r/mildyinteresting • u/atsommers • Aug 17 '26
edible engagement đ One serving from this hydration tube has over 100,000% of your daily recommended vitamin b12
The package says you can take 1-2 a day lol
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u/ViolentThemmes Aug 17 '26
Your body just flushes the extra out. I have a GI absorption issue that causes a B12 deficiency so my GI doctor has me take a LOT in order for enough to be absorbed. Anything my body doesn't need just gets flushed out with urine.
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u/chooseph Aug 17 '26
Would it not make sense to supplement a different route if you have known absorption issues? B12 injections are easy to self administer and would bypass the gut
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u/ViolentThemmes Aug 17 '26
Taking a once daily, large dose supplement works just fine. I'm sure if that didn't work, they would advise and prescribe something else. My bloodwork is monitored frequently.
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u/chooseph Aug 17 '26
Gotcha. Glad it's working for ya! Hope that continues. I deal with a lot of pernicious anemia patients at work that are seemingly unaware that they can do injections once a month instead, or sometimes the ones that have been on the injections for years are unaware that they can self administer instead of coming to the clinic. Not sure why its not being shared, so i try to make sure people know đ€·
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u/mysticalbullshit Aug 17 '26
Doctors try to avoid b12 shots whenever possible since a daily pill is far less invasive than getting poked with a needle. Pernicious anemia leads to an inability to absorb b12 orally so b12 injections are usually required to prevent permanent nerve damage.
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u/ChakaCake Aug 20 '26
Not the doctors i worked for lol pretty much everyone older got a b12 shot no matter what they came in for, doesnt hurt but can have some good effects for people
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u/RottenApple93 Aug 17 '26
I was going to my PCP for nurse visits WEEKLY for my B12 shots (severe pernicious anemia with intrinsic factor blocking antibodies and have permanent nerve damage and loss of feeling in 90% of my body from it) for over a year before they told me the option of self injecting at home was available đ so I started doing so. Now my issue is my insurance covers my B12 injection vials, and the pharmacy fills no problem! However, now the insurance won't cover the syringes needed to inject said medicine! They only cover diabetes syringes, insulin pens and oral b12 supplements. No type of IM syringes at all...even with a prior authorization from my prescribing PCP and neurologist. So, I'd be stuck paying $60something cash to get the syringes. Ugh...ok. I guess. I try to do that. CVS won't let me pay out of pocket because they want my prescriber to try writing a script for a new different type of syringe. She did. It wasn't covered either (like I told them the insurance said they wouldn't cover it) so I was basically told by CVS to get fucked. So now I have 10 vials of my B12 left with no way to inject them, and have to go back to my Dr weekly for my shots đ«
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u/you_guys_are_mean Aug 17 '26
You can find much more affordable syringes online, even amazon carriers a large variety. PM me if you need better guidance.
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u/Dr_TLP Aug 17 '26
I do monthly b12 injections at home
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u/thecoralcity Aug 23 '26
I do the monthly shots and Iâm so Okay with it. Also it only cost ~ $3 for a three month supply with needles too!! So cheater than supplement for me.
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u/gennym Aug 21 '26
Same here, I used to need the shots but the supplements i take now keep my levels up perfectly.
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u/strangealbert Aug 17 '26
Not everyone is able to self administer easilyâŠ
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u/chooseph Aug 17 '26
Totally understand that! But everybody should at least know that its an option and be able to choose what's best for them
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u/Chunty-Gaff Aug 17 '26
Notice how the unit for b12 is mcg not mg. There is only .25 mg in there, far less than the other vitamins. It's just the humany body needs almost none so even a trivial amount is overkill
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u/PinkOneHasBeenChosen Aug 17 '26
As someone whoâs afraid of needles, Iâd rather take megadoses orally.
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u/throwaway29837373 Aug 20 '26
Also butting in, medicine usually tries to go from least invasive to most invasive and theres so much potential for infection and scar tissue with injections vs drinking or eating
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u/No-Document-8970 Aug 23 '26
I hooked up with a girl that had me give her a b12 shot in the ass, before we fooled around.
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u/joshuamoyer9 Aug 17 '26
Vitaman A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and can cause issues if ingested too much. The rest are water soluble and you're body will rid of in urine. Just thought I'd add a useless factoid.
