Question:
Where can I get affordable B-12 Injections to give to myself
I use to get the Hight B injections from my pcp before I moved accross the state at about $100 a shot once a month. I now have a job that could never afford that and my weight is 200 plus and climbing, so I really need to find out where and how to get the injections at an affordable price and how to give them to my self or my guy to give them to me. I would love any help on this. I also did find on a vetrinarian site a vial of B-multi @ 250 ml for $9.50 plus $10.00 shipping, and does that mean I could get 8 30 ml shots out of it?? Would love some help with this please!! Ruth — rkahler (posted on July 22, 2009)
July 22, 2009
Well Ruth, I get my B-12 injections with Liposone from a wt loss center
called scale solutions. You can have them give you the injections for about
15.00 apiece but you can buy a vial for 175.00 with 30 15 injections. As a
nurse I will tll you that you can not inject yourself with 30 ml's of
anything. The most a person can inject is 5ml at a time but the usual
amount is 3ml. The wt loss center has 2ml injections a piece. Buying B12
from a vet must mean giving 30ml at a time to a horse!!! So the place is
called scale solutions and I live in Ga but I think they have these across
the country. For a PCP to charge 100.00 a month for a b-12 shot is highway
robbery. Your PCP may be able to give you a perscription that you can get
filled for about 30.00 a vial and you probably can get 10 shots out of it.
I
— sallie H.
July 22, 2009
Sorry was not finished. When I used to do home health I gave a lot of b-12
injections to patients that got the perscriptions from their doctors. I
hope this helps, but please don't give yourself something from a vet over
the internet that you know nothing about. Good Luck!!
— sallie H.
July 22, 2009
Sallie would it have been (30 mg the strength??) the doc gave me versus the
30 ml (the ??? amount) I see others that also say they take 30 ml at a
time that last a month? and one of the forums actually had a member that
said they got it from a vet supply Ruth
— rkahler
July 22, 2009
Sallie 5ml would last how long before the next injection, because my shots
were once a month, and like I said maybe they were 30 mg (the strength?)
and the ml means what the amount? or strength? Ruth
— rkahler
July 22, 2009
Ruth,
First of all, are you comfortable giving yourself injections? If so, you
can get your primary care Dr. to write a script for the 1 ml vials that can
be refilled monthly. I take 1 ml intramuscularly every 30 days. It costs me
about $4.00 per month. Don't forget to ask your Dr. for a script for the
needles too, the pharmacy will not dispense them without a prescription.
Also make sure that the pharmacist is aware that these are for IM
injections and gives you the right syringes. You will need 25 gauge, 1 or 1
1/2 inch needles.
You can get the 30 ml vials, which would be 30 monthly injections, but the
problem with that is the B-12 usually expires before the 30 months is up.
It does work out to be cheaper..... I checked it out and it would be $11.00
for the multi dose vial, but as I said, most of it would expire before I
could use it. So I opted for the 1 ml vial monthly.
Hope this helps,
Trish,RN
— dragonflier
July 22, 2009
Here's another R.N.'s thought......... my honey has been taking B-12
Sublingual Dots. (That's under the tongue) You can't swallow B-12 by
mouth as then it won't work, but sublingual disolves in your mouth, is then
absorbed through the skin. If I were everyone of you, I would ask my
physicians if this could be a possibilty for you. Might be a reason YOU
have to have injections, but I would still ask as your Dr. is the best
source for what works for you.
B-12 Sublingual Dots can be found in the Pharmacy at Walmart for about $4.
— huggybear1
July 22, 2009
Yes,I give myself b12 inj every two weeks. I do have ins. so I'm not sure
how much it is without.
— lesleigh07
July 22, 2009
I too use the sublingual B-12, and when my bloodwork was done my levels
were actually higher than they needed to be. I'd much rather avoid the
shots and this is an easy way to do it. See what your Dr. says, mine
actually recommended these over the shots. Good luck!
— jeannefitz
July 23, 2009
Here in Louisiana the vial sells for $20.00. My dr. just prescribed for me
to give myself 1/2 ml(cc) once a week. I was taking it 1 ml(cc) once a
month but I am tired alot so this is what he ptrscribed I do.
— joy2others2
July 23, 2009
I purchased mine b-12 from sweetbay for $4.00 for a the generic 1000mcg
10ml vial.
— LosingLisa
July 23, 2009
Where and what is sweetbay please. Ruth and thank all of you for your help
in this.
— rkahler
July 23, 2009
Where and what is sweetbay please. Ruth and thank all of you for your help
in this.
— rkahler
July 23, 2009
Hi Ruth, thanks a lot for asking this question because i can see I have
been paying an awful lot for my injections but they are a cocktail of vit
b-12 choline for liver health, methione, amino acids to prevent fat
buildup in liver and body and inositil that helps reduce cholestrol and
builds metabolism. This is what I get from the weight loss doctors at scale
solutions. I take the injections bi-weekly. I will only do this for another
month or so, then I will also just take the 1ml injection monthly. Then I
am going to get the 4.00 injections from my PCP. The vial I buy has 15 2
ml (cc) injections. It is 2 cc because of the "cocktail, but just
plain B-12 you take 1cc. So again, thanks for asking this question because
a lot of us learned something!!
— sallie H.
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