What Are Vitamin B12 Injections for?

A vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to various health problems, ranging from fatigue, weakness, and even permanent neurological impairments. If a person has low vitamin B12 levels due to a poor diet or an existing health condition, your GP may prescribe vitamin B12 injections. Injections allow the body to absorb vitamin B12 faster than health supplement tablets or capsules because they don’t have to go through the entire digestive to enter the bloodstream.

This article will explain what B12 injections are for and how they can benefit you.

Who Offers Vitamin B12 Injection Services in London?

Hodgson Pharmacy offers B12 injection services at all of their South London branches. You can make an appointment in Bexley, Dartford, Gravesend, Longfield, and Medway.

Who Needs Vitamin B12 Injections?

Vitamin B12 deficiency is quite rare in most healthy adults because our liver stores it over time so we can maintain healthy levels. However, if you have a gastrointestinal condition such as Crohn’s Disease or Celiac Disease this can prevent your body from properly absorbing vitamin B12 from the food you eat, thus causing a deficiency. Vitamin B12 is found in animal products including meat and dairy, so if you follow a vegan or vegetarian diet it can be hard to get enough of this vitamin in your daily diet.

For this reason, B12 injections can be very beneficial to boost levels into a healthy range.

What Are the Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency?

You may need vitamin B12 injections if you experience any Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms below:

·         forgetfulness

·         fatigue

·         heart palpitations

·         pale skin

·         weight loss

·         infertility

·         tingling and numbness in the feet and hands

·         dementia

·         mood changes

·         a sore tongue

·         no appetite

·         constipation

Vitamin B12 Injection Benefits

·         increases the metabolism.

·         prevents anoaemia.

·         improves brain health.

·         prevents depression.

·         prevents osteoporosis.

·         promotes healthy hair, nails, and skin.

·         improves macular degeneration symptoms.

·         boosts energy levels.

Get Your Vitamin B12 injection in Medway at Hodgson Pharmacy

Vitamin B12 injections are only available with a doctor’s prescription, it is not available over-the-counter. At Hodson Pharmacy we offer Vitamin B12 Injection services in Longfield, Dartford, Gravesend, Bexley, and Medway for those who have a prescription.

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