Yes to epsom salts. They are found exactly where you said mrsD and in bags or the milk carton look alike as you said. I can't believe that those at the pharmacy had never heard of it.

It's a cultural thing really. We don't even have a word for it. "Bath salt" is the closest you'd get, but it is not recommended to try to order that these days. So no, it wasn't an "out of stock" situation. They even called the lady who makes the compoundings over there, and she had never heard of such a thing.

Of course there's always Amazon (in my case), but it seemed a waste to order such a cheap/heavy item, hence why I asked locally.

MrsD, the fad thing makes sense (sadly). B12 is very big in the buidy builder community as well.

Anyway, I won't complain if I never have to get those injections again. I'm curious to see my next test results after 3 months of Jarrows 5mg.

I looked up some European names for you...since you are not in US?

1) in Belgium : "Sels anglais"

2) in France: "sels d'epsom"

3) English: magnesium sulfate

4) German: Magnesium sulfat or Bittersalz ...some mention by internet of purchasing here:" I know the Apotheke will have it"-

It appears that this is a cultural thing. I found some people on the net importing theirs to Europe from Vitacost!