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Can B12 Injections Give Muscle Twitches?

Good day Good people of this forum. I recently started more aggressive B12 injections, 1cc every other day. I have been having small muscle twitches for last...

Good day Good people of this forum. I recently started more aggressive B12 inje...

Canadian77

•1 month ago

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Can b12 injections make you VERY very thirsty?

Hey, me again, Can b12 injections make you very thirsty all the time? Reversing out - having internal tremors, nausea, VERY thirsty, muscle tightness, some...

Hey, me again, Can b12 injections make you very thirsty all the time? Reversing ...

Suffering_sunny

•1 month ago

13 Replies

Hi all

I was PA negative and celiac negative in November 2023 but was having problems with B12 and folate Deficiency ( I am also Hypothyroid). My B12 serum was 226 (...

I was PA negative and celiac negative in November 2023 but was having problems w...

Doris11

•1 month ago

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B12 and Ferritin

I said I would post after my haematology consultation. I had a ferritin infusion in February after suspecting that I was ferritin/iron deficient as a result...

I said I would post after my haematology consultation. I had a ferritin infusio...

Orchard33

•1 month ago

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PPI + AIG

hi everyone, I’m curious about my doctor’s recommendation to be on some type of PPI. I do have Barrett’s esophagus (which is probably the main reason he’s...

hi everyone, I’m curious about my doctor’s recommendation to be on some type o...

Lhood08

•1 month ago

11 Replies

infrared Sauna

does anyone know if an infrared sauna is beneficial for PA?

Dawn1015

•1 month ago

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Do I need to increase folic acid/folate intake with B12 shots?

Hello all, I am within one week of taking daily b12 injections as a loading dose. A group on Facebook advise a protocol of taking 5mg of folic acid daily as...

Hello all, I am within one week of taking daily b12 injections as a loading dos...

JazzSoprano

•1 month ago

27 Replies

Alcohol and B12/folate deficiency

Just wondering if any of you lovely people avoid alcohol? I haven't felt much like drinking recently but when I have, I feel absolutely awful the next day....

Just wondering if any of you lovely people avoid alcohol? I haven't felt much li...

ClaireWF1346

•1 month ago

45 Replies

long term omeprazole use

I was taking omeprazole for about 15 years and stopped in December last year, as I had done some research and found out it can affect stomach acid. No one told...

I was taking omeprazole for about 15 years and stopped in December last year, as...

Chickens44

•1 month ago

4 Replies

Need Help For My GP…

I am having an ongoing discussion with my GP about giving me the dose I need for my deficiency (EOD). It has been mainly positive so far, during my appointment...

I am having an ongoing discussion with my GP about giving me the dose I need for...

B12again

•1 month ago

23 Replies

Origin of Loading

Does anyone know the origin of the practice of prescribing loading doses? For lack of better information I have been using the assumption that it is a hol...

Does anyone know the origin of the practice of prescribing loading doses? For l...

WIZARD6787

•1 month ago

10 Replies

Strange Results

Hi, I was diagnosed with PA in 2013/14 and was given injections for a while but that stopped a good few years ago. I had tests done via Endo a while back and...

Hi, I was diagnosed with PA in 2013/14 and was given injections for a while bu...

DownAndDesperate

•1 month ago

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Magnesium…..Are these 2 the same or different ?……..£8.99 vs £1.00

I have tried Magnesium which I bought from a Supermarket for £1.00, then a friend recommended Magnesium which was from Holland & Barret which I bought for...

I have tried Magnesium which I bought from a Supermarket for £1.00, then a frien...

Ryaan

•1 month ago

18 Replies

Am I the only one

Has anybody ever had a bad reaction to taking vitamin d?

Popcorn12345

•1 month ago

46 Replies

Just a moan - appointment cancelled

So just need a quick rant to people who understand so I can move on and get on with my day. Booked my 8 weekly jab no options on the day only 2 days before or...

So just need a quick rant to people who understand so I can move on and get on w...

