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Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Solaray Vitamin B-12
Most Popular Brands: Solaray Vitamin B-12 (Show top 3)
What is Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)?
Vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) is used to treat pernicious anemia; dietary deficiencies due to malabsorption diseases, inadequate secretion of intrinsic factor, and inadequate utilization; for increased requirements due to pregnancy. It is available in oral, injectable and intranasal formulations.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 28 |
|
|
|
4 | ||
| Other | 17 |
|
1 | ||||
| Fatigue | 16 |
|
|
3 | |||
| Vitamin B12 deficiency | 14 |
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|
4 | |||
| Fibromyalgia | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Cognition | 6 |
|
1 | ||||
| no energy | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Anemia | 3 | 0 | |||||
| ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pernicious anemia | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Depression | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| Assistive communication | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Vitamin D deficiency | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Pins and needles | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Low on B-12 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Major Depressive Disorder | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Energy level | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Devic's Neuromyelitis Optica NMO | 1 | 0 | |||||
| brain health | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| affects memory | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Treat B12 deficiency anemia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| healthy diet and food choices | 1 | 0 | |||||
| severe chest pain | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| cns support | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Excessive tiredness | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| B-12 Deficiency | 1 | 0 | |||||
| increase energy | 1 | 0 | |||||
| cfids | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Nueropathy | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lhermitte's Sign | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Swallowing | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| lack of energy | 1 | 0 | |||||
| energy and parkinsons | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mood | 1 | 0 | |||||
| brain function | 1 | 0 | |||||
| CFS | 1 | 0 | |||||
| sublingual | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Help with nerve damage | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| low B12 level | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle fatigue | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lethargy | 1 | 0 |
See all 133 patients currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). See all 35 dosages ►
All dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). See top 10 dosages ◄
| 1000mcg as needed | 1000mg as needed | 1 mg monthly | 2 other monthly | 1 mg every other week | 1 mL every other week | 1 mg weekly | 2 mL every other week | 1 mg daily | 2 mg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 3 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 12 mcg daily | 15 mcg daily | 1000 mcg monthly | 50 mcg daily | 60 mg daily | 100 mcg daily | 1000 mcg weekly | 250 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | 500 mcg daily | 500 mg daily | 4000 mcg weekly | 600 mg daily | 1000 mcg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1500 mcg daily | 1500 mg daily | 2000 mcg daily | 2500 mcg daily | 3000 mcg daily | 5000 mcg daily | 50000 mg daily | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
1
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6
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1
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2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
25
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
23
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
26
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other
|
8 | 53% |
|
|
Did not seem to work
|
4 | 27% |
|
|
Expense
|
2 | 13% |
|
|
Course of treatment ended
|
2 | 13% |
|
|
Personal research
|
1 | 7% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
1 | 7% |
|
See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
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Patient Evaluations
See all 17 patient evaluations
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- 2bbetter
- Sex: M
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 46 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- 2bbetter
- 1000 mcg daily
- since Jan 04, 2009
-
Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
-
- Ern
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: severe
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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-
- Ern
- 1000 mcg daily
- since Jul 14, 2009
-
Efficacy
Can't tell
for Help with nerve damage
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Not sure if this treatment is helping or not. See full evaluation
-
- Russ Conley
- Sex: M
- Bulbar: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
- See profile
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-
- Russ Conley
- 2000 mg daily
- since Oct 01, 2009
-
Efficacy
Major
for Swallowing
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I quit taking because too hard to swallow See full evaluation
See all 17 patient evaluations
Report created on March 20, 2010.
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