WHATS YOUR OPINION OF THE INGREDIANTS IN THE B 12 I INJECT? IT GIVES ME BLURRY VISION, DAMPENS MY APPETITE AND DOESNT WORK WELL FOR MY ENERG

[dianewilson1900]

These are the ingrediants in the 1000 mg injections I take every two weeks. (Cyanocobalbamin). I live in the US but it was ordered from outside the country: Each no contains Cyanocobalbamin 1000 mcg, Sodium Acetate 0.5 mg, Glacial Acetic Acid 0.1 mg, Sodium Chloride 9 mg, with Benzyl Alcohal, 1.5% as a preservative, in water for injection q.s. Hydrochloric acid and /or sodium Hydroxide to adjust pH

[fbirder]

Al that I would expect - except for the benzyl alcohol. I've never seen that in any of the injectable B12 I've bought in the EU. It is, however, commonly used as a preservative in many things, including injections.

The rest of the stuff is just salt and vinegar - used to keep the acid/base balance correct.

[dianewilson1900 in reply to fbirder]

Thanks firbider. Maybe the benzyl alcohol is messing with my vision, even if it's a legally acceptable amount that they used

[fbirder in reply to dianewilson1900]

Benzyl Alcohol is found in lots of things. It occurs naturally in some fruits and essential oils. I would have thought you’d have been exposed to it before.

[Foggyme Administrator]

dianewilson...please can I also refer you back to answers in your previous post...suggestions were to try Hydroxocobalamin:

healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po...

And this one about blurry vision:

healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po...

👍

[pvanderaa]

What is your age? My eyes got blurry due to vitrious fluid “sagging” and eventually pulling away from the retina. It happened around age 55. This was a normal aging thing and can cause “floater” that blur the vision.

My left eye is clear but the right eye still has a “floater” just off the line of vision. I think it is more blurry when my B12 is low.

Please have your eyes checked by an eye Dr to ensure the retina is ok as in a worst case scenario this change is vitreous fluid can cause a detached retina.

I started on hydroxo in the UK and switched to cyano 10 years ago when I moved to the USA. I take my 1ml cyano weekly and split it in half injecting 0.5 ml Mondays and Thursdays.

[dianewilson1900 in reply to pvanderaa]

Thank you, I live in the US and 46. This all started with the B 12 I ordered out of the country. So far i have only used one injection. My vision in general gets more blurry when i've been looking at my phone too long because of eye strain. But batch of B 12 isnt' improving my energy levels as it should.

[pvanderaa in reply to dianewilson1900]

One side effect I noticed from B12 injections, that I first saw with hydroxo, was an increased sensitivity to UV light.

I broke out in hives when sunbathing.

I think this also causes my eyes to be extra sensitive to sunlight, as well as computer monitors, overhead fluorescent lighting and my cell phone screen.

I can also get a splitting headache from eye strain.

[fbirder in reply to pvanderaa]

Sensitivity to sunlight is much, much more likely to be caused by the Vitmain B6 you take in large doses.

[dianewilson1900 in reply to pvanderaa]

That's great advice. I'm very sensitive to blue light coming from phones and computer screens. I gwt migraines, and people with migraine iasues tend to be more sensitive. I have a special pair of blue light blocking glasses that I paid $100 for. Maybe I should start wearing them. Thanks.

[pvanderaa]

I also use SPF 50 or 100 sunblock if I need to work outside. I also supplement with daily 2000 mcg D3 for the loss of natural sunlight.

I had reaction to B12 well before starting supplements like B1 and B6 to support the repair of nerve damage

[terrybraden]

Hi dianewilson 1900,

I was given cyanocobalamin many years ago, and I found that it didn’t work well for me.

Since then, I found out that you need two methyl donors to process the cobalamins in your liver. Cyanocobalamin requires methionine and glutathione. So maybe this is the reason it isn’t working for you.

Cyanocobalamin works for some. I personally use methycobalamin. I guess because it’s already methylated that it works for me.

I’m not a doctor, just an informed consumer.

[dianewilson1900 in reply to terrybraden]

Thanks. Everyone here says Methyl is better, but it's a lot more expensive. I do believe it works better though...

[fbirder in reply to dianewilson1900]

Very few people here say that methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin or hydroxocobalamin, nor does the science - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/258...

Methylcobalamin is more expensive, less stable, more difficult to obtain in injectable form and is more commonly associated with adverse effects.

All forms of B12 are identical once they enter the cell as their top ligand (the cyano, methyl, hydroxocobalamin, or adenosyl) is immediately removed.

healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po...