Olvexa — is this a scam?

[chiefsub68]

I looked at this after reading a hugely long spiel on Facebook. I’d appreciate any experts’ views.

Yes, the original post looks to have been written by AI. Yes, I wonder why this form of medication isn’t available on the NHS. Yes, it’s almost certainly a money-making scam.

But then (as it’s intended to) it raises hopes, introduces doubt about the effectiveness of your current medication.

It’s allegedly posted by a woman called Carol Ellison who claims to “have worked the past 20 years in Nottingham” — yet her profile says she’s in Texas!

She promotes a type of Vitamin B12 that is “more effective alongside Metformin” because it’s placed “under the tongue”.

If this is a scam, this group needs to know about it so we can flag it up and people are not sucked in.

Olvexa

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[Mark Rawlinson]

Looks like scam to me

 

[lovinglife]

If it looks like a fish, smells like a fish - then it’s probably a fish. Facebook is full of these type of scams

 

[Resurgam]

There are different forms of the vitamin, Cyano, Hydroxo, Adeno and Methyl co - something, some have to be worked on by the body, some are more long lasting or more biologically active - if I remember rightly - but I don't think any are wonder drugs.

There could well be a Nottingham in Texas - but I don't think that is the problem.

 

[Mrs Redboots]

I thought B12 had to be injected and didn't work if taken orally?

 

[zand]

I take B12 orally and it works fine for me. I think it depends on whether your gut processes it properly. I wouldn't buy it from a Facebook advert though.

 

[kiteman22]

I realise it might be too early to say yet, but has anyone actually tried this yet. The bad reviews on trustpilot appear to be about their marketing rather than the the actual drug?

 

[KennyA]

I realise it might be too early to say yet, but has anyone actually tried this yet. The bad reviews on trustpilot appear to be about their marketing rather than the the actual drug?

It can't be a drug because if it was it would need to have been licensed via the MHRA, which I don't think it has been. Most of these things play on the "stuff they won't tell you" angle so it conveniently explains why you can never find anything supportive of their product - because "they won't tell you".

Given that there's a fair amount of knowledge around about what works and what doesn't, and that there's a ton and a half of money being made from something that does work (see mounjaro etc), I'm always a bit curious why these moracle solutions are being pushed in penny packets on Facebook rather than through an established manufacturer.

There have been things around like this forever. I've always suggested that if someone thinks it will - or might - work, go ahead and spend your money. If it works for you, come back and tell us what it did to your BG or whatever. Nobody ever has.