Timeline 4 injection results

[Ctadds1]

Just a quick question. How long does it typically take for you to feel the benefit of an injection? 24 hours? 48 hours?

Also do you ever experience an occasional injection that just seems to do nothing. I get them about every 2 weeks. I have been injecting at different frequencies for about a year and a half. The last one I got just seemed to do nothing. I’ve given myself another one a bit early because of increase symptoms. I am also 9 months pregnant so I realize my body is operating much differently than usual and maybe needing more B12 at this time.

Thank you

[JanD236]

It’s been a number of years since I was diagnosed with PA and in the early years I was given injections every 2 months and then monthly by my GP. This meant I had a week or 2 of feeling ok and then a gradual decline until the next injection. I can’t remember how long it felt to feel better after an injection but I suspect more or less straight away.

I took matters into my own hands and started si weekly and then twice a week which I’ve done for the last few years.

Now I feel the same all the time (by and large that is fit and healthy). I don’t have any declines nor ups based around the injections. I just feel more or less normal all the time.

So my view is that if you get your injection frequency right your question becomes irrelevant as you’ll feel the same, ie as good as is possible, all the time!

[JanD236 in reply to JanD236]

Ps just a thought but you know not to have gas and air during labour?

[charks]

If you have B12 deficiency and are pregnant I think you should be taking more B12 to compensate . Has you midwife not advised you to do so. I believe babies are born with high levels of B12 and they must get it from their mums. And if you plan to breast feed your baby will need to get B12 from your milk. So you need to keep your levels up.

[Nackapan]

Yes to all that you have said. Keep up the higher frequency

B12 naturally declibes after giving birth.

Csn be the cayse of done post natsl depressions.

Your baby will take what if needs so take vitamins to replenish your body.

Hope all goes well snd yoh have an uncomplicated labour snd delivery.

Very exciting

[pitney]

Everyone seems to be different in the way they react when starting and continuing treatment, personally I noticed very little change when on 3 mthly maybe the odd slight improvement on a few days about 4/5 days later but not much. Then when injected every 2mths I noticed feeling slightly better still on odd days but had been on treatment for 3 years by then and still felt really ill, so at this point I decided to self inject every month and within about 3/4 mths I was noticing a reduction of some symptoms and others were not so severe . I still have good and bad days but do feel more on an even keel. And yes sometimes I do feel as if the injection has done nothing at all. All best wishes to you and I hope you are able to enjoy some sunshine today ☀️

[deniseinmilden]

It takes about 15 minutes for me to notice an improvement.

Good for you for listening to your body and doing another jab.

Good luck with the safe arrival of your impending baby! ❤️

[mcg-woo]

This is a tricky question as I have found that it really can vary. Like others have said, if my levels are good, many times I don’t feel effects of an injection, I just continue to feel normal without the return of symptoms. At my lowest after no injection for 3 months, I felt a slight release of tension in my legs (relentless severe anxiety) the same day but noticed a significant improvement in 72 hours—but I still had a long recovery ahead of me. On my current weekly injection schedule, I am pretty much symptom-free but occasionally when I do feel a little off, I am better 48 hours after an injection, so that amount of time seems standard for me as long as I’m not too low. However there was a time when I was injecting every other week long term and I had developed a full blown phobia with anxiety and sensations in my feet. It took 13 days to notice an improvement in my phobic condition after back to back weekly injections. I have remained on weekly injections since then and seem to do well on that frequency.

I agree with the others in that certain conditions may call for increased b12 injections such as pregnancy, an illness or perhaps even stress. Best of luck to you and congrats on the little one.