Evening Primrose Oil Treatment Report
See also: Omega 3 w/Evening Primrose Oil
What is Evening Primrose Oil?
Evening primrose oil (EPO) contains an omega-6 essential fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is believed to be the active ingredient. EPO has been studied in a wide variety of disorders, particularly those affected by metabolic products of essential fatty acids.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow my MS progress | 41 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 37 |
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5 | ||
| Other | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my ALS progress | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) | 4 | 0 |
See all 106 patients currently taking Evening Primrose Oil
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Evening Primrose Oil. See all 20 dosages ►
| - as needed | daily | 2 g daily | 2 tbs. daily | 2.6 g daily | 3 tps. daily | 500 mg daily | 700 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1050 mg daily | 1300 mcg daily | 1300 mg daily | 1350 mg daily | 1500 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 2600 mg daily | 3000 mg daily | 4000 mg daily | 8000 mg daily | ||
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1
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65
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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10
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1
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1
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4
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1
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3
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1
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5
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2
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2
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3
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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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14 | 45% |
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 19% |
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Expense
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3 | 10% |
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Personal research
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3 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 6% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 6% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 3% |
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See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Evening Primrose Oil
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 8 patient evaluations
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- Justinie
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: severe
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: severe
- Walking: severe
- See profile
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- Justinie
- daily
- since Jun 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Support another treatment
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I know it helps my MS symptoms. I think it also makes my skin better (which is its other claim to fame). See full evaluation
See all 8 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.