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Flax Seed Oil capsules Treatment Report
What is Flax Seed Oil capsules?
Derived from the seeds of a slender annual plant, it is also known as linseed. Traditional medicinal uses include treating coughs, colds, constipation, and urinary tract infections. It has also been used as a topical demulcent and emollient. Flaxseed is a concentrated source of omega-3 fatty acids.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Support another treatment | 3 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 |
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1 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 50% |
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Other
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1 | 50% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- pootiepie
- Sex: M
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 57 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- pootiepie
- daily
- since May 08, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on March 15, 2010.