Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 , I would like to forward the info on B12 to some people in my CFS group who have a B12 deficiency. I can remove all names and will send only the pertinent info you discuss about B12. Please let me know if forwarding this is okay with you. Please email me privately if you'd like at mmdh@.... Thanks, Margh [ ] Re: Duration of Antibiotics If you have low ferritin and Lyme that is a good indicator you may have Babesia and/or Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever. RMSF wrecks havoc on the blood cells and can cause all sorts of hematologial problems. Babs steals iron from the body and binds it in a way that the body cannot utilize. So you might think about some coinfection testing if you haven't already. Be careful on the B12 shots not to get the standard cynanocobalamine which is the form of B12 most drs have on hand. It is also the cheapest, but contains cyanide which if taken often is determental to people with CNS problems which most Lymies have. I take a form of B12 hydroxycobalamine shots which have to be compounded from a pharmacy in Alabama. The hydroxy B12 is also used to in the CFS protocal. It will also chelate cyanide out of the system of smokers and those that have lived around heavily industrialized areas that inhale cynanide unknowingly. I call it my happy shot because the next couple days after my shot I always get a boost of energy. I inject before bed time because it has a tendency to cause drowsiness for some reason. Methylcobalamine shots are another form which are a little more readily available and probably a little cheaper. I don't know if those work as well though. If you can talk your dr into ordering the B12 shots from a compounding pharmacy for you and have the dr bill you then insurance will often cover it. Cigna covered 60% of the cost and my dr just gave me the syringes, needles & even guaze and alcohol swabs. She charged me a office visit to have her nurse teach me how to do the injections myself. Ended up half her office now takes hydroxycobalamine after I showed her some research on it and she ordered it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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