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Taking Vitamin E
830 Patients currently take Vitamin E
123 Patients stopped taking Vitamin E
buckaroo Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile buckaroo 2000 intl units daily since Feb 28, 2007
josepescado Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: none Chest: none Legs: moderate See profile josepescado 1600 intl units daily since Jul 01, 2008
sober6 Sex: F Depression: 3 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Severe 53 F Function: Moderate Distress: Moderate See profile sober6 2 other daily since May 31, 2008

Vitamin E Treatment Report

Brand Names: Toco 500, GNC Vitamin E, Whole Foods Vitamin E, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate

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.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

953 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.

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Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	427	44%
Slow my ALS progress	216	22%
Other	47	4%
Slow my MS progress	21	2%
Don't know	18	1%
Treat Parkinson's	18	1%
disease-related symptoms	10	1%
Support another treatment	10	1%
Improve immune function	5	<1%
Stiffness/Spasticity	5	<1%
Treat my HIV	3	<1%
Brain fog	3	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
Treat my mood condition(s)	3	<1%
Fibromyalgia	3	<1%
Difficulty concentrating, thinking problems	3	<1%
Ataxia (lack of coordination)	2	<1%
Breast pain	2	<1%
Inflammation	1	<1%
Eczema	1	<1%
hair falling out	1	<1%
Increaded risk of UTI	1	<1%
Fasciculations	1	<1%
Assistive communication	1	<1%
General health	1	<1%
Fibroids	1	<1%
Bruxism/teeth grinding	1	<1%
cramping	1	<1%
Edema	1	<1%
Emotional lability	1	<1%
Anxiety	1	<1%
Doctor's recommendation	1	<1%
General Health	1	<1%
antioxident	1	<1%
Muscle cramps	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
involuntary jerking	1	<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 E.

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1000IU as needed	3 400intlunits as needed	400 intl units as needed	alpha100intlunits as needed	daily	weekly	withmixedtocopherols400intlunits as needed	1 daily	1 intl units daily	1 mg daily	2 daily	2 mL daily	2 other daily	3 daily	3 intl units daily	5 intl units daily	8 mg daily	12 mg daily	15 intl units/0.3 mL daily	16.5 intl units daily	200 intl units weekly	40 intl units daily	40 mg daily	400 intl units weekly	60 mg daily	100 daily	100 intl units daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	162 mg daily	200 daily	200 intl units daily	200 mg daily	201 mg daily	240 intl units daily	245 intl units daily	250 intl units daily	250 mg daily	267 mg daily	268 daily	268 mg daily	300 intl units daily	400 daily	400 intl units daily	400 mg daily	420 intl units daily	500 daily	500 intl units daily	500 mg daily	600 intl units daily	600 mg daily	700 mg daily	800 daily	800 intl units daily	800 mg daily	1000 daily	1000 intl units daily	1000 mg daily	1200 daily	1200 intl units daily	1200 mg daily	1500 intl units daily	1600 daily	1600 intl units daily	2000 daily	2000 intl units daily	2000 mg daily	2400 daily	2400 intl units daily	2400 mg daily	2800 intl units daily	3000 intl units daily	3000 mg daily	3200 intl units daily	4000 daily	4000 intl units daily	4000 mg daily	5000 mg daily	160000 intl units daily
1	1	1	1	81	1	1	9	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	24	4	1	1	4	43	13	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	28	289	17	1	4	5	4	4	1	1	24	83	12	6	24	22	6	22	3	1	1	10	5	15	4	1	8	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

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

Currently Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	8	15	80	115	206

Stopped Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	9	15	29	35	31

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin E (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	48	37%
Did not seem to work	41	32%
Personal research	16	12%
Not indicated	14	11%
Doctor's advice	13	10%
Expense	10	8%
Side effects too severe	4	3%
Course of treatment ended	3	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 48 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	8%	2
Moderate	27%	7
Slight	23%	6
Can't tell	42%	11

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	2%	1
None	98%	47

Top reported side-effects include: Bruising

Summary results are based on 48 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 48)

KeepingOn

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: none

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by KeepingOn
Aug 19, 2008

EfficacyCan't tell
Side-effectsNone

Other

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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

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