I am considering changing B12 injections to evening, thinking that the results might include higher available levels of B12 for healing processes that occur during sleep.
A seach of the medical literature came up with the following reports on studies:
From the articles I reviewed, I concluded that B12 influences multiple factors related to sleep. From my general, limited understanding of issues pertaining to B12, I feel that, at worst, injecting B12 in the evenings is unlikely to have negative results, and might produce benefits.
I welcome any comments with insights.
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Hi Wiseguy. I have juggled with this and found if I take a b12 shot at lunchtime I’ll get a really deep relaxing nap,I don’t know if it’s the relief of getting it over with lol , if I take it at night like Nackapan describes I’m also totally wired,Jumpy legs ,feel hyper. Usually get back up and potter about till the wee hours but not something I’d recommend from my personal experience. Best of luck x
no 3rd party scientific proof but I think I’m more wired if I’m b12 at night (and my sleep app reports a less rested night). I like first thing in the morning, quiet sit down after then my day feels more constructive as the day plays out. Nurse at the surgery said moving helps b12 circulate, but again no 3rd party references.
For me my B12 injections help relax my muscles so in many ways an evening injection makes my sleep better (quicker sleep onset, more deeply asleep). But sometimes it can relax them too much and it feels like things aren’t quite in the right place when I wake up (I also have hEDS).
hello, I inject late evening and this has not improved my sleeping patterns. Find it is other things like not using ipad late (overstimulation ), reduced stress that help.
However, every one is different so it is worth a try. Best wishes.
I usually do my injection during daylight hours because I find it very difficult to distinguish between the green and blue needles at night - which I read on one list once is another B12 deficiency "thing", a blue-green confusion, but not why that might be so. Explained away by opticians as yellowing of lens and part of ageing, pre-cataract, so still not sure which is true.
Either way, it has stopped me painting at night, too - a lot of rapid redoing was needed the next morning !
I inject just before bed time as often the jab, after the initial stress of doing it rush with a bit of leg flailing to get it in circulation, will put me to sleep. I then tend to wake around 4am because I need to pee. Sometimes I have a restless night with it, sometimes I sleep really deeply. If I do a daytime jab, I'll end up snoozing, then my sleep cycle is out of kilter for night time.
try grounding. Get a grounding pad or grounding sheets. I think one reason many people love the beach is because of grounding. Just a suggestion. The sheets aren’t expensive. Or get a mat or pad and use it on the chair or coach. Use it as much as you can.
I inject several times a day and I have never experienced a high afterwards - an improvement of a creeping symptom yes, but never a high.
In the early days of injection I was always extremely tired after an injection, now there is no big difference other than as I say a reversal of creeping symptoms.
However, the injection I most frequently forget is the evening one and if I miss this too often I suffer anxiety attacks in the night out of the blue and I start to feel generally unwell. I think this may because the B12 jab in the evening is primarily used for healing while I am asleep as I am not diverting into activity!
Occasionally, I am restless and cannot sleep and I have found potassium butter on the soles of my feet a great help.
I hope you find something that works for you although I sense you are on the right thought path already.
Yes that’s all it is … an idea based on observation and logic … but not scientific research although the papers you refer to are EXTREMELY interesting and very useful. Thank you
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