Posted by noa on March 10, 2003, at 17:17:16
In reply to B-12 shots for fatigue?, posted by Greg on March 10, 2003, at 14:29:52
Greg, I think that would be in the case of B-12 deficiency-related anemia, not iron-deficient anemia. I think they are different things.
My sister became B-12 deficient and had to have shots. It definitely helped her. She had this awful fatigue that took a while to diagnose. Finally, they tested her B12 and sure enough she was very deficient due to totally vegan diet. She had shots every day, then once a week, then monthly, etc. and finally down to oral supplement for maintenance. I don't know anything about how it affects people if they are not extremely deficient, as she was.
I believe that it is pretty uncommon to become depeleted of B12 as she did. Apparently, we can store an awful lot of it in our livers, and it occurs naturally in animal-based foods.
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