[Lindyloo]

Just watched a webinar on B12 deficiency by David Rainoshek MA, very interesting although all the information is available on NT, unfortunately after an hour he went into sales mode for various books and B12 Patches that you put behind your ear twice a week and they deliver 1,000mcg straight into your bloodstream? Nice thought, anyone ever heard of these?

[Sallysblooms]

No I have not heard of that. I just use sublingual daily, easy. Are the patches over the counter? I try not to do anything with the pharm companies if I don't have to. They are so awful trying to control supplements and freedom.

[mrsD]

B12 is a huge molecule. Whether it passes successfully thru the skin, is iffy.

There have been spammers who have come here pushing the patch. Their "studies" involved 12 people! I found that
insufficient.

Since oral of B12 has been shown to raise blood levels in studies
done with humans, why buy a more expensive thing to do the same thing. Oral methylB12 (active form) is pennies a day and very low cost.

The patch in US contains selenium in 200mcg quantity and cyano form of B12. Not everyone needs that selenium (depending on diet) and cyano form is synthetic and requires activation to methyl form to work. Some people cannot convert it or are sensitive to the cyanide portion of it.

If you try this patch, get tested before you do, to see your base line level, and then test in 3 months. Do not take any oral vitamins or fortified cereals. (they have B12 in them commonly.)
Patches are an expensive way to go, if they work at all.

[Lindyloo]

Thanks for the replies, no intention of trying these patches as the cost is as you say far greater, will stick to the oral tabs, just wondered if anyone had heard of this guy, his books and patches as he seemed to know a lot about B12 although as I said all info is on this site