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Vitamin E Treatment Report

Brand Names: Toco 500, Whole Foods Vitamin E

What is Vitamin E? Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons taken

564 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 220 39%
Slow my ALS progress 216 38%
Other 17 3%
Don't know 17 3%
disease-related symptoms 8 1%
Stiffness/Spasticity 5 <1%
Support another treatment 3 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
cramping 1 <1%
Fatigue 1 <1%

Other treatments patients are taking for General health include Multivitamins, Omega 3 Fish Oil, and Vitamin C.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin E.

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All (Show top 10)

  daily 1 daily 1 intl units daily 1 mg daily 2 daily 2 mL daily 3 daily 3 intl units daily 5 intl units daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 intl units/0.3 mL daily 40 intl units daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 daily 100 intl units daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 162 mg daily 200 daily 200 intl units daily 200 mg daily 201 mg daily 240 intl units daily 245 intl units daily 250 intl units daily 250 mg daily 267 mg daily 268 daily 268 mg daily 300 intl units daily 400 daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 420 intl units daily 500 daily 500 intl units daily 500 mg daily 600 intl units daily 600 mg daily 800 daily 800 intl units daily 800 mg daily 1000 daily 1000 intl units daily 1000 mg daily 1200 daily 1200 intl units daily 1200 mg daily 1500 intl units daily 1600 daily 1600 intl units daily 2000 daily 2000 intl units daily 2000 mg daily 2400 daily 2400 intl units daily 2400 mg daily 2800 intl units daily 3000 intl units daily 3000 mg daily 3200 intl units daily 4000 daily 4000 intl units daily 4000 mg daily 5000 mg daily
  51 Number of Patients: 51 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 105 Number of Patients: 105 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 46 Number of Patients: 46 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 18 Number of Patients: 18 17 Number of Patients: 17 6 Number of Patients: 6 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
11
26
58
112

Stopped Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
8
24
29
26
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin E (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 38 39% Did not seem to work: 39%
Other 36 37% Other: 37%
Personal research 12 12% Personal research: 12%
Doctor's advice 10 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Not indicated 8 8% Not indicated: 8%
Expense 6 6% Expense: 6%
Side effects too severe 2 2% Side effects too severe: 2%
Course of treatment ended 2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 20 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 9% 1
Slight 18% 2
Can't tell 73% 8

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 20

Top reported side-effects include: Bruising

Summary results are based on 20 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 20)

  • Porky
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Porky
  • by Porky
    Sep 09, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health
Advice/Tips
I have managed to get this in liquid form

  • ALS Boy
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • ALS Boy
  • by ALS Boy
    Oct 20, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

See all evaluation results for Vitamin E

Report created on November 07, 2009.