Question:
Will I have more energy after a Vitamin B-12 injection?

I was given my first Vitamin B-12 injection today. Although my lab did not show a real low deficiency, my doctor thought it best to do so as I am having leg cramping and pain. What can I expect? Will I have more energy? Clara    — clara M. (posted on June 11, 2001)

June 11, 2001
HI CLARA. I CAN TELL YOU FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE THAT I NOTICED MORE ENERGY AFTER MY FIRST B-12 SHOT. MY DR. TOLD ME ABOUT THE B-12 NASAL SPRAY. IT WORKS JUST LIKE THE INJECTION BUT YOU TAKE A MUCH SMALLER DOSE. YOU TAKE ONE SPRAY A WEEK AND YOU ALTERNATE NOSTRILS. FOR ME IT WAS A FAR BETTER OPTION THAN HAVING TO REMEMBER TO GET MY INJECTIONS AND ALSO YOU DON'T FEEL REAL RUN DOWN IN THE LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE YOU ARE DUE FOR ANOTHER INJECTION. I THINK THE NAME OF MINE IS NASOCROBAL AND IT IS A RED GEL JUST LIKE THE SHOT AND IT IS BY PRESCRIPTION. HOPE THIS HELPS. ---TONIA
   — Tonia B.

June 11, 2001
Hi there! For me, the B-12 shot is a Godsend! It takes a day or two to kick in, but when it does- just call me roadrunner! Meep Meep!
   — sgeisendorff

June 12, 2001
It's an automatic that my doctor gives us one per month. For me it doesn't do a thing, but my friend is more deficient, and it gives her the energy she's lacking. I guess it's an individual thing like most aspects of this surgery. As a matter of fact, she's now on them once a week instead of monthly, so she must be really lacking in that department. She's also further post op, so with time, maybe our resources deplete if they aren't kept up with. I take a b-complex tablet a couple times a week to prevent it.
   — Amy K.