B Vitamins - Is it just me??

barefoot76
barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
Holy cow, I took a new B vitamin complex supplement this morning because I heard that it could help with my energy levels and, boy, did it ever! I'm buzzing like I'd had ten cups of coffee! Is this normal??

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  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    I wish B-vitamin supplements did that for me. Could it be the placebo effect?
  • barefoot76
    barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
    I don't think so. I'm seriously jittery. I just googled it, and it looks like B vitamins are added to energy drinks to add to the buzz. Maybe it is because I took it on an empty stomach?
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    It prob is bc you took it on an empty stomach, but I can tell a difference in my energy levels too when I take my vitamins (my multi has b-12 in it).

    I worked at a doctor's office a few years ago, and we would get the nurses to give us b-12 injections once a month, and that first day was like being on speed!
  • KaraP18
    KaraP18 Posts: 145 Member
    I just started taking B-12 last week and it did not do this to me. It has kept me from being super tired in the morning at work but not like a crackhead.lol
  • FaithHopeBELIEVE
    FaithHopeBELIEVE Posts: 626
    I take a multi with it in there. I was also referred to the b12 vitamin because of pain in the connecting of my tricep and bicep. If I dont take it the pain comes back, if I take it it goes away so thats why I take it. Otherwise I find no extra energy given to me by b12. I wish though. I have heard it helps with metabolism.
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    I was talking to my mother a few days ago and she said she gets a monthly B12 shot now that helps her energy levels tremendously. So, no, it's not just you. I used to take a b complex for the same effect, but I hate pills so these habits never last long with me. lol
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    they do it for me too. Also turn my pee neon yellow! lol
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
    A co-worker of mine took one from my bottle and loved the feeling it gave him so much he went and bought his own bottle. I, myself, did not have the same affect. I do notice that my energy is more regulated. I don't have as many spikes in energy. I don't feel like I am going to fall asleep on the drive home which is what was happening before.
  • jamiesadler
    jamiesadler Posts: 634 Member
    I wish they make me want to take a nap
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    they do it for me too. Also turn my pee neon yellow! lol

    how festive
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    They make me feel more awake, but not jittery. I haven't tried to take them on an empty stomach though. I do keep 2 bottles of all of my vitamins, one for work, one for home so if I forget to take them at one place, I have them waiting in the other. I try to buy them all at the buy one get one free sales.
  • GoldSag1
    GoldSag1 Posts: 122 Member
    I take my B-Complex Vits daily along w/ a multi vit and Biotin! Energy levels are constant throughout the day! I never get sleepy in the afternoons or tired. I agree with others, I don't really get a spike of energy...it's more consistent than that. And yes, what your body does not use it excretes...usually resulting in bright yellow/greenish urine...sorry if TMI!
  • FruityLoops
    FruityLoops Posts: 138 Member
    Just had to have a series of 5 B-12 vitamin injections about a month ago and unfortunately they did nothing at all for me :-(

    Strangely tho what I have found makes me go crazy hyper like I've had too much coffee is decongestant tablets (that's not to say I take them when I don't need them just for the rush mind!) :-s
  • nmodes
    nmodes Posts: 2 Member
    I've taken a B Complex with Vitamin C supplement for 20 years now and when I first began taking it (high school) my classmates thought I was on drugs! I'm definitely lethargic when I don't take it, can't live without it! I try to always get a supplement that has at least 300 mg of Vitamin C and at least 10 mg of Pantothenic Acid in it as they help with your body's immunity.
  • nmodes
    nmodes Posts: 2 Member
    decongestants like Sudafed have a stimulant in them!
  • Miss♥Ivi
    Miss♥Ivi Posts: 461
    they do it for me too. Also turn my pee neon yellow! lol

    Same here! :laugh:

    I take a B-Complex with extra Biotin as well as a weekly B-12 injection and my energy levels are super consistent! I don't feel tired in the afternoon at all unlike before and my nails, hair and skin are looking fab (thanks to the Biotin!). After I get the B-12 injection, I feel like you do but that's only that one day. After that, my energy levels tend to stabilize.
  • MissCheese
    MissCheese Posts: 195 Member
    What brand did you take?

