The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| General health | 273 |
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| Other | 114 |
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| Fatigue | 113 |
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14 |
| Slow my ALS progress | 53 |
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| Slow my MS progress | 39 |
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1 | ||||
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 11 | 0 |
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| 1000IU as needed | 1000mcg/mL as needed | 100mcg/mL as needed | 1mg as needed | 2500mg as needed | as needed | daily | monthly | 0.1 mg monthly | 0.1 mg every other week | 0.1 mg weekly | 1 mcg monthly | 1 mg monthly | 1 mL monthly | 1 monthly | 1 other monthly | 2 mg monthly | 1 mg every other week | 1 mL every other week | 3 monthly | 1 mg weekly | 1 mL weekly | 0.15 IU daily | 0.3 mcg daily | 10 mg monthly | 0.5 cap(s) daily | 1 cap(s) daily | 1 daily | 1 intl units daily | 1 mcg daily | 1 mg daily | 1 other daily | 1 tab(s) daily | 1 tps. daily | 1.2 mg daily | 1.5 mg daily | 2 cap(s) daily | 2 daily | 2 mcg daily | 2 mg daily | 2 mL daily | 2 tab(s) daily | 2.5 mg daily | 3 daily | 3 mg daily | 3 tab(s) daily | 100 mcg monthly | 5 mcg daily | 5 mg daily | 6 mcg daily | 6 mg daily | 200 mg monthly | 8 mcg daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mcg daily | 20 mcg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mcg daily | 25 mg daily | 28 mg daily | 30 mcg daily | 30 mg daily | 32 mcg daily | 1000 intl units monthly | 1000 mcg monthly | 1000 mg monthly | 1000 mL monthly | 35 mcg daily | 250 mg weekly | 40 mg daily | 45 mg daily | 50 daily | 50 mcg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 daily | 1000 mcg every other week | 100 cap(s) daily | 100 daily | 100 mcg daily | 100 mg daily | 120 mg daily | 1000 mcg weekly | 1000 mg weekly | 5000 tps. monthly | 200 daily | 200 mcg daily | 200 mg daily | 219 mcg daily | 250 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | 2000 mcg weekly | 300 mg daily | 400 intl units daily | 400 mg daily | 500 daily | 500 intl units daily | 500 mcg daily | 500 mg daily | 500 other daily | 600 mcg daily | 600 mg daily | 750 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 daily | 1000 intl units daily | 1000 mcg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1010 mcg daily | 1100 mg daily | 1200 daily | 1200 intl units daily | 1200 mcg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1500 mcg daily | 1500 mg daily | 2000 daily | 2000 mcg daily | 2000 mg daily | 2500 mcg daily | 2500 mg daily | 3000 mcg daily | 3000 mg daily | 4000 mcg daily | 4500 mg daily | 5000 daily | 5000 intl units daily | 5000 mcg daily | 6000 mcg daily | 10000 mg daily | 400000 mcg daily | ||
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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42 | 42% |
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Did not seem to work
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25 | 25% |
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Course of treatment ended
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10 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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8 | 8% |
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Expense
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7 | 7% |
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Personal research
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6 | 6% |
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Not indicated
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4 | 4% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 2% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.