Here are the basic needs of vitamin B12 over the years in the average person: Up to 6 months old: 0.4 mcg 7 months to a year old: 0.5 mcg 1-3 years old: 0.9 mcg 4-8 years old: 1.2 mcg 9-13 years old: 1.8 mcg 14 years old and above: 2.4 mcg Pregnant women: 2.6 mcg Breastfeeding women: 2.8 mcg If you deal with fatigue all the time and youre experiencing many of the other symptoms listed, a B12 shot may be what you need
Ensure you understand the plan at each stage: ask your doctor How long do we anticipate Ill need these? at the outset, and at follow-ups ask Are we going to recheck levels or try stopping soon? This will give you a sense of the expected duration
Recheck blood work including MCV, hgb (if anemic), serum B12, and homocysteine
Improves Energy Levels Low vitamin B12 reduces oxygen delivery to muscles and organs, causing constant tiredness
The copper gives the reconstituted solution its characteristic clear-blue color
Chemotherapy with drugs like 5-fluorouracil has also been associated with acute thiamine deficiency by disrupting thiamine activation, so oncology patients receiving such therapy might receive parenteral thiamine supplementation as part of this B-Complex if needed