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u/Vlekkie69 Aug 17 '26
to add. vitamin toxicity is INCREDIBLY rare and even these are unlikely to build up in your body: Rule of thumb - Vitamin gets peed out. Minerals get accrued. Dont take too much iron
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u/MrKnowThings Aug 21 '26
But remember kids your kidneys work extra hard for that so dont do that very often. Also drink enough water
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u/BeautifuTragedy Aug 17 '26
What happens when your body gets too many vitamins? Do you wanna ask 50 cent? He knows from the lawsuit lol
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u/Educational-Rule1635 Aug 17 '26
For water soluable vitamins, little or nothing. Fat soluable can build up to dangerous levels. Vitamin A is fat soluable and megadoses can be dangerous (and do NOT cure measles, f- you, rfk jr.) B vitamins are water soluable and you will pee out the extra.
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u/AnywiseOrchid Aug 21 '26
B6 builds up in your tissues and causes neuropathy. Common misconception that it is water soluble. B6 toxicity is a major issue around the world right now because of this misconception by both consumers and manufacturers. I am dealing with the consequences currently so I am passionate about trying to let people know...
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u/Lemounge Aug 17 '26
I've got similar absorption issues. Highly recommend the B12 injection
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u/BobbyDukeArts Aug 17 '26
Yes, but It first passes through your kidneys. Megadosing on vitamins causes strain, and can actually damage your kidneys. So just because you'll eventually pee it out doesn't mean it's okay to take more than you need
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u/RottenApple93 Aug 17 '26
Pernicious anemia? Intrinsic factor blocking antibodies?
Just guessing since I have both and can't orally absorb B12 at all. On weekly B12 IM injections for the rest of my life, unfortunately.
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u/galaxystarsmoon Aug 17 '26
If you have an absorption issue, the correct treatment is an injection or oral drops. Pushing more in when you can't absorb is a waste.
Also, excess B12 can actually put stress on the liver.
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u/LetterCheap7683 Aug 23 '26
I want to add this is the case for all water soluble vitamins. The opposite is true for the water insoluble ones, taking this high a dose would likely kill you if it was vitamin k for example.
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u/ThreadCountHigh Aug 17 '26
Your pee is going to look downright radioactive.
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u/front_yard_duck_dad Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
It absolutely does. I take a B12 supplement in the morning My second p of the day looks like I could fill glow sticks. It's actually a great indicator for if I forget to take it
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u/69FourTwentySix6Six Aug 17 '26
What if itâs light blue
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u/DEATHRETTE Aug 17 '26
Pragnant
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u/LH_Dragnier Aug 17 '26
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u/mudcrabserpent Aug 17 '26
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u/mothershipgenetics Aug 17 '26
Pergamte
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u/RazzleberryHaze Aug 17 '26
Prognate
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u/Tactical_Chonk Aug 17 '26
Curious, if you pee in a container does the dye settle or remain in solution over night?
And if you hit it with UV/black light does it glow?
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u/ZestyLeek Aug 17 '26
The first time I took b supplements the next morning my pee was neon yellow. Scared me at first lol.
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u/LumpyBuy8447 Aug 17 '26
I drink a electrolyte mix everyday. My ex had gotten some while we were dating and I warned her ahead of time her pee was going to look very different. The next days sheâs like âgood thing you warned me.â
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u/Many-Excitement3246 Aug 17 '26
Same for vitamin C. When I was a kid, I apparently really loved the vitamin C supplements that we had in the house. I apparently got into them and ate like 12. You're only supposed to take one to two a day, so my parents were quite concerned.
The doctor said that it wouldn't do anything bad, because vitamin C is water soluble, but it might cause bright urine for a while.
Sure enough, it apparently became Cheeto colored for a couple days.
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u/CapitalFloor3260 Aug 17 '26
The oral bioavailability of cyanocobalamin (b12) is 1%. Therefore only about 1% of said dosage makes it through the liver and into your bloodstream.
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u/KaydenFur Aug 17 '26
That's still like 1,000% daily intake.
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u/CapitalFloor3260 Aug 17 '26
Youâll just pee the rest out. Plus that dose is 2.5 times the typical oral dose prescribed for b12 deficiency. Injections are given at the same dose as oral but monthly.
