allergic/intolerance to B vitamins causing nightmares

[Nosy]

Am I allergic to B vitamins? For years, I've only taken a multivitamin in the morning because something in it gave me nightmares. I recently added a B supplement in order to try to improve my son's tolerance to salicylates, and I am having terrible nightmares when I take the B vitamin complex (Thorne). Anyone have an idea what this might mean?

[tanyalynn]

Did you remember your dreams before this, or is this the first time in a while that you remember your dreams?

How many days have you taken it? One of the B vitamins, I think B6? is involved in dream recall. Lately I've been slacking on my vits--I take 2 in the morning, but I forget later in the day, and I rarely remember my dreams. But when I remember and take one before bed, I often remember my dreams the next day.

I've read that sometimes when we first start remembering our dreams again, after a long period of not, dreams can be vivid and disturbing. When I started melatonin, and started sleeping better, I also started with some exhausting vivid dreams. They subsided within, well, it was less than week.

[Nosy]

Ugh, I'd hate to think I have these terrible dreams often and don't recall them. I've taken them 3 days, maybe I should stick with it to see if it stops after a few days?

[deditus]

It is probably the B6 - which is a good sign for you! I have taken so much B6 and I hardly ever remember my dreams (but I think that's because I have low dopamine, which is also involved).

[tanyalynn]

Originally Posted by Nosy

Ugh, I'd hate to think I have these terrible dreams often and don't recall them. I've taken them 3 days, maybe I should stick with it to see if it stops after a few days?

When I started the melatonin, it was GREAT to fall asleep, really amazing, but my dreams were so vivid and weird, I felt more exhausted when I got up than I had when I went to bed. Later in the day, the sleep I got showed itself, and it did go away, but it was weird--trading falling asleep for feeling rested? But like I said, it stopped within a week for me.