Vit b12 patches?

[Delilahread]

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has tried vitb 12 patches in between their injections every 3 months? Do they help?

[JanD236]

I’ve read on this forum that the B12 molecule is too large to pass through the skin so it’s unlikely they would help.

[Delilahread in reply to JanD236]

Thank u, that's helpful to know, just wasnt sure if anyone had tried them but think il leave them

[fbirder]

B12 will not pass through the skin, so patches are useless.

There have been studies done on this and the only way to get patches to work is to put an electric current across the skin or to use a patch made up of hundreds of fine glass needles.

[Delilahread in reply to fbirder]

Thank u that's good to know, il save my money lol

[Penni]

I tried them, helped a bit but can be expensive as they only last for 24 hours and need to be applied every other day

[Delilahread in reply to Penni]

just wasnt sure if they were any help when going gets tough in between injections , but good to know, thank u

[wedgewood]

I tried them , and found them useless and expensive ! If you have P.A. , injections are the only thing that works 100 % . Best solution? — self injection .

[Delilahread in reply to wedgewood]

Thank u, yes I have PA, glad I asked the question now before I bought them, il just wait till all this is over and go armed with info the people on this forum have given me, and see if dr will give me injections earlier than the 12 weeks I'm on now.

[Clare184]

I tried them out of desperation but they had no effect at all

[Delilahread in reply to Clare184]

Thank u , good to know people have tried these and what the outcome was .