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Vitamin B12 User Reviews & Ratings

Vitamin B12 has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 21 reviews on Drugs.com. 76% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 10% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Vitamin B12

  • Sunsh...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 8, 2018

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "Started taking organic vegan liquid B12. I work out 5 days a week. One month after taking the B12, I began rapidly losing belly fat, which exercise was not doing! Highly recommend for reducing belly fat!"

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  • Joano
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 20, 2019

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "The second lot of injections I had set my anxiety off so bad I had insomnia from not being able to sleep, and this time it's making me feel anxious and making my heart beat so fast. So, not sure I should continue with it."

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  • lorij
  • January 5, 2016

For Schilling Test "I have been using B-12 inject for close to twenty years. I suffer from thyroid problems and am currently treated with pills. I also have goiter, fibromyalgia, RA, osteo, being tested for lupus (which is almost a yes for sure), panic disorder, chronic, and several other minor things. My body is in daily pain. I use 1500 mcg of B12. This aides in pain relief, as well as a mood enhancer. It also puts you down when you're too highly strung. It also keeps your skin so pretty. I go weeks when, sometimes, I forget to take it, and my body screams 'please get me the B12.' It seems to run your nervous system and pain. I take this to ease some parts of pain for what it works on. When the weather is nice, 1000 mcg a month. It seems to be keeping me normal. Love it..."

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  • Coop
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • November 10, 2019

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I feel this helps when I have a flare-up with my back, resulting in fatigue and non-stop colds, severe joint pain, nerve pain, disc deterioration, and a long list of other issues. It takes about 24 hours to feel the effects. I have never had the side effects that I know of or have been led to know about through my physicians. I have my liver and kidney blood checked every 6 months, and it seems to help. So far, this is helping, and I can only pray it continues to help without the side effects."

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  • Scuba...
  • August 14, 2015

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I've been getting B vitamin injections for 9 months. Taking with phentermine for weight loss. Have more energy, I sleep fewer hours without being fatigued, and have not been sick once since I started. Lost 40 lbs total with both meds."

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  • Tommo
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 10, 2018

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "Not good, after just two injections I have loss of urinating control, dizziness, feeling not in control. Just feeling peculiar. I have stopped the planned course after two injections. Hoping the effects will pass. Interaction with other taken medications not expected."

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  • khbrook
  • January 7, 2012

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "I lacked the intrinsic factor to absorb Vitamin B12 from food since I was in my 30s. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2x, and now at age 55, I increasingly find that I am dependent on the B12 for energy, mood, and weight maintenance. I can tell when my levels are low without a calendar as this usually occurs about 3-5 days before the end of the month when I am due for my shot."

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  • NotFo...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • April 22, 2015

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "I am 50. Initially, I tried it to fight depression and low energy. Hoped it would help me trim off 10 lbs without the need for a diet. At first, it helped, but after a few months, I started gaining weight and developed muscle fatigue. I literally weakened by about 20%. These injections began having a negative effect on me for everything I hoped they would help. I am not taking another one."

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  • Titty...
  • January 30, 2011

"Vitamin B12 really helps with depression and has helped me a lot. It's actually helped me more than depression medication (SSRIs). So take a daily multivitamin with it and/or an energy drink every day with it and you should feel better."

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  • Koala...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 4, 2014

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "I was on Vitamin B12 injections years ago and felt good. The thing is, my workmates mentioned how I was different. I also have a thyroid problem and have started my injections again. I just didn't know why or what had me feeling so bad. I was diagnosed with bipolar, but I wonder even with just B12 deficiency or thyroid alone. They have such an impact. But together, I am very affected. Once I feel better, I will see if I am bipolar. The B12 injections do help, maybe not instantly, maybe days or longer, but they help 100%."

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  • Cassie...
  • August 14, 2015

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "i am on the shot for my b12 and it works like a charm cause I first noticed my feet will burn like someone put a match under my feet and lit it since I've gotta them my feet been doing better all though just weeks before I get the shot my feet will start to burn byt after I get it be gone I will probably have this shot the rest of my life"

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  • Anonymous
  • August 17, 2020

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "My diet is mainly vegetarian fish & chicken hence I have a vit B12 deficiency However I have high energy levels I have recently started vit b12 injections. After the 2nd injection Symptoms commenced which I don’t suffer from normally - high anxiety ,racing heart , high blood pressure diarrhea nausea vomiting. I went back to my holistic doctor & we decided to stop the injections and take only the sublingual and vit b tablets breakfast time We will try injection every few monthe"

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  • Tessa...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 21, 2014

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "I started injections about a two months ago. The first month was an injection once a week. Now I go once a month. The only thing I have noticed is a huge increase in back pain. I had to go to the emergency twice! No one told me I might have pain. But it makes sense, my nerves are waking up. Also I feel seriously bloated. Sometimes my jeans fit fine, sometimes they are tight. It's not vanity, I am fighting diabetes with diet and exercise, so the weight changes are disheartening. Other than the pain and bloat I don't really notice much difference."

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  • Robbie
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • March 5, 2023

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "B12 is miraculous for me. I developed anemia from cancer treatment and went on B12 shots which gave me energy and resolved the anemia. I took the shots monthly for two years, I'm not on shots anymore. I take 1000 mg pill one per day."

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  • Deni
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 10, 2021

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I started using the combined patches 3 weeks ago. One a week Last week I had buzzing u set my left foot and never connected anything . This week I got palpitations out of the blue! Currently day 4 won’t be using them again as googling led me to this page and others like it. The patches are combined with folate. Slow release…. Can’t say for sure it’s them But the 2 noticing issues only come about since I start using them."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 23, 2011

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I started reading about the benefits of B-12. I thought it to be something to try. I've noticed that I'm much more alert for a greater portion of the day. I'm not suffering from the afternoon slump."

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  • jerry
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 24, 2019

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I had issues with my health so after consulting with my doctor I am taking Vitamin B12. Now I am feeling great."

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  • connie
  • May 5, 2013

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I feel more energetic and can focus more the first 2 weeks of injection."

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  • Murl
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • September 19, 2020

For Pernicious Anemia "anemia,low hematocrit,lethargy. Schillings Test ..also hypothyroidism..diagnosed by hematologist many yrs ago..."

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  • Becca
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 24, 2019

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "I had a problem absorbing Vit b12 so my doctor consult me to take this medicine."

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  • Astro...
  • December 8, 2014

For Vitamin B12 Deficiency "No after taste at unlike all the others that I have tried -- and it does not cause awful tasting gas unlike all the others that I have tried. Smaller than most of the others too!"

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  • Anony...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 15, 2020

For B12 Nutritional Deficiency "Opted for b12 Shots 1x a week."

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