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 | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 102 |
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3 | ||
| Slow my ALS progress | 53 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 13 |
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1 | ||||
| Fatigue | 11 |
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1 | ||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Don't know | 2 | 0 |
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B. See all 62 dosages ►
| as needed | daily | monthly | 1 mg monthly | 1 monthly | 1 mg weekly | 0.15 IU daily | 1 cap(s) daily | 1 daily | 1 mg daily | 1 tab(s) daily | 1.2 mg daily | 2 cap(s) daily | 2 mcg daily | 2 mL daily | 2.5 mg daily | 3 daily | 3 mg daily | 5 mcg daily | 5 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mcg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mcg daily | 25 mg daily | 28 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 45 mg daily | 50 daily | 50 mcg daily | 50 mg daily | 100 daily | 100 mcg daily | 100 mg daily | 1000 mg weekly | 200 daily | 200 mcg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | 500 mcg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mcg daily | 1000 daily | 1000 mcg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1010 mcg daily | 1100 mg daily | 1200 mcg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1500 mcg daily | 1500 mg daily | 2000 mcg daily | 2000 mg daily | 2500 mcg daily | 3000 mcg daily | 5000 daily | 5000 mcg daily | 6000 mcg daily | 10000 mg daily | 400000 mcg daily | ||
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29
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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5
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2
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2
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3
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
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5
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3
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1
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2
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9
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1
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2
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1
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2
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2
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5
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9
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3
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1
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4
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17
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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9
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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16 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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15 | 38% |
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Not indicated
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4 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 8% |
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Expense
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3 | 8% |
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Personal research
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3 | 8% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 5% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.