B12 injection

[moviana]

Hi.

I'm hoping for some advice please on purchasing b12 injections for self-administration.

My reading is always at the low end of normal and my Dr is reluctant to give me more than 3 monthly.

I want to have energy again! 😃

Thank you.

[Softpaws]

Hi. My Dr is the same. I still have symptoms but he wont treat me. I have tried other forms first and they seem to be working. I am taking 1ml sublingual b complex each morning, along with a multi vitamin with minerals. I am also taking b12 and folic acid patches - I'm playing around with the frequency at the moment. It appears to be making an improvement. I still have some tired days but my neuro symptoms appear to be improving. I also keep a diary of what I'm taking and how I feel.

If this doesn't work, then I plan on going down the self Injection route.

Just find out what's best for you - usually by trial & error!!

[Softpaws in reply to Softpaws]

Also, id like to point out a fantastic side effect on the day I put on a patch - I get an amazing nights sleep, wake up feeling a bit sleepy but feel pretty good after that. That's a bonus for me considering how I was feeling.

[moviana in reply to Softpaws]

That sounds marvellous! I hadn't heard of b12 patches. Are they through your Dr?

Thank you 😊

[Softpaws in reply to moviana]

I get my patches from amazon.co.uk. I don't want to start injecting yet as I'm hoping to get somewhere through the nhs as the last time I saw a Dr he was only a locum.

[Jools73 in reply to Softpaws]

Hi I'm new to this..do the patches work if your body can't absorb the vitamin? I'm on injections for that reason and just wondering if the patches would be worth a try

[fbirder in reply to Jools73]

Yup, they sure do. I have gastric atrophy and PA, so I can't absorb B12 properly. I have hydroxo-B12 jabs every 7 to 10 days, that woks, but not completely.

So I started to use these patches - amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00... which were on sale at £3 per pack, unfortunately they're now a lot more.

I use one a day, but they recommend one a week, which makes them a lot cheaper. And I do feel much better when I use them.

[Jools73 in reply to fbirder]

Thanks, I've just started the injections and was thinking of maybe getting some patches too to boost it so it works a bit quicker hopefully. The nurse said it could be a few weeks to feel the effects of the injections.

[br74649]

Demand you get referred to a haematologist if you have had Neuro symptoms then it's every 2 months according to the bsh, it took a while, but my gp has no choice now because the haematologist has told him to do it.

Self injection equipment is not hard to get hold of from Germany, I have loads but when I told the gp I was doing it he there and then offered to put me on the injections again through the surgery, I told him he was out of his depth and I would never beg for them again.

[moviana in reply to br74649]

Thank you 😊

I don't really understand the problem with giving more regular injections at the Dr's, if you can't have too much and the b12 is, apparently, inexpensive?

[Ashweb901]

The way my doctor explained it is that your body can only increase its levels so quickly (actually very slowly) so taking shots more frequently than once a week would not necessarily do you any good.

[Juliehogan]

My husband has 3 monthly at the Drs he needs it more. We ordered ours from a German company called mycare.de . It came straight away and cost was very reasonable it was 9 euros for 10 ampules of 1ml. The web address is mycare.de and then search for Vitamin b12 Rotex medica injktionslosung