B-12

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I was feeling very fatigued, having dizzy spells, eye twitches, and mood swings for a while. After trying a bunch of stuff my doctor put me on B-12 shots and I began to feel better.

After taking my 7 day daily shot cycle my blood tests (blood was drawn on day 1 just after first shot) was returned. The blood tests reads "you have a surplus of vit. B-12 and do not need shots."

I feel exponentially better. Even random acquaintances comment on how much healthier I look and how nice my color is. Is it possible the blood test was wrong?

I was also given 50,000 mg. of Vit D and told to begin a regimin of Vit. D. The blood test reads my Vit. D was, in fact, low. Is it possible that my improvement is related to the Vit. D and independant of the B-12?

I sometimes shoot 3000 mcg of B12 (cyanocobalamin), if I'm run down. It helps the body to absorb and process protein better. I get it in multi-dose vials (meant for horses, but same stuff). It makes you pee pink for a couple hours...

Just to be clear, this is NOT medical advice! I am not a doctor. Please, anyone, do your own research, talk to your doctor, and don't mind me. But as far as I have read and been told, B12 isn't toxic in most cases in most any dose.

Charles

I saw on the news most people are low in vitamin d.

Hi PenguinMom I was having the same symptoms as you (fatigue, dizzy when standing, mood swings) and had a blood test done. RBC was very low, my doctor thought it was B12 and gave me shots to administer every three days.
The have been feeling better but the results are complicated due to other factors.
Your symptoms sound like B12 anemia, low vitamin D can cause tiredness and depression (it is the major factor behind SAD, Seasonal Affectedness Disorder), but not likely dizzyness.
An injection of B12 enters the bloodstream almost immediatly so your 2nd test results would seem to be due to the shot.

I do have a question though, where do I get B12 shots? I've moved and as my last doctor (natropath) just gave me the shots I thought it would be easy to get another docotor to do the same (I have my blood-test results) Apparently not, I can go in and have a doctor administer B12, but I don't want to go to a doctor every 3 days! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Do I really need to take shots every 3 days? BTW I have tried sublinguel B12 (for 6 months) and my when tested RBC was lower.

I've been having a hard time finding a doctor who can answer simple questions, so have been trying to figure this out myself, but still don't understand anything.

As far as I know, B-12 shots have to be administered by a doctor. My doctor's here prescribed 7 days straight and then once a week afterwards. They seem to think that this is a standard protocol. I have read that the sublingual things do not absorb well in all people, hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones.

My vit. D was significantly low (even more so than most people). This was strange since not only did I take over the counter suppliments, but I also spend as much time as possible in the sun without sunscreen.

Yes, I know I should wear sunscreen, but I'm fatigued and have a history of low D.