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What is Vitamin B? The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.


Reasons Taken

5 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 3 60%
Slow my ALS progress 2 40%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B.

  0 day 1200 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
0

Stopped taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 1 50% Other: 50%


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