Increased headaches after b12 injections?

[CanaryHound]

My spouse started b12 injections week ago, and taken every day to address PA. They also suffer from chronic, persistent head pain (several years, now). It’s been classified as new daily persistent headache.

Anyway, this week, the head pain has gotten worse. Could this be connected to the b12? Should we slow down the dose to once or twice a week?

[Nackapan]

The loading doses gave me more severe headachex / migraine worse tgd day after the injection May be an idea yo spread them out more.

Depends on how low or how severe the symptoms are.

Other countries do have different regimes

Weekly ect

Depends if you Csan get your surgery to agree

For me the headaches calmed a bit after 6 days after last loading doses.

Still had problems but not daily

[wedgewood]

We often read on this forum how PA patients symptoms worsen when they start treatment .It is said that that is how healing and improvement starts for quite a few . No, keep on injecting us my advice .

[lambuth_eagle]

I had headaches in the beginning and found increasing my potassium intake to help.

[Sleepybunny]

Hi,

Some people can experience a drop in potassium (hypokalaemia) when B12 treatment first starts.

Has the doctor checked potassium levels?

This UK link mentions some possible side effects from hydroxocobalamin.

BNF Hydroxocobalamin

bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/hydrox...

Other b12 info...

PAS (Pernicious Anaemia Society)

Based in Wales, UK. Has some members not in UK.

pernicious-anaemia-society....

There is a helpline number that PAS members can ring.

Latest PAS newsletter mentioned a new PAS support group in Chicago area.

B12 Deficiency Info website

b12deficiency.info/

B12 Awareness (US website)

b12awareness.org/

US link about PA

rarediseases.org/rare-disea...

Stichting B12 Tekort (Dutch website with English articles)

stichtingb12tekort.nl/weten...

B12 institute Netherlands

b12-institute.nl/en/3858-2/...

Two useful B12 books

"What You Need to Know About Pernicious Anaemia and B12 Deficiency" by Martyn Hooper

Martyn Hooper is the chair of PAS (Pernicious Anaemia Society).

"Could it Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses" by Sally Pacholok and JJ. Stuart (USA authors)

Very comprehensive with lots of case studies.

Films and videos about B12 deficiency

PAS conferences

pernicious-anaemia-society....

Films about b12 deficiency

b12deficiency.info/films/

Wall Street Journal article about B12 deficiency

wsj.com/articles/vitamin-b-...

Link to a talk in US given by Sally Pacholok , author of book "Could it be B12?"

antiageingconference.com/pp...

I am not medically trained.