B12 Party?

[MoKayD]

F.Y.I., I found this online and I'm not sure what to think about it. It kind of made me chuckle, only the the US could this be a thing. Arizona is a state in the US where a lot of people retire so maybe the large population of people over 65 is the reason for this "service." resultstesting.com/b12-inje...

[Nackapan]

Does sound odd. A money making scheme too.

[Hidden]

Made me chuckle too but what a great idea.ok it makes the company a few quid but anything that helps protect our elderly regardless of where it is located really appeals to me.Shame we couldn’t do the same here around our residential care homes it really wouldn’t cost much to do and would so improve their quality of life.xx

[Lorstor]

It is not only in Arizona. Here in NY and other states you can go to certain bars that give B12 injections and IV vitamin therapy!!!

[MoKayD in reply to Lorstor]

That's crazy. The only thing that makes this place a little bit less shady is that they do test for B12 deficiency. Most doctors don't even think about testing.

[fbirder]

In the UK we have a program called Dragon's Den (I think you have something similar called Shark Tank in the USA). People pitch to a bunch of millionaires trying to get an investment for their company/invention.

On one episode a pair of dimwits tried to get a pile of cash to boost their business - selling B12 parties based on what happens in the USA.

One of the Dragons, Deborah Meaden, told the idiots,

"This to me is everything wrong with the world. The thing we’ve got with humans we’ve got to look for new and for different. You’ve made it incredibly expensive. ‘It moves it into a really exclusive area for people silly enough to think “I’ve got more money than sense”.

‘Honestly, if you made millions and millions out of this business I wouldn’t have one ounce of regret about not investing. I just don’t like it and I don’t like its ethos.’

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Not surprisingly, they didn't get any investment.

[wedgewood]

There would be no need for this sort of thing if doctors were properly trained in all aspects of B12 deficiency / Pernicious Anaemia., which they are obviously not , or there would be no need for the P.A.S. . But I don’t find the charges too terrible . It is to be hoped that the injections are administered by competent people .

[MoKayD in reply to wedgewood]

I get the impression that this place is normally just a testing lab. It looks like they are trying to branch out into the entertainment business.

[fbirder in reply to wedgewood]

Yes, there would still be a need to cater to those "with more money than sense" as Deborah Meaden put it.

There will always be some people who think that injecting them with something (B12, Monkey Glands, etc.) will give them extra energy, make them smarter or give them a bigger willy. And these gullible fools will always be happy to pay over the odds for it.

I despise these people because they give those who do need B12 injections a bad press. Doctors are quite happy (well, some of them) to lump everybody who doesn't survive on four injections a year (or on pills) with these cockwombles who are just following the latest trend.

[wedgewood in reply to fbirder]

Yes , you’ve hit the nail on the head - Many doctors do think that if we want more than 4 injections a year , we want them because we hear that the rich and famous are having B12 injections . It doesn’t help our cause.

[wedgewood]

I’d love to know where they get the Hydroxocobalamin from . Our USA members find it very difficult to obtain . Cynocobalamin is the usual B12 injection used in USA ,and even that has to be sourced outside of USA ,if they don’t have a prescription. That business would be illegal in UK , because they purport to treat an illness , amongst other things . Only allowed here as a “Beauty Aid” , if not prescribed

[fbirder in reply to wedgewood]

My guess is they ship it in bulk from China. You can get 100 g of hydroxocobalamin (100,000 doses) for just $400. Then you pay a pharmacy to make it up for you and about $1 a dose (1000 at a time). Total cost $1400. Sell it for $20,000.

They almost certainly have a tame doctor who has to give everybody attending a party a 'consultation' where they ask "Do you sometimes feel tired, and have you got $20?" If the answer is "Yes." then they are diagnosed as B12 deficient.

[MoKayD]

That's a good question. My doctor give me cynocobalamin. Every state has their own rules and regulations. Arizona is the wild west.