Best Way To Deliver B12?

[cobygurl]

Wondering what delivery method have people found to work best for B12 and what brands?

 

Right now, we have a nasal spray but I don't think I can even get near my DS5 with it, let alone injections!

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[LNN]

When I started adding a sublingual methylB12, my DD didn't want to stick it under her tongue the way you're supposed to. So I used to dissolve it in a little water and let her drink it. Tests showed it wasn't doing squat. B12 is notorious for not making it thru the stomach acids. Sublingual supposedly helps you absorb it into your blood stream. DD stopped complaining of fatigue once we insisted she start taking it sublingually instead of drinking the dissolved potion.

 

Realize that there are 4 types of B12 (that I know of anyway):

cyanocobalmin - found in most mutlivitamins, poor quality, some sites claim it has cyanide as a byproduct - not sure if this is true or not

methylB12 - best form for those with MTHFR mutations, provided that other mutations like COMT don't tip the scales and make you a natural "overmethylator"

hydroxyB12 - some say this is a better form for those w/o MTHFR or for those who are COMT+/+ or have VDR Taq -/-

adenoB12 - another alternative for those w/o MTHFR or for those who are COMT+/+ or have VDR Taq -/-

 

So short answer - sublingual may work better for you than the nasal spray. But which form of B12 depends on your need for more or less methyl donors. Maybe this sounds like too much minutia, splitting hairs. But I can tell you that one of my kids would have mood swings on any type except methlyB12 (she has MTHFR mutation) and the other kid feels "off" and angry on methylB12 and instead needs hydroxy or adenoB12. It really does make a difference - at least for my family.

Edited October 19, 2013 by LLM

[nicklemama]

What LLM says, lol. My son originally took methyl B12 injections once a week. After a yr, he's been placed on a cream, Neuroimmune Stabilizer by Neuro Biologix that has hydroxycobalomin, methlycobalomin, 5 MTHFR (folate), P5P and vit d in it. DS originally did very well on the injections but was maintaining some irritability, which decreased after starting the cream. The directions call for 1 pump, twice a day. The second dose makes him irritable, so he gets only once a day. My son is compound heterozygous MTHFR. His doctor said B12 is known to cause irritability.