The human body is a complex machine that is always I need of ideal doses of vitamins and minerals. It needs to be a well-oiled machine that needs constant maintenance and care. Essential vitamins and minerals should always be taken in so that optimal health could be achieved everyday. B-complex vitamins are needed by your body to function well. This group of vitamins a provides energy, improves the nervous system, and maintains healthy digestion. B-complex vitamins are also needed for overall health and for the improvement of your skin, hair, and nails. Vitamin B6 is one of the vitamins that compose the B-complex group. Its active form is called pyridoxal phosphate. Its ideal dosage is from 50 mg to 200 g everyday. You could get it from your diet but since it is water soluble, you need to take it through supplements as well. It should not be taken by people who are on theophylline, L-dopa, amiodarone, phenitoin, Phenobarbital, Isoniazid, penicillamine, hydralazine. Vitamin B6 is a very indispensable nutrient because of the following benefits, especially when you start taking it at 50 mg:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Breakdown of amino acids
Vitamin B6 is needed to catabolize the amino acids to more usable forms. This process results to hormones and enzymes that help catalyze several bodily functions. When the proper hormones and enzymes are produced, the optimal functioning of the body is achieved. Some examples are: tryptophan catabolized to serotonin, histidine transformed  to histamine, dihydroxyphenylalanine changed to  dopamine, and  glutamate converted to GABA or gamma-aminobutyric acid.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Breakdown of fats
This essential nutrient is also needed in the breakdown of fat cells into much simpler forms so that various areas of the body could use it. Mostly, enzymes like S1P lyase.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Gluconeogenesis
Vitamin B6 helps in the catalysis of the transamination process. This nutrient is also needed as a coenzyme for glycogen phosphorylase to complete the process of glycogenolysis.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Relieves pre-menstrual syndrome
With the proper metabolism of nutrients brought about by 50 mg of Vitamin B6, vital hormones are properly synthesized in the right doses. This makes the menstrual process stable. It also enables proper circulation in the uterine area. If there is enough blood in that area, then there will be less or no pain during menses.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Prevents kidney stones
When the kidneys are properly provided with enough blood or hemoglobin, then the kidney cells will function optimally. When this happens, there will be no stagnancy of urine in the urinary bladder caused by the formation of stones, resulting to the smooth function of the kidneys.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Prevents and relieves carpal tunnel
syndrome 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is often experienced by those who use the computer all the time. This is a very painful condition wherein it is most likely that proper circulation and proper nerve transmission is impeded. With Vitamin B6, this is relieved or prevented.
7)Â Â Â Â Â Helps in pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting are very common in pregnancy. When the patient takes her Vitamin B6 of less than 50 mg (1.9 mg), then enough hemoglobin reaches the brain. This results to less or no emesis (vomiting) and nausea that could really make pregnancy experience very traumatic.
8)Â Â Â Â Â Synthesis of hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is the red component of the blood that carries oxygen to various areas of the body. With the help of 50 mg of Vitamin B6, enough oxygen carriers will be produced, making your blood fully functional with all the hemoglobin present. When your tissues are well-oxygenated, then you can be assured of proper body system functioning.
There are also some patients that are at high risk of having Vitamin B6 deficiency like diabetics. If you or a loved one is at risk, then you should work with your doctor for the proper considerations that you have to take. This supplement should be kept out of reach of children because the child may suffer from adverse effects of over dosage.
Ideally, a health care provider would prescribe you take 1 to 2 tablets of Vitamin B6 50mg. It is adjusted to 2.2 mg a day when the woman is lactating. Although Vitamin B6 is indeed a supplement, you should still make it a point to ask your physician before you actually include this vitamin in your diet or in your list of supplementation. If you coordinate well with your doctor, you will be able to know if you need to increase, decrease, or eliminate Vitamin B6. Consultation is also needed to know the ideal dosages for a child or for an adult, whatever condition that you may have which needs much consideration.