B-12 compounded in the USA

[prillyb12]

I've been hearing for some years that the FDA was looking at compounded B-12 and might make it unavailable. I have my B-12 compounded with no preservatives and shipped to me on ice. Today I just reordered and they told me I could only order a one month supply. They can only send me RX for 60 days of treatment, they make it 30 days ahead of time, so I'm getting 30 days of treatment. It also will show an expiration date of 60 days from it's making. Yet it's being made the same exact way as with a 120 day expiration date.

So I told her I do shots every week and please send me 4 vials. My Rx says one shot every three weeks. But she went right along with me.

What have others experienced in the USA?

Priscilla

[Rexz]

Hi prillyb12

I get my methylcobalamin pre-loaded syringes from a compounding pharmacy in New Jersey, also shipped on ice. I've always ordered 8 shots (2 months) at a time. But I usually inject every 4 to 6 days. I will call them tomorrow and just ask how many months supply I can get.

Will let you know.

Rexz

[FlyGranny in reply to Rexz]

I order mine from Canada. Inject cyancobalamine twice a week.

[Rexz in reply to FlyGranny]

Hi flygranny, can you message on where in Canada you order from?

Rexz

[ReallyWondering in reply to FlyGranny]

FlyGranny, what made you decide to inject twice a week? I brought this up to my NP and she said not to, but I still have tingling in my feet after 3 months of weekly shots.

[FlyGranny in reply to ReallyWondering]

My doctor and I really don’t discuss it. She’s knows I use more than she thinks I should but doesn’t argue with me about it. My symptoms are pretty much non existent when I inject twice a week. Most people who handle their Pernicious Anemia themselves follow improvements of their symptoms due to injections. I’ve learned over the last 20 years most doctors don’t have a clue as to what it’s like to live with PA. It’s been a huge problem in my family, my grandfather died from it AND it was a secondary cause of my mother’s death.

[ReallyWondering in reply to FlyGranny]

Wow, sorry to hear that. Does your insurance pay for the B-12?

[FlyGranny in reply to ReallyWondering]

it’s very reasonably priced so I don’t use my insurance.

[Hockey_player in reply to ReallyWondering]

I just bought some in BC (I live here). I already had enough needles. Without the needles is was about $4 for 10 doses (0.40 per dose).

[FlyGranny]

B12-shot.com. Email is [e-mail]. Phone number is 888-595-1393.

[prillyb12 in reply to FlyGranny]

I have overnight delivery currently and it's expensive. How is the B-12 shipped from Canada? I'm getting preservative free hydroxocobalamin. I suspect that your B-12 has a preservative in it.

[FlyGranny in reply to prillyb12]

Also it’s just mailed, arrives within a week.

[FlyGranny]

It does, benzyl alcohol 1.5%. Hasn’t caused any problems in the almost 20 years since I’ve been using it.

[prillyb12 in reply to FlyGranny]

I'm glad that works for you. I'm very sensitive to chemical additives in everything. So my B-12 is preservative free.

[FlyGranny]

Glad that works for you.