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Are there any side effects to a Vitamin B12 shot?

November 10, 2011 by admin  
Filed under diet

I have low levels of B12 and am being given shots once a day for 5 days, twice a week for 2 weeks and so on.. Are there any side effects?
It sounds like I’m still feeling the way I was before the shots (I just started them). I guess I’ll be giving it a few days and seeing what happens. Thanks and keep the good answers coming!

From Health Finger, post Are there any side effects to a Vitamin B12 shot?

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6 Responses to “Are there any side effects to a Vitamin B12 shot?”
  1. finchsnows says:

    Well, I assume a doctor will be giving these to you or at least prescribed them in some way so I would ask them.

    If a doctor didn’t tell you to take these then….go see a doctor.

    or google it.

  2. carashall says:

    B12 can make your appetite increase, but not too much.

  3. Suepee says:

    Not that I ever had and I was on B-12 shots for several years due to anemia. You should ask your doctor (who prescribed the shots) and your pharmacist.

  4. Ruth says:

    Vit B 12 is usually non-toxic, even when taken in large doses.
    Any side effects are quite rare. With the injection, you may experience soreness/tenderness at the injection site, localized redness at the site, even mild bruising can occur.
    I hope that this helpful.

  5. Brit says:

    I have been having B12 shots for 2 years, and personally I have had no side effects at all, actually I have felt much better since having them, I hope you do to

  6. ★☆Wabby✿❀ says:

    I got B12 injections last year. One every month for 3 months. They hurt like hell! The liquid is very thick and it is painful when it goes into the muscle. I felt a bit achy and dizzy afterwards (nearly fainted after the second one). Ask to be lying down and keep moving your arm after you’ve had it to move the mixture around.

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