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Vitamin B Complex Treatment Report
What is Vitamin B Complex? The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. Supplements containing all eight are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
466 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B Complex.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 169 | 36% |
| Fatigue | 61 | 13% |
| Other | 32 | 6% |
| Slow my MS progress | 23 | 4% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 17 | 3% |
| Depression | 9 | 1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 9 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 7 | 1% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 7 | 1% |
| Stress | 4 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for General health include Multivitamins, Omega 3 Fish Oil, and Vitamin C.
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B Complex.
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| 1g as needed | daily | every other week | VitaminBComplex as needed | VitaminBComplexwithC as needed | weekly | 1 mL monthly | 1 mcg weekly | 1 daily | 1 mg daily | 1 tab(s) daily | 2 mg daily | 3 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mcg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | 250 other daily | 300 mg daily | 350 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mcg daily | 500 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B Complex or how long patients were taking Vitamin B Complex before stopping.
Currently Taking Vitamin B Complex
Stopped Taking Vitamin B Complex
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 22 | 43% |  |
| Did not seem to work | 11 | 22% | |
| Not indicated | 6 | 12% | |
| Expense | 6 | 12% | |
| Doctor's advice | 5 | 10% | |
| Personal research | 5 | 10% | |
| Side effects too severe | 3 | 6% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 1 | 2% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 32 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 21% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 29% | 4 |
| Slight | 7% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 43% | 6 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 3% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 3% | 1 |
| Mild | 6% | 2 |
| None | 88% | 28 |
Top reported side-effects include: increased appetite, Urine abnormal color, Bad taste in mouth
Summary results are based on 32 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 32)
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- Soli Deo Gloria
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
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by Soli Deo Gloria
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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- notgivenup
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by notgivenup
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.