VITAMIN B-12 INJECTION (CYANOCOBALAMIN)

Vitamin B12 is an Over the Counter medicine.

Vitamin B12 Injection should be taken only as prescribed by the doctor.

Cyanocobalamin

Vitamin B12 Injection is used in the formation of Red Blood Cells and Bone Marrow.

• People suffering from AIDS are more prone of having Vitamin B12 deficiency.
• Vitamin B12 injections are not toxic, however people taking this vitamin must be careful as one of the ingredients in Vitamin B12 may cause some Eye disease and also may interact with alcohol.
• Pregnant women do need any higher intake of Vitamin B12. They should consult their doctor before taking higher mounts of this medicine.
• Breast feeding mothers should take higher quantity of Cobalamin to ensure more production of breast milk.

DO NOT TAKE large doses of vitamins (megadoses or megavitamin therapy) unless directed to by your doctor. DO NOT STOP USING THIS MEDICINE without first checking with your doctor. IT IS IMPORTANT that you keep all doctor and laboratory appointments while you are using this medicine. BEFORE YOU BEGIN TAKING ANY NEW MEDICINE, either prescription or over-the-counter, check with your doctor or pharmacist.

Vitamin B 12 is one of the largest and complex vitamins. It is helpful in forming the Red Blood Cells and Bone Marrow in a human body. This Vitamin is formed by Bacteria, hence is found in milk products and meat. It plays an important role in the functions of the heart and the blood vessels.
Vitamin B12 it is a water-soluble hematopoietic vitamin occurring in meats and animal products. It is necessary for the growth and replication of all body cells and the functioning of the nervous system, and deficiency causes pernicious anaemia and other forms of megaloblastic anemia, and neurologic lesions. Vitamin B 12 injections are more commonly use in elders and in patients suffering from aneamia since their body\'s ability to absorb the Vitamin lessens.

Vitamin B12 helps in controlling the level of amino acid found in blood plasma. High levels of amino acid in the blood are believed to increase the chance of heart disease, sudden death of brain cells, Dementia and porous bones

The deficiency of B12 in the body may result in pernicious aneamia, low red blood cells in the body, tiredness, breathlessness, unusual fast beating of the heart.

In elder patients with deficiency of Vitamin B12, the effect on the nervous system and the spinal cord are more severe. It may cause symptoms related to neurological failure like loss of feeling or sensation, irregular bowel movements, sleep disorder, getting irritated, feeling depressed, loss of memory, Alzheimer\'s disease.

Deficiency of Vitamin B12 may also cause problems relating to stomach and intestines. The Vitamin B12 symptoms include irregular bowel movements, Pain in the stomach, excessive gas in the digestive tract.

Other symptoms related to VitaminB12 deficiency are loss of weight, loss of hearing, aneamia, loss of appetite.

• Irregular bowel movements
• Feeling of vomit
• Swelling on the body
• Headache

• Increase in the rate of heart beat
• Pain in the chest
• Increase in weight
• Weakness in muscles
• Pain in the muscles and joints
• Excessive thirst
• Urinating frequently
• Breathlessness
• Feeling extremely tired
• Swollen arms, legs and hands

• folic acid
• cimetidine
• potassium supplements
• neomycin
• colchicine

The Vitamin B12 injection is used under the skin. The pateint should use the injection himself only if he has understood completely how to inject it in the body. Always a disposable one time use syringe should be used. The patient should visit his doctor frequently to get the check up done.