The basis of the healthy functioning of the nervous system, the beauty of hair and skin, normal digestion, and the speed of cognitive processes is the presence of B vitamins in the blood. Reviews about them are different: for some people the injection form is more suitable, for others it is tablet. The pharmaceutical industry offers many drugs that one way or another satisfy the need of people for these essential vitamins.
List of B vitamins
The list of the most popular in pharmacies and vital B vitamins:
- thiamine, or vitamin B1;
- riboflavin, or B2;
- pyridoxine, or B6;
- cyanocobalamin, or B12.
This list also includes folic and nicotinic acids, but their structural formula is somewhat different from the trace elements listed above.
You can avoid a shortage of any substances if you eat well. Alas, the diet of the average modern person is far from ideal. Almost every adult regularly drinks coffee and alcohol - and they very quickly wash both vitamins and minerals from the body. Therefore, every adult (adolescents and children - during a period of great mental and physical stress) should drink a multivitamin complex once every six months.
If possible, it is better to give preference to the injectable form of B vitamins. When taken orally, they are only partially absorbed. With intramuscular injection, they enter the blood almost immediately, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract.
Pyridoxine: consequences and symptoms of deficiency
The consequences of vitamin B6 deficiency:
- violation of the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin;
- low immunity, frequent colds;
- impaired glucose uptake by cells of the nervous system;
- impaired protein and fat metabolism;
- high blood cholesterol;
- impaired functioning of liver cells;
- problems with quick thinking, memory, reaction speed.
If a person feels overwhelmed, quickly gets tired, suffers from poor performance, hair loss, acne, and he often has skin allergies (dermatitis, urticaria, eczema) - most likely, he needs a course of pyridoxine. Reviews of B vitamins indicate that most often tests show a deficiency of this particular trace element. Just ten days of daily injections of pyridoxine can saturate the body with this vitamin.
Thiamine: deficiency and pharmacological form of release
Thiamine is produced in the form of ampoules with the liquid for intravenous administration of Thiamine, as well as as part of the complex preparations Milgamma, Kombilipen (also in the form of ampoules for injections). There are wonderful tablets of domestic production with thiamine in the composition - "Rinit", "Pentovit". He is also part of foreign multivitamin complexes - Supradin, Doppelherz.
Reviews of B vitamins report that by taking thiamine, you can quickly regain high efficiency and strengthen your nervous system. It is on it that thiamine deficiency primarily affects. Symptoms are as follows:
- irritability, outbreaks of unmotivated aggression;
- headaches, the cause of which is not clear;
- insomnia, inability to fall asleep due to motor activity;
- a person is constantly inflated, he feels tired, but cannot rest due to disinhibition of the nervous system.
Over time, skin problems develop: frequent dermatitis, eczema, scabies. A person can easily become infected with lichen, onychomycosis, various skin mites.
Cyanocobalamin: effects of deficiency on the body
This is known to every physician B12. With its deficiency, cobalamin anemia develops. Her symptoms:
- dyspnea;
- pallor of the skin;
- dizziness, fainting;
- deterioration of the blood and, as a result, a decrease in the body's defenses;
- inflammation of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, tongue, gums;
- problems with the vestibular apparatus.
In severe cobalamin anemia, autoimmune diseases develop. A person often has a cold. If there is a tendency to liver diseases due to an improper lifestyle, with B12 deficiency, cirrhosis appears very quickly or fatty degeneration of the organ develops. The composition of the blood changes, all body systems suffer.
Riboflavin: a role in the body and symptoms of deficiency
Riboflavin, or vitamin B2, is essential for liver health. Everyone over thirty years old must regularly take B2 orally or give injections of this vitamin. Water-soluble riboflavin is not stored in the body for a long time. Its rapidly consumed reserves are found in the liver, kidneys, and heart. The body needs constant replenishment of its deficit.
Symptoms of B2 deficiency:
- red, itchy eyes;
- itchy skin due to the inability of the liver to neutralize toxins;
- “Night blindness,” or poor vision at dusk;
- cataract;
- frequent headaches;
- chronic fatigue;
- low working capacity.
What to choose: tablet or injection
Reviews of B vitamins indicate that an injectable form is much preferable to a tablet. Doctors confirm that these speculations did not arise from scratch.
Studies have shown that almost all B vitamins are absorbed much worse when taken orally. Therefore, sometimes neuropathologists prescribe a double dosage of drugs in capsules or tablets. But if you take injections, then the entire volume of the drug administered is almost guaranteed to be assimilated.
