Self Injecting B12 at night

[Katherine1234]

Does anyone self inject B12 at night? I have to do a shot a day for 2 weeks, then once a week. I only started Tuesday injecting at mid-day, every day, by 3pm I am overwhelmed with tiredness for the rest of the day. My working hours are 2 to 9pm so it is proving very difficult, I had to cancel clients today and go to bed. Does anyone inject before bed? and is this ok to do? I figure better to be tired whilst in bed then throughout the day. Please let me know your if you think it ok to inject before bed.

[Emmy2018]

I’ve had mine done late in the evening and I’ve found it works best - sleep off the lethargy and headache that they give me. Can’t comment on the official guidelines of time of day it should be done

[Katherine1234 in reply to Emmy2018]

Awww! thank you Emmy I am going to try it too. I can take it at 9pm and then take my levothyroxine at 11pm. I cannot function in the day with this this tiredness, its a real I got to go to sleep tiredness. It comes on about 3 hours after my mid day injection xX

[Gambit62 Administrator]

I'm not aware of any guidelines on time of day - do it when it suits you.

Even if there are guidelines (eg for thyroid conditions recommended that levo is taken in the morning) but that doesn't suit everyone - certainly doesn't suit me as it made me unable to function so I now take it in the night. We are all individuals and what works for the mythical average person doesn't necessarily work for you as an individual.

[Katherine1234 in reply to Gambit62]

Awww! Gambit I am hypothyroid too and use to take levo in the morning and be hung over for about 3 or 4 hours until it kicked in. I started taking it at night and the brain fog is better in the mornings now, still there but better. I have low morning cortisol which does not help. I needed some hand holding as I am not sure what I am doing with the self injecting at the moment. I think I will try injecting at say 9 at night and take my levo at 11, thank you xX

[Sstephens]

Yes, I inject all times of the day. Bedtime is fine.

[Katherine123 in reply to Sstephens]

Sstephens thank you I am going to not do the mid-day injection today and try it at 8pm tonight. The tiredness comes on about 3 hours after I inject and it's a real I have got to sleep tiredness, not like a tired and wired which I always had :0/ xX

[Hidden]

I always do mine as I am about to get into bed. I usually get a good night's sleep and wake up with the itching, burning, twitching and stinging in hands and feet and the tinnitus a thing of the past, at least for a week.

[Katherine123 in reply to Hidden]

I have missed my mid-day injection today and I am going to do it at 8pm or 9pm tonight kcbreaks. I am having to inject daily for 2 weeks and then once a week for 8 weeks with review. I have end stage pernious anaemia darling, enlarged blood cells, the whole 9 yards :0( I am happy to hear that it works for you before bed :0)