B12 Lipotropic Injections?

I've been doing b12 lipotropic injections for 3 months. No weight change, no body fat loss.

They can't be just using B12. I have to inject B12 as I can't digest it through my gastro system, and it's just a vitamin. Not being able to digest it can be deadly, so it's crucial and all (as are most vitamins), but there has to be more going on here.

I'd be very afraid. Injectables for fat loss don't have a good track record for safety (well, they caused scarring and discoloration and permanent lumps, etc).

My B12 shots don't even give me extra energy (and I take a lot to store in the muscle for use). They did at first, after becoming deathly ill from malabsorption, lol! Now, if you think you might be low on B12 or have a bit of malabsorption (quite possible), a nice sublingual tablet would probably do you very nicely. Just make sure your folate is normal first.

Y'all be careful!

I take B12 for this condition also (Perniceous Anaemia) and have done so for 20 years. I'd seriously question the relevance of it for weightloss though, during the past 20 years i've been skinny, curvy, slim, chubby...all of those states due to over/under consumption of food.

I started on February 16th and as of today I have lost 10 lbs. Menopause does stink and nothing else seemed to help me. I can really tell the difference. I give myself the shots, however my healthcare provider would give them to me if I wished. I just did not want to take off work once a week to get the shot. My shot's are prescribed by a wellness clinic. I am also taking a weight loss pill prescribed with the shotl. I have not done alot of exercising recently but I am starting a routine to build up my muscles and firm up. I am 5.3 and 156. My bmi is 27, which is still to high for my size. I plan on losing more and getting my bmi down to the normal 25. I'm getting there.....I do agree on one thing people are saying. You have to learn to control what you eat. This medicine helps you lose because you are not hungry. I make myself eat and use portion control so that when I get off the medicine, I can keep the weight off. If you don't, you will lose but once you are off the medicine it will be open season on eating and then you are stuck back to where you started. Women like us going through menopause seem to have no metabolism no matter what you do. I will post again in a couple of weeks. Good luck!

There is a Living Social deal right now at Doctor's Weight Loss off Onion Creek!

I'm a bit unnerved that people are getting injected with something they bought via Groupon.

I have gotten B12 shots for years, they do provide a minor boost to mood/energy, I receive them because they seem to help my migraines. I also was naturally thin getting them and gained my weight while getting them and now losing my weight getting them. So the B12 in my opinion has zero to do with weight. Not sure about the other component.

For the comment about GROUPON, you just get a discount with the coupon not the injections! You get the injections from Medical doctors..

Tsanabia, how many calories are you eating? They tell me that some people do not lose if they exercise too much.

I have been getting the B12/B6 injections weekly now for 7 weeks today. Some people get the Phentermine to suppress appetite and others like myself are taking amino acids before meals and Calcium Pyruvate after meals. It does include strict diet, no carbs, and 700 calories of protein and alot of green vegs are free and then you are allowed 200 cal in others. Can have nuts and two fruits (low sugar) each week. I weighed in today and have lost 20 lbs! The Shots are to give you energy and to keep you from getting depressed and to not give up on the diet like you normally would. I miss my potatoes and cheese but I have never seen this kind of progress without much effort. No exercise for me at all.

If you are in Alb or Rio Rancho, the place that has this prog is Fit Medical Weightloss program. They, real medical doctors, do alot of blood work, ekg etc before they will let you do the program. I love the success! Try it!

Interesting to note that this thread is nearly a year old and many of the posters extolling wonders of B12 injections for weight loss have not been back to post of their continued success.

I work in a Dr's surgery - we have many patients on B12 injections - mostly for pernicious anemia and a few for CFS.
None for weight loss.

The patients are a mixture of shapes and sizes - by no means is everyone on B12 injections slim or even a healthy weight.

I have been getting the B12/B6 injections weekly now for 7 weeks today. Some people get the Phentermine to suppress appetite and others like myself are taking amino acids before meals and Calcium Pyruvate after meals. It does include strict diet, no carbs, and 700 calories of protein and alot of green vegs are free and then you are allowed 200 cal in others. Can have nuts and two fruits (low sugar) each week. I weighed in today and have lost 20 lbs! The Shots are to give you energy and to keep you from getting depressed and to not give up on the diet like you normally would. I miss my potatoes and cheese but I have never seen this kind of progress without much effort. No exercise for me at all.

You don't think maybe the strict diet was what caused the weight loss and this alone would of done it without the injections??

I don't understand why my bariatric physician offers them. In fact it's included in the price of my monthly visit. I tried it one time; the gal that gave it to me stabbed me with it. I didn't see the point of taking it anyways. I don't get them anymore. But I know a lot of my doctor's patients come in once or twice a week for the B12-lipo injections. Not me.

Do you mean why he offers them after bariatric surgery?

I would imagine it is because such surgery interferes with normal absorption of B12 - therefore to avoid patients becoming anaemic, they need the injections.

No that is not what I mean A Bariatric Physician is just a weight loss doctor. (I thought it was a surgeon too!). My doctor offers this injection to all her patients that go to the clinic. I have asked people in the waiting room why they get this injection. They say "It gives me energy."

I got the injection once. The gal giving me the injection stabbed me so hard with the needle that it hurt like a son of a b. And I didn't see that it did anything. In my opinion it is probably a bunch of hooey.