Experience feelings of enhanced energy and wellbeing with our evidence-based vitamin B12 injections.
B12 is known as hydroxocobalamin, or cyanocobalamin and is an essential water-soluble vitamin that has a crucial role in many bodily functions.
These include:
DNA production
Red blood cell formation and health
Nerve cell formation
A deficiency in vitamin B12 can cause physical, neurological or psychological problems
These include:
Poor memory, sore tongue, pins and needles, depression, visual disturbances, confusion.
A lack of B12 has also been shown to lead to megaloblastic or pernicious anaemia causing fatigue and weakness.
If you are experiencing these symptoms it is important to contact your GP for a blood test to investigate any underlying cause.
The body does not produce vitamin B12 on its own; it is consumed naturally in animal products and dietary sources such as meat, liver, fish, yeast extract (marmite), eggs or dairy produce and foods fortified in B12 such as cereals or bread.
How often can you have B12 treatments?
This will depend on your bespoke treatment plan that is formulated at your first appointment.
Best practice suggests that B12 is administered by injection into the muscle at the top of the arm (deltoid), once a week for 4 weeks or every two weeks initially to allow B12 levels to peak in the body. After this a monthly treatment is suggested to maintain optimal benefits.
Alongside these amazing benefits, B12 injections have been indicated to protect against cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, prevent heart disease, support bone health, optimise the health of the nervous system and prevent anaemia.
This varies from person to person, it may be once weekly to start depending on the body’s response it could be increased to twice weekly for 4 weeks and once monthly following.
It may sting and the arm may feel a tad tender after. No down after people can resume normal activities.
Informed consent and procedure takes around 15 minutes.
18 years or above, again if experiencing symptoms and are concerned please contact your GP for this to be investigated.
B12 is a vitamin and an allergic reaction is very rare, however, with all medical procedures/medications there is always the potential for risks and reactions.
If an adverse reaction occurs and you are concerned, call 111 out of hours for further advice and report this to the clinic, of course 999 in an emergency but this is very unlikely.
