Dosages
Vitamin B12
U.S. RDA:
Men:
2mcg
Women:
General: 2mcg
Pregnant: 2.2mcg
Nursing: 2.6mcg
Dr. Atkins:
General supplementation: under 40 years old - 100mcg daily; over 40 years old - 200mcg; over 60 years old - 400mcg.
Dr. Balch:
AIDS: as prescribed by a physician.
Alcoholism: 1,000mcg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Allergies: 300 - 1,000mcg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Aluminum toxicity: 300mcg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Alzheimer's disease: 1cc 3 times daily or as prescribed by a physician.
Anemia: 2,000mcg 3 times daily.
Asthma: 1,000mcg twice daily, between meals, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Backache: 2,000mcg daily.
Bedsores: 2,000mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Breast cancer: 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Bulimia: follow label directions.
Burns: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Candidiasis: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Canker sores: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Celiac disease: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily.
Circulatory problems: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Cirrhosis: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Constipation: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Crohn's disease: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Cystic fibrosis: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach.
Deafness: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Depression: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Dermatitis: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Diabetes: follow label directions or doctor's advice.
Dry skin: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Epilepsy: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Colorblindness: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily.
Shingles: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach.
Gallbladder disease: 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Heart attack: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Heartburn/GERD: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hemorrhoids: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hepatitis: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hives: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hypoglycemia: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hypothyroidism: 1,000 - 2,000mcg 3 times daily, on an empty stomach.
Indigestion: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Inflammation: 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Leg ulcers: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Manic-depressive disorder: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily, on an empty stomach in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Mononucleosis: 2,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Multiple sclerosis: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Nail problems: 1,000mcg 3 times daily.
Oily skin: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Osteoporosis: 1,000 - 2,0000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Paget's disease of bone: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
PMS: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Prostate cancer: 2,000mcg daily.
Psoriasis: 2,000mcg daily.
Rosacea: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Senility: 2,000mcg daily.
Shingles: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Sinusitis: 1,000mcg 3 times daily.
Smoking dependency: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Ulcerative colitis: 1,000mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Vertigo: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Worms (parasites): 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Wrinkles: 1,000 - 2,000mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Dr. Barney:
Allergies: 200 - 300mg with sublingual or lozenge tablets.
Alzheimer's disease: 1,000 - 2,000mg daily.
Asthma: follow label directions.
Back pain: follow label directions.
Bursitis: follow label directions.
Cancer: follow label directions.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: follow label directions.
Multiple sclerosis: follow label directions.
Osteoporosis: 1,000mcg daily.
Psoriasis: follow label directions.
Shingles: 1,000mcg twice daily in sublingual form.
Stroke: 1,000 - 2,000mg with folic acid.
TMJ: follow label directions.
Drs. Zand, Spreen, & LaVille:
Adrenal disorders: 500mcg with 250 - 500mg of pantothenic acid.
Allergies: 500mcg daily for one week.
Alzheimer's disease: 500mcg three to four times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Anemia: 1,000 - 2,500mcg twice daily.
Apnea: 500mcg sublingually twice daily for one month, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Asthma: discuss with your doctor.
Candida infection: 400mcg, twice daily, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Canker sores: 100mcg twice a day for three weeks in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Colitis, ulcerative: 200mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Constipation: 500mcg twice daily for three days, then once daily for one week, then once a week for ten weeks. Take with a vitamin B complex.
Depression: 200 - 500mcg twice daily.
Drug abuse: 1,000mcg in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Fatigue: 500 - 1,000mcg daily for three weeks to one month.
Food allergies: 500mcg orally in the morning every other day for three weeks or ask about injections.
Herpes: 250mcg each day for one week.
Irritable bowel syndrome: 200mcg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Labyrinthitis: 500mcg with 400mcg of folic acid twice a day for one month.
Multiple sclerosis: 500mcg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Shingles: consult doctor about injections.
Stress: 500mcg twice a day for up to one month.
If you take any of the B vitamins individually, you should also take a B-complex supplement at a different time of day.
Integrative Medicine Communications:
Neonates to 6 months.: 0.3 mcg
Infants 6 months to 1 year: 0.5 mcg
Children 1 to 3 years: 0.7 mcg
Children 4 to 6 years: 1.0 mcg
Children 7 to 10 years: 1.4 mcg
Men age 11 years and over: 2.0 mcg
Women age 11 years and over: 2.0 mcg
Pregnant women: 2.2 mcg
Lactating women: 2.6 mcg
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