What is Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)?

Category: Supplements

Most popular types: Nature's Bounty Vitamin B-12 Sublingual No Shot B-12 Spring Valley Sublingual B-12 Show all

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See also: Dr. Mercola Sublingual B12

Vitamin B12 is also known as cyanocobalamin. Vitamin B12 is important for growth, cell reproduction, blood formation, and protein and tissue synthesis. It is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency in people with pernicious anemia and other conditions.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fatigue 102 25
General health 69 28
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 9 7
Multiple sclerosis 9 1
Vitamin B12 deficiency 7 0

Show all 47 reasons taken


  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 7
None 67

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)

Side effect Patients Percentage
Acne breakout 1
Nausea if taken on empty stomach 1
Urinary incontinence 1

Why patients stopped taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 30
Did not seem to work 12
Doctor's advice 8
Expense 6
Course of treatment ended 4
Personal research 3
Side effects too severe 2
See all 57 patients who've stopped taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)

Duration

Stopped taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 5
1 - 6 months 15
6 months - 1 year 16
1 - 2 years 9
2 - 5 years 8
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 56
Usually 13
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 3
A little hard to take 8
Not at all hard to take 65
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 1
< $25 44
Not specified 31

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin) after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Vitamin B12 Injection (Medivitan) 2

Patients stopped taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin) and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Vitamin B12 Injection (Medivitan) 1
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8 patient evaluations for Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)

Feb 4, 2014 (Started Feb 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for mild depression)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Mar 17, 2012 (Started Feb 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for mild depression)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mcg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2014 (Started Feb 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 mcg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2013 (Started Dec 23, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bariatric surgery)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for gastric bypass)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take

  • 0 helpful marks
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