Reviews of B vitamins in tablets can also be positive: for example, Magne B6, Doppelherz, Alphabet, Supradin are excellent complex multivitamin preparations, the effect of which satisfies almost all ordinary people. But if there is a shortage of a specific substance from group B - definitely, it is better to prefer the use of ampoules with liquid for intramuscular administration.
Reviews of doctors about tablet complexes
Medicine recognizes the effectiveness of the following tablet preparations with B vitamins (reviews about which ordinary people are ambiguous - the complex is suitable for someone, but for someone it also causes an allergic reaction or many side effects):
- Doppelherz;
- "Supradin" in an effervescent form and in the form of a dragee;
- "Alphabet";
- Pentovit
- "Neuromultivitis";
- "Rhinitis";
- "Perfect";
- "Nagipol";
- Evicent.
This is just a short list of the most popular drugs. Doctors (trichologists, therapists, dermatologists, neuropathologists) prescribe them if it is impossible for one reason or another to use B vitamins in ampoules. Reviews of doctors are different. For example, dermatologists prefer to prescribe the good old Pentovit, and neuropathologists prefer Magne B6 or Supradin.
Reviews about the complexes of B vitamins
Girls who try to get rid of alopecia and skin problems leave positive reviews about vitamins B. “Pentovit” is especially popular: girls testify that after two weeks of regular use, hair begins to fall out less, skin condition improves. "Perfectil" is often prescribed by dermatologists and trichologists - it includes a complex of all B vitamins, as well as minerals and other vitamins. Reviews about him are also positive: girls indicate that the condition of the skin improves in the eyes.
Patients of neuropathologists leave negative reviews about the vitamins of group B in tablets. Alas, their actions are not enough to get rid of insomnia, irritability, autoimmune diseases and other symptoms and consequences of a deficiency of thiamine and pyridoxine. But the reviews of the same people about injectable forms are better. "Neuromultivit", "Combibipen" - these are the drugs that include group B vitamins and reviews about which are at the peak of ratings.
Magne B6 with pyridoxine
Since magnesium is essential for the normal functioning of all body systems, its deficiency affects the state of almost all vital organs. Often Magne-B6 is prescribed for painful conditions, when other drugs are ineffective or the causes of the disorders are unclear. The composition is not without reason enriched with pyridoxine: it is in conjunction with it that magnesium is completely absorbed and does not cause side effects (with the exception of individual intolerance and allergic reactions). Often used as part of complex therapy aimed at improving the condition of pregnant women. The release form of the drug is a dragee of a white color of an oblong form.
Indications for use of the drug during pregnancy:
- insomnia, stress, and excitement during this period;
- the tone of the uterus, as in pregnant women, is not;
- pronounced early toxicosis;
- spasms of the calf muscles;
- cramping and intestinal colic;
- chronic fatigue, low working capacity.
An excellent pharmacological combination is magnesium and B vitamins. Reviews of pregnant women confirm that taking the drug significantly alleviated the symptoms of early toxicosis, decreased uterine tone, and mood improved. Also, the drug is often prescribed by neurologists to prevent cramps of the calf muscles and as part of complex therapy for insomnia.
Reviews about Blagomax vitamins
Group B is often part of individual drugs. One of the most popular is Blagomaks. The drug contains only B vitamins - no more other minerals or trace elements. Consumer reviews about Blagomax are positive: the condition of hair and skin improves significantly, problems with sleep go away, and working capacity improves.
The composition of the drug includes:
- Vitamin B2. Supports liver health, indicated for diseases of the eyes and nervous system.
- Vitamin B3. Regulates redox processes, tissue respiration, protein and fat synthesis.
- Vitamin B5. Essential for a healthy metabolism.
- Vitamin B6. It reduces the level of cholesterol and lipids in the blood, improves myocardial contractility, and helps to convert folic acid into its active form.
- Vitamin B9. It is necessary to improve blood composition.
Injectable drugs: home use
There is an opinion that at home it is optimal to use only tablets or dragees. In fact, you can independently pierce yourself a course of any ampouled B vitamins.
Intramuscular injections are easy to do: the main thing is to ensure the sterility of the hands, the injection site of the needle and syringe. People who are forced for one reason or another to regularly visit a clinic for injections of vitamin preparations can learn to put them at home.