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Annelet
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I am wondering what doses and protocols people have used that they have found helpful?
And also IM or subcutaneous?
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I have done IM and Sub Q and do not notice a difference in how the B12 works so I just do Sub Q now.

I inject 10 mg a day. My brain won't work if I don't do them. I am much more alert and can think better.

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I do them IM .. I think it's 1/2 CC .. I'll have to look. I was taking them twice a month and am now going to once a week.

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I do 1 mg daily IM in my leg. They work great for depression and anxiety for me.

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1mg every week.

It's supposed to be IM, but I can't handle the long needles. I use insulin syringes and get the B12 injected into my arm...suspect most goes SQ, but my arms are so skinny not sure how much muscle there is in there...

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It can be either IM or SQ. All LLMD's and pharmacists have told me this. Some people think IM works for them better other not. It is a personal preference.

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Are you all using Methyl-B12 ?
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I am.

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I can't seem to get a good spot on my thigh for injections,,

I always get a bruise or it just hurts.

Don't know if it's because muscles aren't strong or what...
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I use methlycobalamin also. Nonna, what length needle do you use in your leg? I find I don't need to use the whole length of the needle. If I go too far it spasms the muscle and hurts a lot more.

I used to be freaked out about going straight in on the top of my thigh, but that seems to be the least likely place for it to hurt for me.

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I use my arms. And I'm very tiny.

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you are very tiny... ? texas women are bad to the bone & with a heart as big as yours ?
i do b-12 inj daily at 10 am really boost me up till 6 pm and bla agian.. 5/8 needle.. 1 mil - in thigh... best bang for the buck (:

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You're too kind! [Wink] .. For me, injecting in my thigh hurts more than in the arm.

Ouchy!

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use an allergy syringe with attached needles - shoot in the fatty hip tissue, 0.5 ml Daily!

mcGuff compounding can counsel you on the right dosage.
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