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Vitamin B Treatment Report

What is Vitamin B? 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.


Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B.

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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
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 96 Number of Patients: 96 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26 3 Number of Patients: 3 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 31 Number of Patients: 31 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 114 Number of Patients: 114 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 17 Number of Patients: 17 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B or how long patients were taking Vitamin B before stopping.

Currently Taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
3
11
56
111
133

Stopped Taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
11
22
18
13
17
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 39 41% Other: 41%
Did not seem to work 26 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Course of treatment ended 10 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%
Expense 9 9% Expense: 9%
Doctor's advice 9 9% Doctor's advice: 9%
Personal research 8 8% Personal research: 8%
Not indicated 3 3% Not indicated: 3%
Side effects too severe 2 2% Side effects too severe: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 49 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 5
Moderate 7% 1
Slight 20% 3
Can't tell 40% 6

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 4% 2
None 96% 47

Top reported side-effects include: eat all the time, some times I can't go to sleep so don't take b-12 too late in the day

Summary results are based on 49 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 49)

  • feathers4me
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

  • Mr. Kamakazie
    Sex: M
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Mr. Kamakazie
  • by Mr. Kamakazie
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

See all evaluation results for Vitamin B

Report created on November 08, 2009.