Thread: STICKY - The Vitamin B12 Thread:
View Single Post
Old 02-29-2012, 01:33 PM
mrsD's Avatar
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
mrsD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
Lightbulb
The shots only stay in the blood for 72 hrs tops, then the B12
is gone thru the kidneys etc. Hence the crash.

Taking the oral daily is much more normal. I'd do 5mg orally for the first 3 months. That way you'll get more per dose.

Depending on how long you were low, determines how long to
get better. Many things have to be fixed and stay that way.

If you get tested after 3mons on 5mg oral daily on an empty stomach, you should see levels over 1000 at least.
However tissue repair will take time. Blood levels do not necessarily match repair times.
__________________
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-- Galileo Galilei

************************************

.
Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017


****************************
These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
mrsD is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Nervous (03-03-2012), photogal (03-03-2012)