Does Vitamin B12 help with anxiety?
Often, yes. 62% of 21 people who reported on Vitamin B12 for anxiety say it improved. 0% noticed no change and 38% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for anxiety (85% across 95 options).
Anxiety: what users report
62%better21 reports · medium confidence
13 better0 no change8 worse
Ranked #82 of 95 for anxiety.
What people say about Vitamin B12 and anxiety
“Everytime I go up in dose (and sometimes, down) with methyl B12, I experience a few days where I feel very energetic, and everything is just great.”
“Methyl B12 destroys me. It makes me feel on edge with no ability to tolerate stress.”
“Stress, gut issues, fatigue, insomnia... All corrected when I fixed some deficiencies I had (namely, magnesium, vitamin D, B12, B6).”
What the research says
AResearch: Strong376 meta-analyses · 572 trials on PubMed
None of the top reviews we found look specifically at anxiety. See all research on Vitamin B12.
Side effects people mention
acne 11anxiety 9jitteriness 6weakness 3vivid dreams 2
What else is Vitamin B12 used for?
Information only — not medical advice. How we count