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u/mc68n Aug 17 '26
Yes. My gut cant absorb B12 normally so I was prescribed a pill with 15,000% of the daily value. It works by simple brute force: at massive doses your body still passively absorbs around 1% through the gut wall which is exactly the 100% I need while the rest just turns my pee neon yellow.
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u/VerbalGuinea Aug 17 '26
Is that not accounted for in the USRDA?
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u/AntiqueChessComputr Aug 21 '26
Right? It has to be, or else multivitamins with 100% RDA B12 wonât be nearly enough
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u/Brief_Sky9291 Aug 22 '26
The bioavailability is irrelevant though, because it doesnât change based on the dosage. If the daily value is 100mg and the bioavailability is 1%, the daily value is indicating that 1mg should be in your bloodstream. If you were to then ingest 1,000mg, 10mg would get to your bloodstream, which is 10x the recommended amount.
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u/SensitiveDemon Aug 17 '26
Your can only absorb a tiny fraction of that. The rest you just piss the rest out. Taking more than what're your body needs in the case of B12 didn't improve your energy. You're just paying for shit you're going to waste.
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u/The-Honorary-Conny Aug 17 '26
You're right that your body can only absorb a tiny fraction of it but wrong in your conclusion. B12 has different absorbsion rates based on quantity. You don't take in 25mg and then piss out the rest as excess, you take 2,500 and filter out all bar about 1%. If you took 25mg you may still filter out 90% so you only get 2.5mg. 25,00mg is probably calculated to be a one a day 100% daily intake.
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u/jb0nez95 Aug 17 '26
If you don't absorb it in the gut you cannot piss it out. You will poop it out.
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u/IceLollies Aug 17 '26
As someone who got vitamin c toxicity from taking the ârecommendedâ dose of a supplement, I just donât take things like this anymore. Ironically I was trying to avoid a cold, and instead ended up sick with the worst flu like sickness Iâve ever had in my life. Truly one of the worst experiences Iâve ever been through.
Just because they say youâll pee it out doesnât mean you actually will.
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u/itadapeezas Aug 17 '26
Something similar happened to me. When I got my labs my b12 was in the 4,000s when apparently it should be in the hundreds. I absolutely did not pee it all out.
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u/Xentonian Aug 17 '26
B12 is much, much harder for the body to metabolize and excrete than vitamin C; it's apples and oranges.
Also, B12 toxicity is almost always associated with the injection of steroids and other drugs made illegally, either using B12 ampoules as a base, or simply counterfeit products where B12 injections are sold as steroids when there is no actual steroid hormone - may or may not be relevant to you, but if you are "juicing", as they say, you may want to question your supplier.
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u/itadapeezas Aug 17 '26
Haha no not on steroids. Iâm a petite woman who was taking the oral liquid, plus injections for âenergy and weight lossâ at a clinic lol. My doctor was like lets lay off the b12 for awhile. đ This was a couple of years ago and Iâve actually never taken any since then.
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u/galaxystarsmoon Aug 17 '26
Excess B12 can also strain the liver. It's not talked about much but I had some weird blood numbers pop and it was because they were having me inject B12 too often.
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u/somethingclever95 Aug 20 '26
This happened to me too! Iâve had bariatric surgery, and one of the supplements Iâm supposed to take for it is B12. Well last time I had my B12 bloodwork done, it was in the thousands!
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u/boragigas Aug 17 '26
From what Iâve heard, even if you DO pee it out, it might cause you to have stones.
Avoiding a cold and then getting vitamin C toxicity and kidney stones sounds like a bad time
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u/ghosthoa Aug 17 '26
Good video on this topic here (around 7:00 they talk about the idea of peeing it out).
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u/Ok-Advantage4191 Aug 17 '26
"Hydration tube?"
Its a cylinder .
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u/HerbertInTheWoods Aug 17 '26
Yeah how do you think the Black Eyed Peas wrong that song?
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u/asahidryck Aug 17 '26
Careful not to take b12 in the evening. I take a medication in the morning that doesn't goes well with vitamin C. I had a supplement with vit C, b12 and lycopene so I decided to take it at night.
It wasn't until a few months later I read that b12 can give you sleep paralysis, that explained my sudden frequent experiences with it.
