Long term users of injectable B12 have experienced dramatic price increases. At times B12 has been hard to find due to shortages. People with conditions requiring B12 injections including pernicious anemia, gastric bypass, crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and many others have been dealing ever increasing prices because insurance companies are limiting coverage.

Why are injection B12 prices increasing in the US? Two theories have been suggested for the sky rocketing prices – increased popularity and restrictive federal regulation. Read more

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is estimated to affect as much as 3% of the population.  A simple treatment of vitamin B12 injections along with folic acid supplements, even if it only helps a portion of those affected, would relieve much distress.

CFS, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), is a little understood illness. It is diagnosed based on patients reports of symptoms – tiredness without cause or relief, headaches, muscle and joint pain, memory loss, loss of concentration. Many possible causes have been proposed, but the true mechanism of this illness is not understood. Read more

Social Sharing For Free Shipping

We have added a new way for our existing customers to qualify for our Free Shipping Social promotion – write a review! Reviews are great because they help visitors decide on buying and they give us feedback on how we are doing. If you are a returning customer and write a review we will give you free shipping on your next order of $40 or more.

How to Get Free Shipping

  1. Be a returning customer
  2. Go to the webpage of a product you have purchased from us
  3. Leave a review using the same email address you used when last ordered (click on ‘reviews’, email addresses are not published)
  4. Add any items you would like to purchase to your shopping cart
  5. In checkout look for the “You supported us in social media…Thank You!” message
  6. Choose ‘free-shipping-social’ or one of the other gifts

Here are some of our products to get you started…scroll to the bottom of the page:  review 1000mcg B12, review 2000mcg B12, review B Complex

How Else Can I Get Free Shipping?

You can still get free shipping by using the social sharing buttons during checkout on orders of $40 or more.  Just before you enter your address look for the box titled “Looking for FREE SHIPPING?” – All you need to do is Like, Plus+, or Follow our website.  It’s easy.

No Free Shipping?

If you should quality for free shipping but it doesn’t seem to be working please let us know. If you place your order we can fix it after the fact with a partial refund. Send us an email with the details.

If you aren’t a social media user, we understand.  Our shipping is very reasonable – $10 flat rate, world wide. 

We are happy to announce our newest product: vitamin B complex injectable. The need for a B Complex injectable was brought to our attention by several customers and we are delivering!

Like vitamin B12, all the B vitamins play key roles in the healthy operation of our nervous systems and the production of energy.  Vitamin B12 gets most of the attention because of it’s higher rates of deficiency, but the other B vitamins are equally important.

B-100 Complex is intended as a complement vitamin B12 injections. Talk to your health care proferssionals about B complex vitamins before supplementing.

 

Our B Complex

vitamin B1 Thiamine (100mg) Thiamine plays a central role in the generation of energy from carbohydrates and is involved in RNA and DNA production, as well as nerve function.

vitamin B2 riboflavin (0.5mg) Riboflavin is involved in the energy production as well as the metabolic breakdown of fatty acids

vitamin B3 nicotinamide (100mg) Nicotinamide plays an important role in the metabolism of glucose, fat and alcohol.

vitamin B6 pyridoxine (1mg) Pyridoxine is closely tied to the function and formation of the nervous system and nerve cells.

b12deficiency.info - vitamin b12 information website

Educating yourself about vitamin B12 deficiency can be hard work.  You need to be able to understand your health professionals. Thankfully Tracey, a self described “patient with B12 deficiency,” has collected and organized a huge collection of vitamin B12 deficiency links and information. As always you will want to consume internet research with a critical eye … confirm with your doctor and look for references!

This site was created as a hub to bring all the key websites on vitamin B12 deficiency together in one place.

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Once in a while life throws something our way which is completely impossible to ignore. I was diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency in 2012 and the profound lack of knowledge of this condition inspired me to join others in raising awareness of this very common but little known life threatening deficiency. Please head straight for the Life Savers page for direct links to support groups and key sites.

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Hello, you may have just been diagnosed with B12 deficiency or you may have had this condition for a while. Sometimes our doctors do not tell us all we need to understand, so please use this page as your ‘crash course’ in B12 deficiency.

Visit B12Deficiency.info

vitamin b12 deficiency

Getting your daily recommended dose of vitamins isn’t always easy, but this can be especially true when it comes to vitamin b12. Vitamin b12 (also called cobalamin or in it’s different forms cyanocobalamin, methylcobalamin and hydroxocobalamin) plays a key role in the overall function of the brain, nervous system, and even the formation of blood within the body. Even so, many people aren’t getting the daily dosage of this vitamin that the body needs.

