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What is The Vest? The Vest is being taken by members of the PatientsLikeMe community. Share what you know about The Vest in our forum.
Reasons Taken
11 patients in the community are using or have used The Vest.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 54% |
| Excess saliva | 2 | 18% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 18% |
| clearing my throat | 1 | 9% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently using The Vest.
Duration
How long current patients have been using The Vest or how long patients were using The Vest before stopping.
How Long Current Patients Have Been Using The Vest
How Long Patients Used The Vest Before Stopping
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Excess saliva
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 1 |
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- strapples
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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by strapples
Aug 25, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- If you have a lot of time on your hands at home then go ahead, very effective if you have the TIME.
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