T:B12	Q:Hi everyone. I wanted to share this. My Dad fell and broke his hip and he is <age> and drinks a lot of beer. He really was in bad shape and not drinking after the operation but it still seemed like he was not in his right mind. We used to blame it all on the drinking but he wasn't. the <professional_practitioner> told us his Dad was the same way and what improved his mental state was B12 shots. I really thought that sure was a bit of a far stretch but sure enough after a <time_period> of the shots (weekly) my Dad's mind is working so much better. And the nasty personality part went away too. He would jump down your throat if you asked what he wanted to eat.  I know that isn't exactly an alzheimer symptom but he was not making sense and talking to himself and the TV.  hope this is of some help	A:I am a firm believer for all illnesses to ask for a metabolic panel to be ran. I happened to go to a <institution> in <location> because i have many issues. the <professional_practitioner> there ran one and found my B12 was super low. I know you can take it in a pill but B12 is an intrinsic factor and i believe is made in your pancreas. (digging from my college brain that is froggy. ) He told me the only way to build up back to a sufficient amount. it should be above <num>-<num> is by injections because your body doesn't metabolize it as well. I took shots for <time_period> in a row. I have mine checked about every year. It made a huge difference on my fatigue at the time. It is a simple blood test that often is over looked. But with the way people eat,  we often are filled with chemicals or preservatives and are not getting quite the nutrition we need.  the <professional_practitioner> i had because of my illnesses i was about <num> and he wanted me at a high range. When i got to <num> I stopped injections. Any way. Google B12 intrinsic factor. It talks about how important it is for your nervous system. I also read that it is stored in the liver,  and they do sell sub lingual tablets but the best way is injections. I hope people read these because it talks a lot about how it affects Brain fog,  optic nerve,  (vision) and i think it just answered a lot of symptoms i have recently had that had or have been increasing. <name>. thank you for posting.  


A:Little that I know is B12 very good for Brain,  memory.  Once I told my <professional_practitioner> that I have a family history of Alzheimer's,  and I too feel that I lack memory power.  He asked me to have atleast <num>gm of milk everyday,  in any form.  He also asked me to get B12 test done.  Have never heard of B12 shots,  probably because I didn't get the B12 test done at all.  :)


A:The only thing about B12 now,  in contrast to B12 back around,  say,  <date>,  is that every supplement I have looked at only doles it out in MICROgrams instead of milligrams.  I started bodybuilding back in <date>,  obviously well before the current craze. I used a balanced B vitamin,  in which EVERYthing was a <num> milligram (or <num> milligram) dosage,  so there was sufficient strength in it. I was pretty disgusted when I bought it earlier this year and saw that nearly every manufacturer -- including the company that I used back in <date> -- only provides them in doses <num> of what they used to. Another good one is B15,  which is,  unfortunately,  not easily found in stores. It is called calcium pangamate. I used to use balanced B,  <num> units of E,  and <num> mg of B15 before working out. I found working out easy (but then,  I was around <age> as well! ) and got results very quickly.  B12 is an excellent energy vitamin,  and I think doing a panel,  as the other poster noted,  is an excellent idea. It is not,  however,  something doctors routinely think to recommend. Most tests results simply come back within the 'normal' range which is silly,  as every body is different and some need more of a mineral or vitamin and some need less.  
