inject b12 yourself Treating Severe Vitamin Deficiency How to Give Yourself a

In those with pernicious anemia, the body is unable to absorb vitamin B12 in the intestines and produce enough normal red blood cells

Gastrointestinal symptoms (more common with oral preparations): Mild nausea or upset stomach Diarrhoea (typically with very high doses) Other effects: Headache, particularly when treatment is first initiated Dizziness or light-headedness Skin reactions such as mild rash or itching Temporary reddish discolouration of urine (chromaturia) after hydroxocobalamin injections, which is harmless It is important to note that many symptoms attributed to B12 supplementation may actually represent the body's response to correcting a deficiency

A higher gauge needle refers to a smaller outside diameter of the needle tubing

In certain circumstances, clinicians may combine therapies that target different pathways

If a patients CBC shows anemia that wont go away, we might need to change their vitamin B12 dose or find other causes