Importance of Vitamin b12

Because vitamin b12 plays such a huge role in the nervous system, brain function, and blood production, there are many ways in which a b12 deficiency can impact the body. Specifically, those who aren’t getting enough vitamin b12 often find that they suffer from ongoing symptoms such as:

  • tingling in the hands, legs, and feet
  • general, unexplained fatigue
  • memory loss and other cognitive difficulty
  • paranoia and hallucinations

Unfortunately, because many of these symptoms can be attributed to other medical conditions it can be very difficult to diagnose a vitamin b12 deficiency without specifically testing for b12 levels within the body.

Decreased b12 Absorption With Age

Anybody can be vitamin b12 deficient, but it’s more common among the elderly. That’s because, as people age, the body’s natural ability to absorb this vitamin from food decreases significantly. Furthermore, older people tend to eat fewer foods that are rich in vitamin b12 as they age, which only contributes to the problem.

Read more

[UPDATE] We have restocked 1000mcg and are still offering 2000mcg … win, win!

Thank-you to all our customers! B12 Direct is very busy making it more difficult to find and keep B12 in stock.  If you have ordered don’t worry – your order has shipped. We do not accept orders if we do not have stock on hand.

We are currently out of stock on the 1000mcg concentration of B12.  This is temporary, hopefully very temporary.  But we have a solution! We have added a new product: a higher concentrated B12, 2000mcg.  If you substitute this product you can use less (half as much) to get the same dosage. As always, check with your medical professional.

We understand some customers prefer the 1000mcg as it can be easier to measure in a syringe.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

If this petition is successful our business would be a lot harder, but getting vitamin B12 would be a lot easier in the United Kingdom.

Tracey Witty has drafted a letter petitioning CEO MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) Ian Hudson to:

Please make our life saving injectable vitamin B12 (hydroxocobalamin) available over the counter.

Your signature on this petition will help us fight for our right to health. UK sufferers of B12 deficiency and PA are routinely restricted or denied access to the life saving 55p vitamin B12 injections they desperately need.

The majority of UK patients suffering from Vitamin B12 deficiency and auto immune pernicious anaemia (PA), are restricted to a ‘maintenance dose’ of just four B12 (hydroxocobalamin) injections per year. This is tragically under treating a serious and very common deficiency – and this is only if patients are fortunate enough to achieve a diagnosis.

B12 deficiency affects both sexes and all ages, but the general misconception is that it only affects women over 60. Many of us inherit this condition and in turn, so do our children.  

Hundreds of thousands of UK citizens are B12 deficient, there are many symptoms, many causes and it is commonly misdiagnosed. Vitamin B12 has no known toxicity, in fact it is used in huge quantities as a treatment for cyanide poisoning. You cannot overdose on B12 injections.  

When last checked the petition had over 4000 signatures so is getting a lot of attention. If you are a UK resident that is interested in this petition you can find out more here:

Petition to ask you to remove the Prescription Only Medicine (POM) classification from injectable Vitamin B12

Empty B12 vials

UPDATE: The US injectable vitamin B12 shortage appears to be slowly resolving – if 1ml ampules satisfy your vitamin B12 requirements. Availability has been updated below. 

Injectable b12 (Cyanocobalamin) shortage status update – the FDA has updated their shortages list and reports that both North American laboratories are reporting limited supply or back-ordered.

American Regent/Luitpold (Re-verified 04/25/2014) – limited supply
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC (Re-verified 04/25/2014) – available in 1ml ampules

FDA Drug Shortages List – Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) Injection

[edited April 25th to update status]

Vitaminb12direct has stock of vitamin b12 Cyanocobalamin for sale if you are having trouble ordering from a North American supplier.

Amanda Shupack has compiled a list of reasons you could have lower energy than you should.  The list isn’t exhaustive or in depth, but B12 makes an appearance at #4.  I am sure some of our clients are wondering about her research, but it is HuffPost…

It’s sometimes easy to pinpoint why you’re flagging by the afternoon — that weekend of partying, for instance — but sometimes the causes are more complicated.

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4. You’re low in vitamin B.
You need B vitamins for your mitochondria to turn glucose into energy. We can absorb B vitamins well in liquid or pill form, but 99 percent of us don’t get enough from our diets. Try taking a vitamin in the morning and evening. This will keep levels stable and get you energized, and there’s no harm in it since you’ll excrete any excess water-soluble vitamins.

If you’re having symptoms of low energy, check your vitamin B12 and D levels, and, in any case, have them checked annually. If you find you have the rare case of not absorbing them well into your intestine and stomach, you can get a B12 injection yearly.

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