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My husband injects a mixture of B12 + P5P + methyl folate for methylation support and alleviation of fatigue. WOW! It's da bomb! More energy, better sleep, higher level of consciousness.
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CherylSue
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My husband has been injecting methylcobalamin B12 compounded from College Pharmacy. The night of and perhaps a few hours of the next day I feel worse, but then I feel better! It has enabled me to return to work this school year.
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I've been taking 25mg methylcobalamin IM every night since the beginning of July, so a little over 2mo.
It's only been in the last couple of weeks that I've seen a noticeable difference in my energy levels.
I also switched abx a couple of weeks ago and started new anti-depressant and sleep meds then as well.
I had felt miserable (think I was herxing) for 2wk before the med switch, but have been getting better since then.
It's hard to tell for sure what exactly is making a difference, but I can say the B12 does not give me the immediate boost of energy like it seems to for so many others.
I've missed a couple of times and there was no difference in how I felt because of it.
Maybe my B12 stores were just too far depleted for it to help me immediately? =/
I've heard that the white half-moons at the base of your fingernails are an indicator of deficiency in B12 if they are missing, and that the thumbs are the last to go.
I have only small ones on my thumbs, none on the rest of my fingers. Same as when I started the B12 shots.
Shouldn't my stores be up some by now??
Chris
Posts: 155 | From Texas | Registered: Oct 2007
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I want to make it known that sublingual methylcobalamin lozenges are well absorbed and alot easier and cheaper ($3 monthly) than shots. Jarrow Formulas makes some yummy ones with xylitol that you dissolve under your tongue. After a couple months of the 1mg lozenges, my B12 tested way above my lab's reference range, and now I'm taking a 5mg lozenge daily so you can imagine what that will do.
The standard line that "B12 isn't well absorbed orally" is true. However, sublingual lozenges are absorbed through the lining of the mouth and directly into the bloodstream, like chewing tobacco. Try it for a couple months and retest your B12, I bet you'll throw those shots out the window.
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treepatrol
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quote:Originally posted by SmurfyMom: I've been taking 25mg methylcobalamin IM every night since the beginning of July, so a little over 2mo.
It's only been in the last couple of weeks that I've seen a noticeable difference in my energy levels.
I also switched abx a couple of weeks ago and started new anti-depressant and sleep meds then as well.
I had felt miserable (think I was herxing) for 2wk before the med switch, but have been getting better since then.
It's hard to tell for sure what exactly is making a difference, but I can say the B12 does not give me the immediate boost of energy like it seems to for so many others.
I've missed a couple of times and there was no difference in how I felt because of it.
Maybe my B12 stores were just too far depleted for it to help me immediately? =/
I've heard that the white half-moons at the base of your fingernails are an indicator of deficiency in B12 if they are missing, and that the thumbs are the last to go.
I have only small ones on my thumbs, none on the rest of my fingers. Same as when I started the B12 shots.
Shouldn't my stores be up some by now??
Chris
Iam not sure I think once you build back up your stores and your off abx's and if the intrinsic factor returns I would say no not a perminent condition. But if the intrinsic factor dosent return then shots yes? or if it returns but is not up to to par or as good as it was then occasional shots? Iam still taking my shots and I have been off abx's since march 08. I am also taking b complex vitamins and mag,& acidophilis. Seems like I need a shot about every four days some times 6 days?
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