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Reasons Taken
95 patients in the community are taking or have taken Avoid/Reduce Caffeine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 45 | 47% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 10 | 10% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 5 | 5% |
| Anxiety | 4 | 4% |
| Fasciculations | 2 | 2% |
| Hypertension | 1 | 1% |
| Variant of Migraine - Cluster Headaches | 1 | 1% |
| Urinary urgency | 1 | 1% |
| Headaches | 1 | 1% |
| Cognition | 1 | 1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 1% |
| Ventricular Tachycardia | 1 | 1% |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 1 | 1% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Avoid/Reduce Caffeine.
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| 0 mcg day | 0 mg day | 0 other day | 0 day | 0 mg none | 0 other none | 0 tps. none | 0 none | 0.0005 mg day | 0.03333 L month | 0.07143 other week | 0.14286 other week | 0.14286 week | 1 L day | 1 other day | 1 day | 2 other day | 3 other day | 3 tps. day | 10 mg day | 24 hr day | 50 mg day | 60 mg day | 100 mg day | 125 mg day | 300 mg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Avoid/Reduce Caffeine or how long patients were taking Avoid/Reduce Caffeine before stopping.
Currently taking Avoid/Reduce Caffeine
Stopped taking Avoid/Reduce Caffeine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 11 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 17% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 67% | 4 |
| Slight | 17% | 1 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 18% | 2 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 82% | 9 |
Top reported side-effects include: Headache, Jittery feeling
Summary results are based on 11 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 11)
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- ProfessorBeeker
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 28 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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by ProfessorBeeker
Sep 16, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- I stop drinking caffeine by 4:00 PM so it can flush through my system by bedtime. It can be very difficult to change your habits if you are used to drinking caffeine at any time of day.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Nyrsaeans
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 31 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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by Nyrsaeans
Oct 02, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- Advice/Tips
- none
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks