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Are B12 Shots Safe

In Doctor Koshiba's expert opinion, the alternative on offer - high-dose oral B12 (typically 1000-2000 mcg daily) - can be quite effective for many people

I usually get a flu shot (preservative-free for safety) but I waited too long this year and caught

2 Folate supplementation can correct these haematological effects of B12 deficiency but not the neurological complications, which include neuropathies, such as tingling and numbness in the arms and legs, sensory and motor disturbances, including abnormal gait, and cognitive changes

We know that macrocytosis is a very, very late stage of B12 deficiency and that severely deficient patients may not present with this sign, the administration of folic acid also masks macrocytosis by normalising the size of the blood cells