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How long does it take to correct a vitamin b6 deficiency? could alcohol consumption cause a deficiency?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Possibly: Elderly persons & alcoholics are at ^'ed risk of developing a vitamin B6 deficiency.

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 11/1/2014

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I get tingling sensations in my body after every few days and then it goes away after a day, no numbness, it just feels like current in the body. No vitamin deficiencies. No alcohol, trauma or radiation etc. Do have anxiety. Worried?

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I have sgot 63, sgpt 71, lipoprotein a 32.2 mg/dl, hs crp 5 mg/l and iron and calcium deficiency. i have anemia too. And my vitamin d level is 5 ng/ml only.. what does that mean..? I have never used alcohol too.. Can somebody help me?

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