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What is Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)?

Vitamin B6, pyridoxine, is required for the synthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine, and for myelin formation.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my ALS progress 7 0
General health 4 0
Other 2 0
Breathing difficulty 1 0

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Dosages

  daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Not indicated
2 29% Not indicated: 29%
Expense
1 14% Expense: 14%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
1
4

Stopped Taking Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.