Selenium Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Selenomethionine
What is Selenium?
Selenium is one of many antioxidants-substances that attack destructive cells in the body, an essential trace mineral, and a micronutrient. Selenium is used for the treatment of premature aging, cardiac-vascular disease, sexual dysfunction, menopausal problems and skin disorders.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 63 |
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4 | ||
| Slow my ALS progress | 25 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 18 |
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2 | |||
| Improve immune function | 15 |
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1 | ||||
| Slow my MS progress | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Treat my HIV | 7 | 0 |
See all 141 patients currently taking Selenium
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Selenium. See all 22 dosages ►
| 200mcg as needed | 40 mcg as needed | daily | 1 mcg daily | 40 mcg weekly | 10 mcg daily | 12.5 mcg daily | 25 mcg daily | 40 mcg daily | 50 mcg daily | 60 mcg daily | 80 mcg daily | 100 mcg daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mcg daily | 250 mcg daily | 400 mcg daily | 425 mcg daily | 500 mcg daily | 800 mcg daily | 1000 mcg daily | 40000 mcg daily | ||
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1
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1
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14
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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7
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1
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1
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11
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1
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83
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1
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6
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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12 | 39% |
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Did not seem to work
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8 | 26% |
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Not indicated
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5 | 16% |
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Personal research
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3 | 10% |
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Expense
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2 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 3% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 6 patient evaluations
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- iceberg
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
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- iceberg
- 200 mcg daily
- since Sep 15, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- 2bbetter
- Sex: M
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 46 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
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- 2bbetter
- 200 mcg daily
- since Jan 05, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Stress/anxiety
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 6 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.