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[Manonfire]

Hi ,

First off sorry if this is in the wrong section , it seemed the most appropriate to me since > prescription > doctor > where I have to go to get the jab , but I'm probably wrong so feel free to move it , lol !.

Now , every three months I require vitamin B12 jabs since apparently my body can't absorb it.
If I don't get the jab bang on time every 3 months my body starts to feel tired , at night I have a lot of trouble sleeping , my mouth tastes horrible and in general I just feel like crap all the time.
When I get the jab it's as if I've been shaken awake so to speak.

I've read on a few forums now that B12 jabs can actually cause acne and whilst I think Dans regime is helping me at the moment and hopefully slowly clearing me up I'm 2 weeks past my due date for a jab and I'm scared to go and get it incase it makes my acne worse lol , the doctor who gives me the jab is very grumpy so I don't really want to mention this to him.

I'm posting this here because I'm wondering if anybody else gets this jab or if you have any advice on what to do. I need the jab to feel 100% but to be honest if it's going to make my acne worse I'd rather feel a little crappy and I'm sure some of you can understand that. Acne pretty much rules everything I do at the minute.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

[Wynne]

As you have a B12 deficiency, that's far more important to treat than the worry over acne. From what I've read, irreversible damage to the spinal cord can happen with B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia.

I don't have a drug book handy but looking online quickly, I didn't see acne as a side effect.

[NK20]

Agreed with Wynne! Pernicious anaemia and lack of B12 affects the production of DNA in cell division hence the tiredness - less cells = less energy! Treat the B12 deficiency for sure because a constant deficiency will damage your cells irreversibly. Average life expectancy for untreated PA is in the 30s I think!

Acne has been mentioned by a few as a side-effect but a real minority that is too small even to be investigated... So go get your shot of B12!

[Manonfire]

Thanks for the replys.
I'll be going for the jab this week sometime hopefully. Need to make an appointment still , I hope it doens't make my skin break out since knock on wood the BP seems to be having a positive effect from what I can see.
I'll try and remember to let you guys know what happens.
Thanks again.

[tempomat]

Thanks for the replys.
I'll be going for the jab this week sometime hopefully. Need to make an appointment still , I hope it doens't make my skin break out since knock on wood the BP seems to be having a positive effect from what I can see.
I'll try and remember to let you guys know what happens.
Thanks again.

what happened? do you see relationship between B12 supplementation and acne?