Sublingual B12 | Arthritis Information
Some people recommended sublingual vitamin B12 awhile ago, I found some and it has been helpful. Better than the shots, my opinion.I'm not sure but probably so.
[QUOTE=SnowOwl] The sublingual form is as good as injections for people with absorption problems?[/QUOTE]
I am sure that different physicians have different recommendation, but according to both my haemotologist and my PCP, sublingual is an adjunction to injections, not a replacement.
FWIW, Shug
just sitting here w/ my popcorn waiting to hear the answer..
thanks!! All!!
Hi SnowOwl, my understanding is that the recommendations are most often based on causation, serum levels, and whether a patient is or is not folate deficient. Therapeautic daily consumption of b12 can cause folate levels to drop, radically, and cause other forms of anemia.
According to some studies, so-called simple b12 deficiency responds adequately to either sublingual or parenteral therapy, and exceedingly well to nasal administration.
From my limited experience the route of administration is based on many factors and the decision is best make in conjunction with the physician.
Edited for an inability to spell and type all at once; the a key and the s key are
just to close together.
Spelunker2009-03-16 11:41:58Where did you buy it? I just got super potentcy 5000 mcg melt in your mouth B12 and it does not do any better than my 1500 mcg swallowed pill. I know I spelled potentcy wrong but my brain won't give me the right spelling....Well for some reason I can't push the buttons on my phone correctly today! I have had 4 wrong numbers and a lot of those irritating screechy tones when you have dialed a number that doesn't even exist!I got a sublingual B12 at Walgreen's. Got another one at a health food store.
B12 is recommended for those over 60!!!!
What strength is the sublingual?
Jan -
I ordered some after your first post about it and started it about a week ago. Nothing new to report. Should I have something to report?
Pip
WTB I'll check.
Pip- I don't know how it will affect you. I just have a general feeling of well being.
I checked and this is what I have:
Nature's Bounty, Sublingual B complex with B12, at Walgreen's
I got this from a mail order catalog, forget which one but they can tell you.
Thanks Jan!
[QUOTE=wanttobeRAfree]What strength is the sublingual?[/QUOTE]
Responding late...my haemotologist recommended 2500 mcg twice a day. He said, paraphrased, that although higher potency sublingual tabs were available that
usually a large percent of any B 12 supplement---B 12 being a water soluble vitamin--was simple excreted in urine and feces. Thus, by his premise 2500 mcg was preferrable to a single larger dose.
In mid-to-late February Lynn posted an article about regular ingestion of B 12 reducing the incidence of Herpes Simplex (if memory serves): the ubiquitous "cold sores". I apologize in advance for not providing a direct link, but using the search function _should_ bring the article to light... ... ...
The results I have experienced through the consistent use of sublingual B 12, as an adjunct to parenteral use, has been a decrease in neuropathy signs and symptoms as well as an improvement in short term memory, a stabilization (if not a marked improvement to date) of anemia of inflammation, and in conjunction with supplemental folic acid a noticable improvement in cognitive function and neuroligical impairment.
As has already been noted, your personal mileage may vary.
Best wishes, Shug
This is the article I posted:
The results of a small trial suggest that vitamin B12 is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment for repeat canker sores.
"The frequency of (repeat canker sores) is as much as 25 percent in the general population," researcher Dr. Ilia Volkov, from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, said in a statement.
The cause of recurrent canker sores is unknown. Over the years a variety of treatments, including adhesive pastes, antiseptics, vitamins, herbs, and steroids have been tested. Although these treatments may reduce pain or the number of lesions in the short term, very few have had any lasting beneficial effect.
Volkov's team had already discovered that treating recurrent canker sores with vitamin B12 produced lasting results. In their most recent study, which involved 58 volunteers, they wanted to confirm the effectiveness of vitamin B12 by comparing results in treated patients to a comparison group that received inactive "placebo."
The results of the study are reported in The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Compared to placebo, treatment with vitamin B12 significantly reduced pain, the number of ulcers, and the duration of outbreaks at 5 and 6 months. Moreover, the improvements were not affected by what the patients' blood levels of vitamin B12 were at the start of the study.
In the last month of treatment, 74.1 percent of vitamin B12-treated patients were free of canker sores compared with 32 percent of those given placebo.
Exactly how vitamin B12 achieves these beneficial effects is unclear, the authors acknowledge. The fact that the treatment worked equally well regardless of the initial vitamin B12 level suggests that the vitamin may possess some unrecognized functions.
SOURCE: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January/February 2009.
Thanks so much Lynn. I appreciate you following up in such a timely manner!
No problem
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