Anyone with medical experience? About vitamin B1-6/B12 injections - General

Hi guys. My parents got a hold of themselves on both B12 and B6 injections and have started to inject themselves with it. They are in their early 50s. How safe is it considering they do not exhibit any odd side-effects? The reason I am asking is 1) They got a hold of the injections off-recipe, meaning their doctor is unaware of it. 2) I've read up about vitamin overdoses and it sounds really nasty. They think it makes them a bit more healthier due to their age not having enough vitamins ???? not even sure how that correlates, but tried googling around and didn't get myself an answer. How safe are they doing there injections? I cannot contact our GP as he's out till tomorrow, but I am deeply concerned.

[QUOTE=CruelAddict;52377461]Hi guys. My parents got a hold of themselves on both B12 and B6 injections and have started to inject themselves with it. They are in their early 50s. How safe is it considering they do not exhibit any odd side-effects? The reason I am asking is 1) They got a hold of the injections off-recipe, meaning their doctor is unaware of it. 2) I've read up about vitamin overdoses and it sounds really nasty. They think it makes them a bit more healthier due to their age not having enough vitamins ???? not even sure how that correlates, but tried googling around and didn't get myself an answer. How safe are they doing there injections? I cannot contact our GP as he's out till tomorrow, but I am deeply concerned.[/QUOTE] Why they are injecting themselves instead of taking tablets I don't know, but overdoses for vitamins are rare. I wouldn't worry, but it would help you if you spoke to them about it.

First: I am not a doctor. My advice should be treated with the same credibility as a toddler giving C# tips. Second: In placebo medicine, an injection of saline is more effective than sugar pills. It seems that the more invasive the treatment is, the more the patient is convinced that it'll work, even if they're taking nothing. I feel that the injection aspect of taking vitamins is somehow tied into this. Ask them why they're taking vitamins, and why they think injections, not tablets, is the way to go? Also, how high are these doses? If they're about as much as 2-3 tablets, not that big of a deal, but if they're frequently injecting themselves with 50x the amount of a pill the consequences are going to be pronounced. It could be a harmless fad with a tinge of hypochrondria, but it could also be a medically-harmful situation powered by dangerous delusions. Could go either way, you need to talk to them to get more information.

Not a doctor. B12 oversupply is easily corrected for by body, not too dangerous, B6 more so if overadministered. Figure out how much they inject how often and talk to a doctor about it, unless they are willing to speak to a doctor themselves.

It's close to impossible to overdose yourself on B12, you might have some changes like redness of the skin, altered heart rate or blood pressure, but nothing else will happen no matter how many injections of it you use in a day. B6 is another affair though, its recommended dose is no more than 1.3 mg for adult men and women at that age. Doses greater than 200 mg can cause nerve toxicity, and large doses are not recommended for persons with heart or GI conditions as they can be aggravated. Plus you will have constitutional symptoms if you take too much anyway like nausea, dizziness, rashes, changes in folate levels, etc. if you take more than the recommended dose. So tell them to cut down the B6 injections at least, if nothing else.

B12 is so viscuous, and the injection is intra-muscular no idea how you could tolerate more than one. Do they know how to inject needles?

[QUOTE=Bradyns;52377724]B12 is so viscuous, and the injection is intra-muscular no idea how you could tolerate more than one. Do they know how to inject needles?[/QUOTE] Dad was medic in service so its fine. Ill call my doctor and have a second talk after.

seems everything is fine and nothing to worry about

b12 injection is ok every few months, not required weekly. [editline]21st June 2017[/editline] unless ur deficient

They're actually injecting dope, they're just pretending they're vitamins