Oral b-12 to increase appetite?

**rock steady** · 07-23-2006, 11:09 PM

I read that injecting 1000 mg of b12 twice a week will greatly increase your appetite. What about taking 300mg of b12 a day by oral tablets? How does that compare to the injectable way, or is it the same thing??

also how many MG is 500MCG equal to?

thanks in advance guys

**C_Bino** · 07-23-2006, 11:38 PM

Oral B12 is not nearly as good. Just absorption rate is what it comes down to, taken orally it is not very bio-available, and you actually get a very small amount of it. Injectible is the best option, and yes it can increase appetite.

And 500mcg = .5mg

**one8nine** · 07-23-2006, 11:52 PM

1000mcg = 1mg

people shoot 1000mcg aka 1mg of b12... not 1000mg

**JiGGaMaN** · 07-24-2006, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by C_Bino

Oral B12 is not nearly as good. Just absorption rate is what it comes down to, taken orally it is not very bio-available, and you actually get a very small amount of it. Injectible is the best option, and yes it can increase appetite.

And 500mcg = .5mg

Also keep in mind that the body only uses a small % of B-12 anyhow.

**rock steady** · 07-24-2006, 10:00 AM

well my friend works at a vitamin store and can get me b12 for free without any problems...they have B12 vitamins dosed at 500MCG each pill...so if the conversion ur saying is correct, 4 of those pills (2mg) every week is supposed to increase appetite considerably? To me, it makes no sense because a ton of people take oral b12 every day without noticing that.

**C_Bino** · 07-24-2006, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by rock steady

well my friend works at a vitamin store and can get me b12 for free without any problems...they have B12 vitamins dosed at 500MCG each pill...so if the conversion ur saying is correct, 4 of those pills (2mg) every week is supposed to increase appetite considerably? To me, it makes no sense because a ton of people take oral b12 every day without noticing that.

Well I would suggest you take more than 4 pills per week man. When I ran B12 before I would be doing 1000mcg or more everyday.

**rock steady** · 07-24-2006, 11:23 AM

im gonna be doing 1.5mg a day

**Chipper Jones78** · 07-24-2006, 05:06 PM

Oral is pointless, spend that money on some protien 'cause your in for a dissapointment

Chip

**rock steady** · 07-25-2006, 10:24 PM

so taking oral b12 wont do anything, whereas injectable b12 will help with the appetite?

**briansauras** · 07-25-2006, 11:13 PM

would taking 250mcg ED do anything for lethargicness?

**Zues** · 07-25-2006, 11:32 PM

You can also buy it legally at the pharmacies in Canada. A 10.000mcg/10ml bottle goes for about $4 Canadian.

**cheezy12** · 07-26-2006, 02:37 AM

Ceck out Synthelamin injectable, time release b-12 I hear goodthings. I've been looking at trying it. injectable would be much better.

**goose** · 07-26-2006, 03:57 AM

Oral b12 has an absorption rate of 1%,injectable is near perfect.It does not increase appetie that will be noticeable to justify buying it,I would not even waste my money using this to cut gear,if your diet pure,this is just a waste of money.