Intramuscular Vitamin B-12 Injections Also called shots, intramuscular vitamin B12 injections are a common and effective way to treat a deficiency
Suffering from fatigue and low energy levels
Pregnant people may also experience changes in taste, such as dysgeusia, along with fatigue, nausea, and feelings of weakness due to fluctuating hormone levels
In these situations, vitamin B12 is the priority treatment, as untreated deficiency can lead to irreversible neurological complications
If the patient has prominent occipital neuralgia on one or both sides, instead of the standard 5 units over the occipital groove region (where the occipital nerves travel), I inject 10 units at once and take that extra dose away from the shoulder or temporalis muscle regions (depending on where they typically have the least amount of pain and may not need it as much)