Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 For those of you who have been following the posts regarding the MB12 injections - I just talked to my DAN Dr. and told her about the bruising/screaming. Though she was empathetic - her suggestion was to lower the amount of fluid. She said that since my son had a magnesium deficiency - it was critical that he get magnesium delivered by injection (or intravenously) b/c w/out the proper balance - the B12 wouldn't work. Thus, the reason for the longer needle - that magnesium needs to be delivered into the muscle not subcutaneously directly under the skin. Since higher amounts of oral magnesium results in diahrrea, she doesn't recommend upping his oral dose. I have no idea if this even makes sense. My son's magnesium level was 36 and the reference range was 40-80. He was also deficient in Folate (is it formiminoglutamate) - anyway - that number was 1.33 which is high - apparently, high numbers (should be less than .93)indicate a folic acid deficiency which is why she also added folic acid to her " special serum " . So, she recommended boosting his folic acid and magnesium orally - and to try the B12 shots later. Does this make any sense? I was so anxious to try the B12 injections but since I know so very little about deficiency's and how things interact w/one another, once again, I'm placed in a position of having to " trust " her. If it's not " critical " that his magnesium be higher, I could try to get my pediatrician or neuro. to write the script. Any info. you have to share would be greatly appreciated! __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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