recommedations for patches or lozenges

[Hectorsmum2]

I have been injecting my son with B12 for a couple of months about twice a week. He tried self injecting but has a needle phobia and was passing out. He is about to go away Europe for a month and I thought to get him some patches or lozenges to try and help keep his levels of B12 up. Has anyone used anything effective in the way of patches or lozenges.

[Nackapan]

Perhaps he could manage subcutaneous b12 injections. Or take a couple just incase oral b12 has no effect.

To avoid getting ill away.

He sounds lije he's doing okay if well enough to travel .

High dose is needed as passive abskrtion is around 1-2% only.

Depends of thd cause of his b12 deficiency.

If an absorbtion issue ,injections are needed .

I tried Better you b12

spray

2 othef brands of sublinguals

Tablets

'Wild' organic with beetroot .

Solgar

Lamberts

In s trial to have fewer injections.

Didn't work for me.

Subcutaneous injections really worth s try.

My husband struggled as squeamish about injections.

Has to do 4 a day ( type 1diabetic)

Amazing what you can do if desperate to stay as well as possible.

Hope he finds a way

[wedgewood]

Depending on where your son is going in Europe , he may be able to get an injection at a pharmacy in a country where injectable B12 is not a prescription item . (Unlike here . )

I tried b12 patches and they were totally useless for me . One scientist on this forum said that the B12 molecule was too large to be absorbed through the skin. I also found sub- lingual lozenges didn’t work for me either , but some people have found them to be helpful , so they are worth a try .

B12 can be administered subcutaneously with a needle as short as 6 mm . This might be a possibility for your son for a self - injection. It is much less intimidating than I . M . with a needle of 1inch(25mm) . Best wishes .

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[Hectorsmum2 in reply to wedgewood]

Thank you both. We have been doing subcut injections but he was still passing out. I presume in Germany he might be able to get an injection but thats the first week away. I will investiagate which country do the injections and get him some lozenges.

[Nackapan in reply to wedgewood]

Hypnosis may help him to be able to inject himself subcutaneously

[pitney]

The BetterYou spray helps me for a very short time so I use it as a top up if im having a bad day and I find it just gives me a boost for a couple of hours

[Hectorsmum2 in reply to pitney]

I have just bought him some. Hope it tides him over. Thank you.

[lb9999]

I have tried some patches from Amazon US. They help tide me over until my next infection. However, I still inject daily. Try to din patches with just methylcobalmain.