Pyridoxine
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Noun. pie-rid-OX-een. Vitamin [B6].
[Pyridoxine] is the chemical name of vitamin [b6]. It is similar to vitamin b2, and the daily recommended values are are equal. It helps the body with neurologic whatnot, with impulses and emotion. Deficiency can cause [moodswings], and proper doses lead to better moods.
Overdosage. High amounts of [pyridoxine] (over 2,000 miligrams) can cause overimaginativity. (lol, but true.) A high amount before sleep causes very vivid dreams, almost like a night-hallucinogen. -
A colorless weakly basic solid present chiefly in cereals, liver oils, and yeast, and important in the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids.
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