    I'm currently being checked out by my GP as I am so tired all of the time and one of the tests they are doing is my B12 levels.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Based just on the title, I thought this topic was going to be about the color of pee. I've never noticed any difference in the way I feel after taking B vitamins, but I have noticed the neon yellow pee.
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    Yes, they do. If you ever look at the ingredients in 5-hour energy, its basically a shot of B vitamins (about 8000% of the daily dose). Sadly if you take supplements frequently, the effects die off.
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    I only take a multivitamin now, but am curious about the energizing effects of B vitamins after this and a post from last week: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/511438-how-i-got-out-of-a-rut
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    The Super B Complex does that with me also. I cannot take them on an empty stomach....did that once and was so nauseous I had to go home from work, not a fun feeling....
  • barefoot76
    barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
    What brand did you take?

    I'm currently being checked out by my GP as I am so tired all of the time and one of the tests they are doing is my B12 levels.

    Nature Made - Super B-Complex With Vitamin C & Folic Acid

    I'm glad you all mentioned the urinary color thing -- that would have freaked me out if you hadn't said something!
  • MrsLVF
    MrsLVF Posts: 787 Member
    Also turn my pee neon yellow! lol

    :laugh: me too. and the B complex i take gives me so much energy I don't even drink coffee anymore (gasp)
  • ariant23
    ariant23 Posts: 161 Member
    Be careful, TOO much of ANYTHING is bad, and too much B12 can turn you (not just your pee) an odd hue of yellow, and have scary side effects that mimic the damage of Hepatitis-C (think LIVER DAMAGE). And the bright pee, that's mostly the vitamins, leaving your body, unused. So be careful before you see this as a "safe" boost in weight loss.... please remember ALL THINGS IN MODERATION.
    And some people do need a B-12 supplement, and have low levels. but talk to a doctor first... don't damage your body.
  • aj_gettingfit
    aj_gettingfit Posts: 257
    I just bought some B12 from GNC. Its 1,000 mcg. How much are you all taking?

    I am always tired. Some nights I only get like 6 hrs of sleep. But even when sleeping a full 8 hrs or so I'm still tired. I just took a B12 now so maybe that'll wake me up.
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    There's a certain kind of B-Vitamin, it's B3 that's been processed in a certain way (Niacinic acid, maybe?), and it'll do that to you. We got it a while back hearing it was particularly good for you (evidently that is only with regards to cholesterol levels) and everyone who tried it got jittery and other (brief and minor but still) things. That happens if you take it on an empty stomach.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    I wish they worked like that for me!
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Perhaps the energy boost people are talking about is a niacin flush. Large doses of B3 (niacin) reduce bad cholesterol, but a side effect is a reddening of the skin, sometime accompanied by an itchy feeling.
    Flushing is a warm, tingling, itching feeling of the skin accompanied by redness of the skin. It occurs most commonly in the face and the trunk, although it can occur from head to toe. Flush can be extremely uncomfortable and may be accompanied by a rapid heartbeat, chills, shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, and even fainting.

    Niacin causes flushing by dilating (expanding) the blood vessels on the surface of the skin. Although this side effect of niacin is harmless, it is often severe enough for people to stop taking niacin.

    http://cholesterol.emedtv.com/niacin/niacin-flush.html
  • r21issac
    r21issac Posts: 1
    I've been on b12 for 3 days now and i'm about to stop! I am completed and utterly WIRED and i don't drink any energy drinks nor do i drink coffee. I am having palpitations and I feel crazy. This needs to stop!
  • Jacqadactle
    Jacqadactle Posts: 62 Member
    There are no known side effects of taking too much b12. Some people are claiming jittery, which could be in the pill they are taking them in or a reaction to the type if they're taking cyanocobalamin (I prefer Methyl). I'm deficient and take high doses every day and haven't turned yellow (did someone really say that before? ugh). That's ridiculous.
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