Question:
B-12 liquid tastes YUK....can I mix it with H2O?

protein shakes and bars taste yuk, the B-12 is gross....Seems that I will spend the majority of my new life trying to force down the nasty stuff we have to take in order to be healthy....I tried the vitalady samples of shakes...$20 worth... I have 7 protein bars with a nibble out of each in a zipper bag and I have 2 brands of B-12...hoping one would taste better than the other.. All of it tastes like crap. I am one of those people that can't take anything that tastes bad b/c I will vomit. I know that It sounds stupid but I have even thrown up pepto and cough syrup. I have always been this way...not sure why though. I am pretty worried that I won't be able to get all of this stuff in post op.    — cherokey55 (posted on September 20, 2002)

September 20, 2002
How are you with shots??? If you don't want to take (or cannot take) the liquid/sublingual form of B-12, your only alternative is to get a B-12 shot monthly (1000 mcg). If you don't, you will eventually develop pernicious anemia which is a rather nasty disease involving the nervous system...JR (open RNY 07/17 -83 lbs)
   — John Rushton

September 20, 2002
Go to GNC and get sublingual B-12 *TABLETS* (NOT LIQUID). They are cherry flavored and taste very good I promise! You just let them dissolove under your tongue. I gave away my B-12 liquid after one try cuz it was so nasty I gagged. I think you can order GNC products online, too. They are kinda pricey, but well worth it, in my opinion. It's believe I paid around $17 for a box of 60 and then if you buy one GNC product you get a second for half price (in the walk in stores at least), so you can get two boxes (120 tablets) for around $25. I take one/day. I got my bloodwork done last month and all my levels including B12 were normal.
   — sheltie

September 20, 2002
I got b-12 sublinguals from vitalady.com and it was cheap and now they are on sale ... 250 for 12.98... they are a slight cherry taste and quite frankly I don't even barely taste them. :) I have seen them in my supermarket too..I would try those if I was you.
   — Ilene M.

September 20, 2002
the b12 shots are very easy to give to yourself, and if you get the right syringes, they won't hurt. BD Ultrafine II short needle. It is almost as fine as a strand of your hair.
   — Darlene P.

September 20, 2002
I have the liquid Bcomplex from GNC and with 32oz or more of water it is flavorless. it has 1000 mcg of B12 w/other B vitamins and I take it 2x's a week.
   — stacey1273

September 21, 2002
You cannot dilute the liquid B-12 because you don't drink it, you let it dissolve under your tongue. Diluting it would ruin its efficacy. Try the sublingual tablets. I get mine from VitaminShoppe and they have almost no taste at all. Also, I get the 1000 mcg tablets instead of the 500 mcg so that I only have to take them every other day. My doctor's office suggested this and it works really well for me.
   — cjabates