A B12 shot is like a breath of fresh air in the mountains.

I am awaiting the results of tests for B12 deficiency and underactive thyroid.

Re: B12 can I suggest you go and read some parts of the discussion on B12 here: http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?t=9948

There may be other things you can do which might help get B12 levels right.

Forgot, there is more on the subject here: http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?p=191131&posted=1#post191131

glad you finally found out what is causing your fatigue!
the fatigue is no fun. I'm looking forward to it getting better with my phlebs.

thanks! i'm happy i found out what it is, but the shots hurt pretty bad. normally shots don't hurt me at all, but this one burned and ached for like 6 hours. :(

aww i'm sorry. =[ *hugs*

have you had the gardasil shots??
those hurt bad. Shots normally don't bother me either..but those are baaad. My arm was sore for days and I passed out and everything, lol.

yeah i had those, the first one i bleed so much i left a little pool on the chair! it was soooo creepy. shots never hurt me but this was the worst one ever! and i was more tired after the shot than before, i was so tired this morning i couldn't go to class :(

my daughter got her gardasil this year and normally shots don't bother her or anything she couldn't lift her arm for 2 days... then 4 days later I took her to get her H1N1 the poor child..LOL I felt so bad for her..the second gardasil shot didn't hurt her it was just the first one she stayed home for 2 days with ice pack on her arm.. that was wierd never had a problem with any vaccines...

I got my second shot today, and more of an explanation of why i'm deficient. She said its because i don't get enough in my diet. any one know any foods that are B12 rich? also, i've had some horrible arm pain from where i got the shot, which gets a lot worse if i move my arm. Where i got the shot in my arm feels dead. Like when i move it, it feels like its tight and not moving. :( any one else have this?

There is an interesting article on B12 here: http://www.vegsoc.org/info/b12.html and the Wikipedia entre on B12 is informative.

Meat, dairy and eggs are given as sources of B12.

You can supplement but make sure you take either (or both) methylcobalamin or dibencozide (adenosylcobalamin) which are both natural forms of B12. An artifical variant, cyanocobalamin, converts to the other forms in the body but leaves small traces of cyanide as a result.

Vitamin B12 and D3 deficiencies are believed by some doctors to be major modern problems causing numerous side effects and illnesses.

So these shots are doing to opposite of what there supposed to. I slept 15! hours last night! and i'm still tired after taking a shower and eating.
Thanks Bill for the links, I'll be sure to check them out!