Can B12 injections cause acne outbreak?

[Mashu17]

Has anyone else experienced an outbreak of acne following a B12 injection? I have never had acne before, not even as a teenager, but my face is now covered. No change in diet or stress levels.

[Sammyo23]

I'm covered in acne, all over my body. It was especially bad in the beginning, and when I was doing large amounts of b12 daily in the hopes of getting faster results.

Now the bumps mostly form under my clothes and not on my face, so I ignore them.

[Mashu17 in reply to Sammyo23]

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. I suppose we have to pick our battles.

[Nackapan]

Yrs I had sore spots hard round lips mainly round my hairline face snd back.It's a common side effect waking up dormant bacteria

I get the odd one only now.

I've never had ance or spots as a tee nager either.

It will improve just leave thrn alone sbd kep them dry. Takes quite a while to go.

[Mashu17 in reply to Nackapan]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[fbirder]

Yes, it's probably the most commonly reported side effect. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

The good news is that it is almost always temporary. Head over to the pharmacist and ask them to suggest something.

[Mashu17 in reply to fbirder]

Thanks so much!

[Lunario]

Here is an explanation of what's happening when the body is flooded with B12.

nutritionfacts.org/video/do...

I found it helpful to take 5 mg extra biotin with every shot. Your body needs to adjust, skin blemishes will vanish in time. But asking your pharmacist is a good idea anyway, I think.

[Mashu17 in reply to Lunario]

Thank you!

[LJH50]

The same happened to me on my 2nd set of loading injection 6 edo 2wks off another 6 eod now on twice weekly). Very healthy diet and never had spots before. Gradually clearing up now. Try not to squeeze them - I did but they are strange as they have a white head but more of a raised red bump/boil underneath. Think it's quite a common thing as I posted a similar a short time ago.

[Mashu17 in reply to LJH50]

Thanks. Very helpful advice. Experiencing exactly the same type of acne.

[Cherylclaire Forum Support]

Yes. For the vast majority of people, these will go completely after a while.

I used to think "Great ! Something's finally happening!" - except when they were in my ear canal. Mostly mine were where you could see them: face, neck, and on the end of my nose (hard to avoid staring). Easy for me to be unbothered when I was in my late 50's though.

It's better than the alternative. Bear with.

[Mashu17 in reply to Cherylclaire]

Thanks Cheryl. Same here. All over my face. But you’re right, it’s the lesser of two evils.

[Cherylclaire Forum Support in reply to Mashu17]

PS: Brushing hair can be quite painful if you have some spots above hairline.

[Mashu17 in reply to Cherylclaire]

Only on my face so far. Fingers crossed it clears before too long.

[Lurcher-lady]

Yes, I use tea tree oil to dry them up.

[Mashu17 in reply to Lurcher-lady]

Thanks. Unfortunately that makes my skin flare up. Am looking at alternatives.

[Intrinsic]

When I start to get a few pimples it is a reminder to me that I need my injection. B12 clears them up. I wonder if you could be allergic to it? Good luck.