B12 Injection
B12 Injection
What is it?
Symptoms of Deficiency
Dosage & administration
What does it DO?
- AKA cobalamin – water-soluble vitamin
- Aids nerve function, red blood cells, DNA synthesis, & energy metabolism
- DNA synthesis – cell division & growth
- Treats or prevents deficiency
- Myelin – protects nerve fibers & aids transmission
- Allergic reactions rare, but possible
- B12 diet maintains levels
- Diet: meat, fish, eggs, & dairy
- B12 essential to treat deficiency
- Occurs from diet deficiency, malabsorption, & gastrointestinal disorders
- Treats & prevents
- Evaluation of symptoms
- Fatigue
- Weakness
- Reduced stamina
- Pale skin
- Shortness of breath
- Tingling in hands & feet
- Numbness in hands & feet
- Difficulty walking
- Memory & cognitive decline
- Mood changes
- Anemia & cellular dysfunction
- Injected intramuscularly
- Arm in deltoid muscle or buttocks in gluteal muscle
- Dosage & frequency vary with severity of deficiency
- Several weekly/bi–weekly injections followed by monthly/bi–monthly maintenance injections
- Doses range from 1000 mcg – 5000 mcg
- Monitor levels to adjust dose
- Evaluation of response
- Consult a medical provider for dosage & frequency
- Guidance on potential issues
- Forms red blood cells in bone marrow
- Red blood cells carry oxygen
- Deficiency leads to anemia
- Maintains nerve health
- Produces myelin
- Prevents nerve damage
- Supports DNA Synthesis
- Formation of new cells
- Metabolizes fats, proteins, & carbohydrates
- Converts food to energy
- Supports ognitive function & mood stability
- Synthesizes serotonin & dopamine