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u/ZeeGee__ Aug 17 '26
I drink these, you pee the rest out
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u/MalopinoMoonshine Aug 17 '26
One of the few places where a semicolon would be extremely helpful
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u/cobo10201 Aug 17 '26
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are the vitamins you can âoverdoseâ on because theyâre fat-soluble and stay in your tissues. All of the B vitamins and vitamin C just get wasted in your urine.
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u/This-Occasion1984 Aug 17 '26
As an average person I only knew A and D could overdose you and B was safe. Thank you for filling in the gaps haha
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u/No_Painting_1349 Aug 17 '26
Quick story. I used to pound energy drinks like crazy and the Bucked Up labels typically have this much vitamin b12 as well. Little did I know cuz most energy drinks dont have that high of b12, I drank three while on adderall. Landed me in the hospital. I dont drink Bucked Up anymore.
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u/small_ears69 Aug 17 '26
Are you sure the b12 did it haha? Thatâs like 900mg of caffeine, I donât think the b12 was the issue there
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u/Lost_in_spreadsheets Aug 17 '26
Yeah itâs pretty hard to overdose on B12. Itâs a water soluble vitamin so you generally just pee out any excess. I apparently donât process B12 well, so I have to take B12 supplements to stay within normal range and itâs very common for the supplements to have anywhere from 1000 to 5000 mcg per serving.
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u/IngramLazer Aug 17 '26
Find what kind of B12 is it, maybe it's the cyanocobalamin, not the methylcobalamin.
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u/mpdity Aug 17 '26
Wonât hurt you but also wonât do anything either lol. B12 is water soluble so you just piss put your daily excess.
Make sure you donât overdo B6 however. It IS fat soluble, and over 40-60 mgs a day is around the neurotoxic dose.
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u/Plastic_Midnight_708 Aug 17 '26
This has so little magnesium, sodium and potassium it's basically useless as electrolytes. You get more sodium from a can of soda.
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u/cholecystectomized Aug 21 '26
Sodium I get, but 105mg of magnesium and 950mg of potassium is NOT little by any means.
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u/PowerfulForeskin Aug 17 '26
No it doesnt. Comma has been used instead of decimal point. Daily base dose of B12 is 2.4 micrograms. One sercing has around 2.5 mcg, so about 104% percent of daily dose.
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u/jimmybobjoe_ Aug 17 '26
I remember one time I had five of these in one drink before I knew they were caffeinated ( there called zip fizz by the way) and I had a huge headache for the next 3 days
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u/chemhobby Aug 17 '26
it's safe, they literally give 5 whole grams of hydroxocobalamin (one form of B12, but much more expensive than the common cyanocobalamin) if there's even the slightest suspicion of cyanide poisoning. Even at that massive dose it doesn't cause any issues beyond turning your urine red. It's called cyanokit and every hospital and ambulance will have it. Given to lots of people who have been in house fires as burning furniture foam can produce cyanide gas.
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u/Bright-Energy-7417 Aug 23 '26
Someone fluffed the maths, it's a different unit and a thousand times less. Besides, this doesn't say which B12 as cyanocobalamin has poor bioavailability, but is cheap and so the typical "B12" thrown in
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u/Fantastic_Citron_344 Aug 17 '26
I've noticed hydration products are actually just diuretics
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u/BishlovesSquish Aug 17 '26
Up to 2,000 is considered safe. More than that can cause headaches, nausea, skin irritation and diarrhea.
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u/isabel_77 Aug 17 '26
Itâs Vb6 you need to be careful with. He can build up in your body and become toxic. I didnât realise I was taking way too much of it. It caused a lot of problems.
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u/Lotsensation20 Aug 17 '26
I have these and take them like 20 per water I do. I have a tube for a whole 2-3 weeks lol
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u/cubed_echoes Aug 17 '26
I abstained from colds for about 10+ years taking this everytime I felt anything coming on. Only stopped bc pregnancy, can't imagine that being okay for fetus. Reminding myself to repurchase now that I'm done lactating
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u/akumer Aug 17 '26
I have had like 8 of the prickly pear ones in one day
Should I be dead or something
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u/frere91 Aug 17 '26
Zip-fizz!! That shit is awesome but gamersupps I found cheaper, more flavors, and more effective. However it's not single use tubes so if I want to take one togo I put it in a lil glass jar
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u/sbk2009 Aug 17 '26
I drink these all the time, especially when running on lack of sleep or hangover. They work like a charm and make me feel like I got a good nights sleep. 30 pack at Costco for $24
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u/matycauthon Aug 17 '26
those values are all made up, they don't actually know how much anyone needs because we all need different things
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u/East-Pen-8008 Aug 17 '26
Vitamin B is water soluble, youâll just piss out what your body doesnât need
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u/Legal_Lettuce6233 Aug 17 '26
B12 is generally safe and a lack of it is damn annoying, ans you can't really overdose on it.
