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What is Vitamin C?

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an antioxidant that humans cannot synthesize so it must be ingested via fruit or other sources. Small doses may reduce the severity and duration of colds. It is available in various formulations to be taken by mouth or by injection.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 29 3
Improve immune function 16 0
Treat my HIV 5 1
Other 3 1
reduce viral load 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin C. See all 17 dosages ►

  1000mg as needed 500mg as needed daily 1 daily 100 g daily 100 mg daily 250 mg/5 mL daily 250 mg daily 500 mg/5 mL daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily 5000 mg daily
  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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin C (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 44% Other: 44%
Not indicated
2 22% Not indicated: 22%
Did not seem to work
1 11% Did not seem to work: 11%
Expense
1 11% Expense: 11%
Personal research
1 11% Personal research: 11%
Doctor's advice
1 11% Doctor's advice: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin C

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin C

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
2
5
13
16

Stopped Taking Vitamin C

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 50%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.