I’ve never tried the shots. I hate shots . . . had to have shots after getting bitten by a stray dog when I was six, in the stomach, arm and butt.
So I take the sublingual and can usually tell a difference in 72 or so hours taking 2-3 twice a day.
How often do you do the shots?
Curious whether either of you have had any experience with liquid-form B-12, energy drinks, etc. Post #12 is about my experience with energy drinks, which contain high doses of B-12.
I, too, hate shots. I used to have weekly and then monthly allergy shots all the way through grades 2 - 12. But I began this treatment living in the jungle of Papua and the nurses didn’t want to spend their time on it and so I learned.
I inject in the muscle of my thigh and I inject at least 2 mg each week. If I use less than that, I begin having dizzy spells, can’t look up into the sky or up a tree and lose my footing going down stairs. I also stop driving because moving objects lose their correct place in the universe. Another symptom I develop is a creepy, fungus-in-the-brain, fuzzy headache. It feels like a fungus begins growing in between my brain and my skull. I know that is probably not a good description but it is the best I’ve come up with. When I have a regular, steady intake of B12 these symptoms disappear.
There are other symptoms that I have, too, but I’m afraid I’ve bored you.
Other key depression-causing micronutrient deficiencies:
Magnesium: Absorption, again, is key. Most supplements use Magnesium Hydroxide (MgOH), which is useless.
Vitamin D: Seasonal Affective Disorder? Nah, probably Vitamin D deficiency.
Calcium: It’s not the total amount of calcium you consume; it’s how much you consume relative to phosphorus. And phosphoric acid is what gives cola that special tingle. And what makes a certain Iced Tea, “Brisk.”
There’s a trick to B12 shots. It’s odd, but it works. Thin needles, of course, but there’s more.
Relax your thigh, gently squeeze an area with your hand (thumb and forefinger a few inches or more, apart), and find a “dead” spot - a place where there are no nerves felt at that spot... and gently touching the tip of the needle (very lightly!) randomly around the area you’re squeezing does the trick. When you touch the needle to a “dead” spot, squeeze your hand holding your thigh quite hard and insert the needle. Once you get the hang of doing this, shots are a breeze.
My husband thought I was nuts when he started B12 shots, but has since changed his tune.