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Flaxseed Oil Treatment Report
What is Flaxseed Oil?
This natural oil (also known as Linseed Oil) is highly recommended for the general well being and whole body nutrition and is considered to be nature's richest source of omega-3 fatty acids that are required for the health of almost all body systems.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 3 |
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2 | |||
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Bowel problems | 2 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Expense
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3 | 43% |
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Other
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2 | 29% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 14% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- Chelena
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Severe
- 54 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
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- Chelena
- daily
- since Sep 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I didn't really see any change in my health while using the capsules of flaxseed oil. A friend told me it was better to use the ground seed itself for relie... See full evaluation
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Report created on March 19, 2010.