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u/DidSomebodySayCats Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
D, A, E, and K are the fat-soluble vitamins. They stick around.
The others are water soluble, which means they stick with the water in your body and flow through you. It's harder to overdose on those!
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u/The-Traveler- Aug 17 '26
Just an FYI, long term studies show taking super high amounts of B can lead to a type of lung cancer in men.
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u/Jinx-from-Arcane Aug 17 '26
My dumbass thought those were m&ms and was excited I could eat candy and get vitamins
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u/bo0mamba Aug 17 '26
Does that mean if it didnt leave your body, you would be good on B12 for the next 100 days?
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u/AutoXmachine Aug 17 '26
Love some ZipFizz! Gives me the energy boost I need without the caffeine jitters.
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u/Usual-Diamond-1754 Aug 17 '26
Do B vitamins make anyone else feel extremely anxious and jittery? đ
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u/lewstherinurbutt Aug 17 '26
All water soluble vitamin excess should flush out, but donât you have to be more careful with fat soluble ones (A, D, E and K)?
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u/Extension-Text-6768 Aug 17 '26
Reminds me of those drink before sleep drinks to stop hang overs. This one is the Orange Last Call.
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u/bunssnowman Aug 17 '26
That isnât a âhydration tubeâ itâs a zip fizz, a powdered energy drink essentially. Iâd argue itâs healthier to an extent than say, my current favorite drink, Nos, but you will become reliant on them and have withdrawals in the form of being insanely exhausted until your body learns to cope. Source: drank one a day to start my day, every day, for my entire junior year of high school, when I quit that summer I spent weeks just sleeping and not going anywhere or doing anything. As someone with ADHD where caffeine and amphetamines donât do much, 105,000% of your daily intake of vitamin B12 will absolutely give you some pep in your step.
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u/lioncourt Aug 18 '26
Can you show us what it looks like filled with butter and melted banana?
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u/Aggravating-Leg5645 Aug 18 '26
My fiancĂ© can't absorb b12 at all so he does b12 shots. If he could absorb it this would probably cure his issue in like 2 week đ
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u/iledd3wu Aug 18 '26
Had a professor in medical school say that you could stand with your mouth open next to a dusty road and get enough b12 for the day
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u/Cuuchiefortnite Aug 18 '26
Its like bcaaâs your body will absorb what it needs and you urinate the rest out you are fine
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u/throw9876away542 Aug 19 '26
Zip fizz is an energy drink.
B12 is water soluble you just pee out the excess. The whole daily amount thing isnât very reliable anyway, every person is different in their levels and deficiencies
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u/SarnaSarna Aug 20 '26
Is this a zipfizz? If so- this def not a hydration stick. It has as much caffeine as an energy drink
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u/ErosGaming17 Aug 20 '26
B12 is a water soluble vitamin, so most of it gets filtered out through your urine.
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u/Powerwowow Aug 20 '26
Thereâs evidence that your body can NOT pee out enough excess vitamin B at a certain point. I canât remember how much it takes, but some people have gotten irreversible nerve damage from vitamin B overdosing. It takes a lot, but 100,000% sure is a lot. Look into it and be careful.
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u/Clear_Supermarket_39 Aug 20 '26
Over a long period of time you're going to feel increasingly ill. You're not supposed to drink these everyday. You can overdo vitamins .
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u/Xylus_Winters_Music Aug 20 '26
Casual reminder that there are two kinds of vitamins: water-soluble and fat-soluble.
Water-soluble are totally okay to overdose on. In fact, you cant. You'll just urinate it out.
Fat-soluble go into the bloodstream and fix themselves in adipose cells. They CAN be overdosed on.
Be sure to check which is which. Most vitamins are water-soluble, but overdosing on fat-soluble can be bad for you
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