koristi vitamin B6 za obradu levodope
- Karbidopa se može vezati za vitamin B6 i učiniti ga manje aktivnim Što se tiče vitamina B6 i krvnog tlaka – veza nije izravno dokumentirana Show Full Answer

Odlično pitanje! Karbidopa/levodopa doista može sniziti krvni tlak, a uz to može i smanjiti razinu vitamina B6 u tijelu na dva načina:

- Tijelo koristi vitamin B6 za obradu levodope
- Karbidopa se može vezati za vitamin B6 i učiniti ga manje aktivnim Što se tiče vitamina B6 i krvnog tlaka – veza nije izravno dokumentirana u kontekstu Parkinsonove bolesti. Međutim, nizak vitamin B6 može uzrokovati simptome poput:

- Utrnulosti i trnaca
- Mišićne slabosti
- Depresije ili zbunjenosti
- Umora
- Upale kože ili usta

U težim slučajevima može doći do napadaja (epileptičkih). Važno je ne mijenjati dozu lijekova samostalno. Razgovorite s liječnikom o provjeri razine vitamina B6 i eventualnoj suplementaciji, posebno ako primjećujete nove simptome poput trnaca, promjena raspoloženja ili slabosti.

August 17

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