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What is Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)? Vitamin D3 is the form of vitamin D called cholecalciferol. It is produced naturally when the skin is exposed to the sun. It is the form of Vitamin D that is normally added to foods. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

57 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 21 36%
Slow my MS progress 15 26%
Other 4 7%
disease-related symptoms 2 3%
Fatigue 2 3%
MS 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

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  0 Daily 400 intl units As needed 0.05 mg Daily 0.25 intl units Daily 1 other Daily 2 Daily 400 intl units Daily 400 Daily 800 intl units Daily 800 Daily 1000 intl units Daily 1000 other Daily 1000 Daily 1200 intl units Daily 1600 intl units Daily 2000 intl units Daily 2000 mg Daily 2000 Daily 3000 intl units Daily 3400 intl units Daily 4000 intl units Daily 4000 mg Daily 5000 Daily 6000 intl units Daily 50000 intl units Weekly 8000 intl units Daily 9000 Daily 10000 intl units 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) or how long patients were taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) before stopping.

Currently taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
8
6
12
8
4

Stopped taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1 50% Expense: 50%
Not indicated 1 50% Not indicated: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 50% 1
None 50% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 3)

  • mark61
    Sex: M
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • mark61
  • by mark61
    Sep 02, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health
Advice/Tips
Can't get Sun since I can't take the heat. But this doesn't help either.

  • metameric
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • metameric
  • by metameric
    Oct 22, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health
Advice/Tips
I think starting a D-3 regimen has been helping me enormously.

See all evaluation results for Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)



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