What is Vitamin B12?

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that your body needs but cannot produce. It is found naturally in animal products or available as oral supplements or injections. Vitamin B12 will boost your immunity, energy, metabolism and mental and overall wellbeing. Vitamin B12 intramuscular injection (IM) can provide the following benefits:

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• Helps to maintain mental clarity and reduce stress 

• Support optimal physical health

• Promotes deeper sleep

• Improve cardiovascular health 

• Stabilise your mood

• Contribute to healthy skin, hair and nails

• Contributes to healthy weight management

• Reducing tiredness & fatigue

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Symptoms & Causes of B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12 is involved in red cell formation. When vitamin B12 is low red cells are altered causing anaemia. If you are anaemic, you may experience the symptoms listed below due to reduced oxygen levels in your body:

• Lethargy

• Tiredness

• Breathlessness

• Feeling faint

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Other less common symptoms, include:

• Palpitations

• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

• Loss of appetite

• Altered taste

• Headaches

• Pale skin

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