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Due for my first three monthly b12 injection top up.

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verbena
verbena

During the last three months, after my initial course of 6 injections, i have felt better than I have ever done, full of energy, lifted mood. Even my Tinnitus of 20 years standing has vanished!! Can't believe my luck. Hope whoever has been recently diagnosed will get some hope from this. Hope I don't come back here with my tail between my legs. I have been researching different forms of treatment on numerous websites and come to the conclusion that it IS possible to have alternative treatment to injections, so that's another path I may follow. My main reason for blogging is - can anyone tell me when one attends clinic for the top up, are bloods taken to determine the level or is it standard practice to administer 1000mcg hydroxocobalamin whatever the level is. Also, I have not bothered to see my G.P. since diagnosis thee months ago. But was amazed to find three days after my last injection, the pharmacist gave me an ampoule of hydroxocobalamin. Not sure if I could pick and choose when I would have the injection but I put it away until now 11 weeks later and will take it with me to the clinic. Is this normal? I mention it as so many people have said their G.P. won't give the B12 more frequently.

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  • boost
    boost verbena

    Posted

    Let's see if i can get the ball rolling on your thread!  My understanding is your body is good at storing b12, so why not get it injected rather than storing it outside your body.  I heard this in a discussion of low B12 and newly converted vegans who would run into trouble with their B12 sometime long after giving up meat products.  Not sure if this translates to medical need...
    • verbena
      verbena boost

      Posted

      Thankyou for your kind response. I don't like having the injections - coward that I am. There has been a few hiccups since my single top-up injection in late September but nothing I cant live with. I have been taking (for the past two weeks)daily 1,000mcg tablet of B12 and a multi vitamin b complex. This is between 3 monthly injections.This appears to have done the trick where balance problems are concerned.. I've yet to find a suitable cost effective treatment to injections I'm a bit nervous of stopping them until I trip over someone who has had success with tablets, oils, patches only. Thank you for your interest.
    • verbena
      verbena

      Posted

      Meant to mention, I am taking cyanocobalamin sublingually. Would prefer to have hydro or methyl but can't get that locally.
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