Hi Stefunny,

I believe metals will do something to your B12 levels but don't quote me on that one. Anyway I had such a bad reaction to nickel that I want to warn you that Centrum Silver has nickel in it. And as I have posted before in a study of CFS patients 42% of them had an allergy to nickel. I am currently taking the Women to Women personal program. It's about $70 a month but I get everything I need from each packet I take. It's a lot easier than taking a bunch of different things. I let them worry about what I need.

All of the B vitamins are something you can take too much of and cause PERMANENT nerve damage... so be careful. It's easy for PWCs to get overloaded on things since we can't metabolize by getting enough exercise.

I can't take any B's, they or the niacin that's almost always with them, give me tremors and make me nauseous.

Go look around yahoo for MB12 and autism. Many people are looking at methylcobolamin instead of the shots or other sources, because this is the form that crosses the blood brain barrier. I have tried it, and couldn't tolerate it at all. But I am hearing very good reports from others. Might be worth looking into.

Hi Just wanted to say that I have had substanial improvement from having b12 methylcobalimin injections...especialy clearer in the head.... 12 months ago was going to a new doc he found my iron store levels were extremely low...he took me off the B12 ( he didn,t put me on it, the original doc I had who was grt has moved 1000,s kms away boohoo !)and I had to have iron through a drip....although after 3 months I had improvement some...since then have slowly gone down hill and I believe it could be from not taking B12...my new doc won,t back me up trying it again as my B12 bloods are not low....I believe that the B12 is the one sure thing that has improved my symptoms compared to anything else......also gave me more energy.....hope this helps...btw I was on B12 for about 4years..methylcob about 2years of that...it is supposed to be the closest to natural than any of the others ciao

I have had B12 shots for at least 10 years. They have helped me alot. When ever I was worse my CFS/ME doc increased them. A couple of years ago I said I wanted to try stopping them, so my doc said try that for 3 months and see how you feel. Well at two months I felt so lethargic I started using them again.
At first I had them twice a week, now that I am feeling 'better' I have them once a month, more or less. They help us in an unusual way I have read but cant remember all about that.

Hi,
I have heard from many CFS experts (my doctor included) that the only way to effectively get B12 is in a shot. This is what I do and it has eleviated many of the symptoms. I give myself a shot 3 times a week.

Good luck!

Hi stefunny,

A disease called pernicious anemia which inhibits the absorption of vitamin B-12, or high levels of homocysteine are two of the primary causes of Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Correcting these conditions if possible would be a better alternative than B-12 shots or supplements.

You can be at serious risk if you are mercury toxic. If B-12 (artificial only) combines with mercury in your system it will methylate the mercury. Methyl mercury is extremely neurotoxic and can cause irreparable damage.