Clare184

•1 month ago

17 Replies

symptoms flare-up

I have been battling an iron deficiency since November, that seems to be a result of my correcting b12 deficiency with shots. I have not been taking the full...

I have been battling an iron deficiency since November, that seems to be a resul...

MuppDog

•1 month ago

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Reversing out - internal vibrations and muscle rigidity.

Did any if you in your deficiency have chronic muscle rigidity/tightness? And internal vibrations? I had both, but while reversing out it is like mega...

Did any if you in your deficiency have chronic muscle rigidity/tightness? And in...

Suffering_sunny

•1 month ago

13 Replies

I Don't Want to Inject

Someone was exploring sublingual and oral B12 supplementation and wrote. “I don’t want to inject.” I thought me either. This led to me understanding how...

Someone was exploring sublingual and oral B12 supplementation and wrote. “I don’...

WIZARD6787

•2 months ago

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A One Time Experience

Trial at the time; 1.5 mg Methylcobalamin, 1.5 mg Adenosylcobalamin, 1 mg Hydroxocobalamin. 5 times a day including setting an alarm to inject at night. 50 mg...

Trial at the time; 1.5 mg Methylcobalamin, 1.5 mg Adenosylcobalamin, 1 mg Hydrox...

WIZARD6787

•2 months ago

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Did anyone during 'reversing out' (first months of injections) - find that their mental health symptoms also worsened? I feel depressed...

Did anyone during 'reversing out' (first months of injections) - find that their mental health symptoms also worsened? I feel depressed... This is hard. I know...

Did anyone during 'reversing out' (first months of injections) - find that their...

Suffering_sunny

•2 months ago

8 Replies

B 12 level... confusing

Is 250 pg/ml an acceptable level of b12 for a person with neuro deficit like random pricking on the skin.. from head to toe... This result is inspite of...

Is 250 pg/ml an acceptable level of b12 for a person with neuro deficit like ran...

Muef

•2 months ago

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Another question: did anyone have all their joints crunching, clicking, and sore when their b12 dropped into deficiency range?

Another question: did anyone have all their joints crunching, clicking, and sore when their b12 dropped into deficiency range? My joints in my spine, and hips,...

Another question: did anyone have all their joints crunching, clicking, and sore...

Suffering_sunny

•2 months ago

12 Replies

Did anyone else feel some heightened symtpoms, and feel really down while 'reversing out?'

Did anyone else feel some heightened symtpoms, and feel really down while 'reversing out?' I am feeling certain symtpoms heighten. Especially GI, joints all...

Did anyone else feel some heightened symtpoms, and feel really down while 'rever...

Suffering_sunny

•2 months ago

11 Replies

Haematologists consultant

Hi I’ve been trying to get help with my Pernicious anemia diagnosis which my mum & sister had they have both passed away now, but the drs are not helping I...

Hi I’ve been trying to get help with my Pernicious anemia diagnosis which my mu...

Windyway

•2 months ago

15 Replies

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All posts for April 2024

Can B12 Injections Give Muscle Twitches?

Can b12 injections make you VERY very thirsty?

Hi all

B12 and Ferritin

PPI + AIG

infrared Sauna

Do I need to increase folic acid/folate intake with B12 shots?

Alcohol and B12/folate deficiency

long term omeprazole use

Need Help For My GP…

Origin of Loading

Strange Results

Magnesium…..Are these 2 the same or different ?……..£8.99 vs £1.00

Am I the only one

Just a moan - appointment cancelled

symptoms flare-up

Reversing out - internal vibrations and muscle rigidity.

I Don't Want to Inject

A One Time Experience

Did anyone during 'reversing out' (first months of injections) - find that their mental health symptoms also worsened? I feel depressed...

B 12 level... confusing

Another question: did anyone have all their joints crunching, clicking, and sore when their b12 dropped into deficiency range?

Did anyone else feel some heightened symtpoms, and feel really down while 'reversing out?'

Haematologists consultant

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