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What is Vitamin E? Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
749 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 349 | 46% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 202 | 26% |
| Other | 41 | 5% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 17 | 2% |
| Don't know | 15 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 10 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 10 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 5 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 4 | <1% |
| Difficulty concentrating, thinking problems | 3 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | <1% |
| Brain fog | 3 | <1% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 2 | <1% |
| Breast pain | 2 | <1% |
| Treat my HIV | 2 | <1% |
| Bruxism/teeth grinding | 1 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
| Fasciculations | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Mild muscle cramps | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg Daily | 0 Daily | 400 intl units As needed | 1 intl units Daily | 1 mg Daily | 1 Daily | 2 Daily | 3 intl units Daily | 3 Daily | 5 intl units Daily | 6 intl units Daily | 8 mg Daily | 10 intl units Daily | 10 mg Daily | 12 mg Daily | 15 intl units Daily | 200 intl units Weekly | 40 intl units Daily | 40 mg Daily | 400 intl units Weekly | 60 mg Daily | 80 Daily | 100 intl units Daily | 100 mg Daily | 100 Daily | 125 mg Daily | 150 mg Daily | 162 mg Daily | 200 intl units Daily | 200 mg Daily | 200 Daily | 201 mg Daily | 240 intl units Daily | 245 intl units Daily | 250 intl units Daily | 250 mg Daily | 268 mg Daily | 268 Daily | 400 intl units Daily | 400 mg Daily | 400 Daily | 420 intl units Daily | 500 intl units Daily | 500 mg Daily | 500 Daily | 600 intl units Daily | 600 mg Daily | 600 Daily | 700 mg Daily | 800 intl units Daily | 800 mg Daily | 800 Daily | 1000 intl units Daily | 1000 mg Daily | 1000 Daily | 1200 intl units Daily | 1200 mg Daily | 1200 Daily | 1400 intl units Daily | 1600 intl units Daily | 1600 Daily | 2000 intl units Daily | 2000 mg Daily | 2000 Daily | 2400 intl units Daily | 2400 mg Daily | 2400 Daily | 3000 intl units Daily | 3000 mg Daily | 3200 intl units Daily | 4000 mg Daily | 4000 Daily | 5000 intl units Daily | 5000 mg Daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vitamin E or how long patients were taking Vitamin E before stopping.
Currently taking Vitamin E
Stopped taking Vitamin E
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 7% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 33% | 5 |
| Slight | 27% | 4 |
| Can't tell | 33% | 5 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 24 |
Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)
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- KeepingOn
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: none
- See profile
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by KeepingOn
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- notgivenup
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by notgivenup
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks