B12 patches

Has anyone tried Vitamin b12 patches? Are they as effective as taking a daily pill or the b12 injections? Just curious? 

They weren't as effective for me.  For a while they kept my level OK, but then it dropped so I switched to injections.

Can one give themselves the injections?  How expensive are the shots comparatively?

Oh yeah, I'd say most people probably do the injections themselves.  It's super easy.  I do mine sub-cutaneously, which just means it goes under the skin as opposed to in the muscle, so I use a really small needle and I barely even feel it.

Cost-wise, it depends on if insurance covers them or not.   My insurance used to cover the B12 but not the syringes.  I had a $2.50 copay for a month's worth of B12 (I do the shots twice a month) and the syringes cost me about 25 cents each.  Now my insurance doesn't cover the B12 anymore either so that costs me about $8.  Plus the syringes so now I pay about $4.25 per shot, twice a month.

I heard about PatchMD from the OH conference so I tried the B12 one.  I had taken the sublingual B12 but didn't feel any different.  When I used the B12 patch, I really feel the difference.  I have used them for about four months and am very happy with them.  I think the difference is because of the delivery of the product via a patch versus a pill. 

Where do you get your B12 patch from? Do you order it online?

At the time that I started using them, I bought them online on their website - www.patchmd.com. 

I saw them on the OH website so I placed my last order through OH and received them even quicker than I normally do.  I found the link that I used to buy them:  http://www.obesityhelp.com/profiles/product/b12-energy-plus- topical-patch-30-day-supply/

Since using the patches, I don't have to mess around with remembering to take my vitamins, taking them with food, etc.  I put the patches on in the morning and forget about them.  I'm much more compliant with my vitamins now because I don't like taking pills. 

I hope this helps.

Have you had labs done, though, to make sure it's keeping your level up?

Hi sbulime29,

I too am having B12 issues.  I did a series of shots and it's still low. I am using the B12 patches from  PatchMD.  Since it was low I doubled up on the patches the first 30 days and now doing one a day. As soon as I get my new labs I will let you know how it goes.  Swallowing pills was a challenge so patches would be great for me.

Check out the giveaway for Patch MD.  Good luck!